Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Adventure at Dunnottar Castle

Instead of telling you about the computer work I did in Scotland, let me tell you about the adventure I had at Dunnottar Castle. It began when Jessica Heaton, an old friend from Belton, offered to take me on a Castle tour. She purchased a car the day before and this was her first day to drive on the backward Scottish roads. Instead of driving up to the castle we drove to Stonehaven where we could...

ACW Christian Writers Conference

Last Weekend David Umstattd and I visit the American Christian Writers conference in Oklahoma City. At the conference we learned about how to write better and about the business of writing. This is an exciting to time to write because the web gives us greater access to our readers than ever before. But with that it is harder to get published than it has been in the past. Here is a quick video with...

A Woman at a Well (Psalm)

You may not know Charity Chambers but she is an up an coming poet. Unfortunately, she has no blog so it is hard to read her work. The good news is that she gave me permission to publish this poem. I think you will like it even if you’re not into poetry. A Woman at a Well By Charity Chambers I was almost there, I needed one more day. I was following a vision, and I was on my way. Chasing after...

Does Jesus Have Cancer? – Part 2

In part one we talked about Spiritual Cancer and how to see if you are a cancer cell in the body of Christ. So now what do we do about the other cancer cells in the Body of Christ? Here is what Jesus has to say about it: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped...

The pain of being broken (Psalm)

Oh Lord, there is a sadness deep within my heart, The pain of being broken, my world falling apart. I feel the throb of loneliness the sting of isolation. My soul is torn asunder and left in desolation. Fear and questions both assail me, could it have gone a different way? Could I have spoken different words, to make today a different day? My heart not only hurts for me but also for another. The one...

What I’ve Been Working On

I just wanted to share an update on some of the cool projects I have been working on. New Business I now setup websites for Author’s and businesses. Many of them are paying to much for golden handcuff sites. Others have no site at all. What I like about WordPress is that my clients can update the site as easily as they can ask me to do it for them. They like this too because they can keep their...

Silence (Psalm)

in the stillness of a quiet moment when conscience finds its voice to speak it tells of deeds done in night’s darkness pitch-black lust and hidden hate noise can drown the accuser and summon back a chaosed mind but noise cannot hide truth and chaos cannot cleanse sin the din that dulls the guilt cannot save on judgment day darkness comes not from without but from within a soiled soul in Christ...

Heeding the Echoes of War

Every beat of a man’s heart pulses the desire for greatness. We long to take up our sword and join in the fray. Yet, the lives of most men don’t look like a grand battle. They look more like a game of put-put golf. We don’t realize the things we do have little impact on the world outside the miniature golf course.  The game is fun, but it lacks meaning. What has happened?  We...

Questions for My Daddy

Its the first of the month. Here is a psalm from the archive. Important Note: I wrote this before I ever met Grace. Questions for My Daddy Daddy, why did You give us women? You say it is not good for man to alone, but is it not worse for him to have woman? What is her purpose if not to torment us? They play with our emotions and ring us dry. They play with our eyes and tempt us to sin. Daddy, is...

Set Me Aflame (Psalm)

Lord, set me aflame for You. let not my fire grow dim. keep my flame from the quenchers. the cares of the world press me into the ground the spiritual rain that comes not from You crackles and pops on the embers of my heart make my soul so hot that the waters from the world turn to steams of praise rising to Your Name. may my life burn as a living sacrifice for You shining Your light throughout the...