"GOD OF THE MOMENT" TALKS offer thoughtful takes on the interplay of faith and life. They are perfect for church and civic groups, retirement village presentations and small group gatherings. (various lengths)
From time to time, you may have experienced moments when God touches your mind and opens your heart as if saying, "Stop and notice me! Here I am!"
These experiences can be as simple as seeing the sun touch a flower with the day's last light, which gets you thinking about how finite life can seem. Or the momentary realization as you're driving down the highway that you are not alone, that God is with you. Even if there's traffic!
Brian Faulkner calls these hopeful experiences God Moments and has collected them in essay form. He is looking forward to sharing these little lights with you.
Sample Titles:
"A Fish Story" - Is it time for you to stop fishing through life?
"Christmas Used to be Easy" - Let's cut Christmas some slack!
"Christ's Calling Card" - God's will vs. our own.
"Dad and the Dentist" - God interrupts my writing with a lesson.
"Don't Take it Out on the Snowman" - God's liberating promises.
"Fear in the Time of Coronavirus" - There is light even in darkness.
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"In Search of a Bible Hero" - Finding a hero in everyday life.
Water, Water Everywhere" - Lord, do you not care that we are perishing?!
"Christmas Used to be Easy" - Let's cut Christmas some slack!
"Christ's Calling Card" - God's will vs. our own.
"Dad and the Dentist" - God interrupts my writing with a lesson.
"Don't Take it Out on the Snowman" - God's liberating promises.
"Fear in the Time of Coronavirus" - There is light even in darkness.
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"In Search of a Bible Hero" - Finding a hero in everyday life.
Water, Water Everywhere" - Lord, do you not care that we are perishing?!
Writing Sample:
First Lines & Last Lines from
"Brighter Than Sunlight"
A stolen Sunday nap one day a few years back found me drifting in memories of a New England mountain lake where my family used to vacation during the late '50s and early '60s. Seen from above, which I once was privileged to do thanks to a friend with a pilot's license, the lake glittered like a blue diamond set in the surrounding hills. From a rowboat lazing in it's center, I became mesmerized by glowing shafts of sunlight descending into the deep, clear water until they could be seen no more. I wondered if they would ever reach the bottom ...
LAST LINES: The storm abates and the sun appears. Its life-giving light filters down into the darkest, most secret depths of our lives, the place where doubt and disappointment can overwhelm the hearts of the most stalwart of believers--sometimes almost to the point of despair. That's when Christ appears, to soften the hurt and alleviate the fear, reminding us of the unrelenting grace of God, which can transform even the most difficult and challenging circumstances into blessings. It is in this Hope that we believe. And live.
