John Shore

• Writers: Don't Self-Publish; Ignore My Blogging Advice
  A reader asked, "Do you think it is worthwhile to self-publish or write e-books for a new writer who doesn’t have a platform and wants to build a base? And do you have any tips about how to build a...
  Friday, September 19, 2008
• Hasta la Vista, Vista! I'm Back to Mac, Jack!
  T'was the apple of knowledge that tempted Adam. T'was knowledge of an Apple that tempted me to finally beat my PC laptop with a hammer.
  Thursday, September 18, 2008
• Overcoming The Harsh Realities of Book Publishing
  If you're a new writer looking to get published, there's only one word you care about: Platform.
  Wednesday, September 17, 2008
• Where Does God Being Love Leave Us? (And Get Back Here, Atheists!)
  God is love. Great! Wonderful! But where exactly that leaves us---and why---is something we should think about.
  Tuesday, September 16, 2008
• How I Met My Wife (Young People: Don't Read!)
  "I had a sudden vision of myself as James Dean---but wearing Issac Newton's wig. It wasn't pretty."
  Thursday, September 11, 2008
• Christian Marrying a Non-Christian? Marriage: FAIL
  A young Christian woman wrote to ask what I thought of her dating a non-Christian. Dating? No problem. Marrying? Hold everything.
  Tuesday, September 9, 2008
• The Peace That Surpasetheth Understanding
  "It will not be long (well, it won't seem like long, to you) until one day you, too, hear the rich, pure symphony that as yet falls unto your searching ears like an asthmatic with a kazoo."
  Monday, September 8, 2008
• The Difference Between Authoring and Co-Authoring
  If your name's alone on the cover of a book, that's one thing. If it's not, that's another altogether. Either can work.
  Sunday, September 7, 2008
• An Example of How My/Our Book "Being Christian" Was Edited
  A peek at some of the behind-the-scenes type stuff that sometimes happens in publishing.
  Saturday, September 6, 2008
• Proof Positive That God Wants You to Read My Book
  "Christian Retailing" magazine reviews the latest book written by Steve Arterburn and me, and a few of those wacky Old Testament characters ...
  Thursday, September 4, 2008
• Labor Day, and Me Not Getting Killed By a Dealer/Pimp
  Ah, Labor Day. It makes me remember the time I had a job selling encyclopedias in a ghetto.
  Monday, September 1, 2008
• The Supermodels of Appliances
  Just call my wife and me George and Weezy.
  Thursday, August 28, 2008
• Pink! God Is Outraged!
  A dedicated man of God had to paint one of our walls bright pink. What was he thinking as he did that?
  Wednesday, August 27, 2008
• Leader of the Pack
  Canned air; but one lap to give; the heaviest lamp in the history of light. It's all so ... moving.
  Tuesday, August 26, 2008
• A Working Class Zero
  Apparently Dorothy was right about there being no place like home. Who knew?
  Monday, August 25, 2008
• Does the Holy Spirit Vote Republican?
  Does being a Christian necessarily tell a person how to vote?
  Wednesday, August 20, 2008
• Welcome to the 1968 Democratic National Convention!
  In a book at a thrift store I found this letter from the chair of the Chicago Host Committee for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. You may know why and how our nation was so deeply shocked...
  Monday, August 18, 2008
• Top 5 Challenges of the Newly Married
  These are five of the Big Things you take with you across that threshold.
  Saturday, August 16, 2008