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.

ACW Christian Writers Conference

Last Weekend David Umstattd and I visit the American Christian Writers conference in Oklahoma City.

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.

Does Jesus Have Cancer? – Part 2

What do we do about the other cancer cells in the Body of Christ? Here is what Jesus has to say about it.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Heeding the Echoes of War

Every beat of a man’s heart pulses the desire for greatness. Yet, the lives of most men don’t look like a grand battle. They look more like a game of put-put golf. What has happened?

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Land Beyond the Lake (parable)

Photo by wili_hybrid . An old man and a boy were fishing on the shore of a great lake. As they listened to the sound of the birds and the whispers of the wind the old man started to tell the boy stories. He talked of how he had grown up and how some things [...]