Day 61 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge Short post tonight. I took a rest day from exercise today. First one in a while. The habits still got done — Bible study, gratitude, reading, water, calories, creative hour. But the body said slow down, and for once I listened. There’s a version of me from … Continue reading Rest Days Count
Day 60: The Four-Day Hike
Day 60 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge A long time ago, when I first got interested in being a writer, I thought about the kind of characters I wanted to create. I wanted heroes. Strong ones. Ones who couldn't be beat. It took me years to realize that a character worth reading isn't a … Continue reading Day 60: The Four-Day Hike
Day 59: Point Toward the Horizon
I was reading Donald Miller today — A Million Miles in a Thousand Years — and he tells the story of a friend who runs a law firm. Not just any law firm. This firm rescues girls from human trafficking and the sex slave trade. When Miller asked the man what his primary job was, … Continue reading Day 59: Point Toward the Horizon
Day 58: The Incident That Started Everything
I’ve been reading Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years this morning, and he’s deep in the process of working with filmmakers to turn his life into a movie. The writers keep having to explain something to him that he keeps resisting: a character doesn’t just decide to change because it seems like … Continue reading Day 58: The Incident That Started Everything
Day 57: A Character Is What He Does
Round 2, Day 17Tuesday, March 3, 2026 I remember hearing Randy Travis for the first time when I was in the fifth or sixth grade. Late ‘80s. This was right after he’d gotten big — Forever and Ever, Amen was everywhere. But when you grew up the way I did, you didn’t just hear the … Continue reading Day 57: A Character Is What He Does
