FaithTalk LIVE Interview with Tez
August 26th 2020–Rick and Dan, with guest Tez Brooks talking about his Book of the Decade award.
The Little Things
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 From my porch I saw it fly right into someone’s windshield. I walked toward the pile of feathers. A juvenile red-tailed hawk lie on his back, stunned. Wings could be broke… or might just need to rest…
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Serious Writer Awards Tez for “Book of the Decade”
NASHVILLE– August 20, 2020 Serious Writer chose The Single Dad Detour (Kregel, 2015) by Tez Brooks as “Book of the Decade” Thursday evening. Usually held in New York City, the annual dinner and ceremony were moved to Nashville due to COVID restrictions, with Serious Writer adding Book of the Decade as a new category this…
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Dependence
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 Several years ago, I built a pond in our backyard and stocked it with…
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How Do I Raise an Independent Dependent?
Tomorrow we celebrate Independence Day. Our freedom from England. Several years ago I recall helping my young daughter celebrate freedom by allowing her to walk home half a mile from the grocery store alone…for the first time. She was 13. Was I a little behind with that? Is 13 years-old too long to be just then…
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Peacemaker
“For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” Psalm 122:8 (NIV) When my infant daughter got cranky, we would put her in a highchair and roll it over to our 60-gallon fish tank. Sitting two feet from the glass, Jade would immediately stop fussing and lose herself in the…
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United Front
“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV) I slapped my legs in horror as I…
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Taking a Licking
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 While walking through a wildlife rescue camp where I volunteered, the owner introduced me to Sheba, a Florida cougar who’d been there for years, unable to hunt on her own because of…
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Modesty and Your Teen Daughter
“What have you got on? Nope! Go up ad change right now young lady.” Have you had to have the modesty talk yet? Did she understand, or look at you like you have two heads? For decades, society has been flooding our kids with images of what is acceptable and cool, sexualizing our daughters and…
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10 Things to Know About Tipping
Tipping has become one of the most widespread practices in America. Everyone knows how to express delight at excellent service, whether it’s an Uber driver, cruise ship personnel, or hotel concierge. But it can get complex.
Recommended Single Dad Movies
Here’s just a few that portray single dads as intelligent, caring fathers. What movies do YOU suggest? List them in the comments. (Movie ratings and reviews can be found at PluggedIn.com) The Pursuit of Happyness A true story based on Chris Gardner’s one-year struggle with homelessness. The film features Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless salesman.…
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Dirty Little Secret
Good Saturday morning! It’s the weekend and I thought I’d send a quick moment with you all before breakfast. Just when I think all the hub-bub about The Single Dad Detour is over. Just when I’ve resigned myself to embracing that it will be shelved and forgotten amidst the myriad of other dusty, countless…
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Gift Idea!
All God’s Creatures Volume 2 (the second of 3 Guideposts books featuring Tez) is ready for pre-order: ORDER NOW A compilation of 365 animal lover devotions from Tez Brooks and other award-winning other authors. Great for anyone who appreciates God’s creation and reading how animals reflect His character and love. …
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Will Your Kids Just Survive, or Thrive?
This week my teen went out of her way to make sure she could attend an in-person job interview; something hard to find these days when most people send you to an online application so they can weed out anyone before seeing them. My wife dropped our daughter off and went shopping, so my teen…
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Abandonment Issues
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” HEBREWS 13:5 (NIV) I BELIEVE GOD CREATED some animals not to remind us of his attributes, but to help us remember what he…
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NEW BOOK: "All God's Creatures"
Available now from Guideposts: All God’s Creatures features devotions about animals from multiple writers, including several from Tez Brooks. Order your copy today, just in time for Easter. DEEPEN YOUR FAITH Animals are God’s gift to humans. They are instruments of His Grace blessed with a special gift for comforting us when we are down, filling…
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My Loving Brothers
This is the fourth in a series of behind-the-scenes blog posts regarding my book, The Single Dad Detour. I make it clear in the book, God was the one who sustained me through the early years following my divorce. But on page 58, I briefly mention the role my elder brothers played in helping me.…
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Not Evelyn Cho
In time for Valentine’s Day, check out this short film about the longing for love and tell us: 1. What you think this film says about single people’s needs or desires? 2. What is the character in this film really longing for?
Finding My Genre
As promised, this is the first in a series of behind-the-scenes blog posts regarding the book, The Single Dad Detour. The Single Dad Detour started out as a fictional work. The title was Heart of Stone and it was the story of a single dad, a correctional officer who discovers a plot for his murder during…
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Have You Taken Your Child on a Mission Trip?
I’m curious. Who has ever taken your child on an outreach (local or overseas)? How did it go? I recall my first mission trip. It was Haiti in 1995. It was transformational. It changed my life forever. So much so I would eventually become a full-time missionary. Flash forward 22 years. My 14-year old daughter…
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