Why I Wrote Confessions of a Preacher’s Kid

My father’s first church was Riverside Baptist in Cramerton, North Carolina. The parsonage, a small mill house, was less than fifty yards from the South Fork River. Growing up in Cramerton was a delightful experience. As a child, on summer days, I usually left home after breakfast, returned for a quick lunch, and then left…Read More

The Inspiration for A Breach of Faith

The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC was dedicated in 1980. The memorial was controversial at the time. Rather than statues of soldiers or proclamations of victory, it is a long granite wall with the names of those killed in the ten years of battle. My time in Vietnam was 1968 to 1969, the bloodiest years…Read More