This blog was formally titled Faith, Facts and Fiction. The focus is on dealing with the Christian Faith in both Facts (Biblical Teaching, Apologetics) and Fiction (or in other words, the arts including music, novels, and visual arts.) Posts will include interviews and reviews.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "UNDERCOVER COLORADO CONSPIRACY" BY JODIE BAILEY
Saturday, August 16, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "ASK. SEEK. KNOCK.: A DEVOTIONAL OF REST AND MOVEMENT" BY JOSH STONE.
The past several weeks, I've been blessed by reading "Ask. Seek, Knock," a Devotional by Josh Stone. This volume comprises of 48 devotionals and 4 poems, allowing you to either make it a weekly reading for the next year or be like me and spend seven weeks reading it.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "CASE FILES VOL. 1: MURDER AND MEANING," BY J. WARNER WALLACE & JIMMY WALLACE
What connection is there between 25 year veteran detective Michael "Murph" Murphy and the serial killer who bashes his victims' heads in and then brands them? Is there a method to the murderer's madness, or is it better put "a message to his madness?" And since he does it the same day of the week, can Murph and his "A-Team" find out who it is and stop him before he strikes again?
"Case Files Vol. 1: Murder and Meaning" is a graphic novel written by Homicide Detective/Christian apologist/Author J. Warner Wallace and his son Jimmy Wallace (also in law enforcement), with great illustrations by Steve Crespo and Dario Formisani. The plot follows seasoned detective Murph, easy going Pete Leota, hard-working young mother Ashley Perez, and self-proclaimed hot shot Marco Russo as they try to catch a serial killer who keeps calling to talk to Murph.
This story gives me a realistic view of what police-work is like. For example, Leota asked Murph if they used chalk like on TV in the old days, and the fact that the members of a team may have other cases to work on besides the main one. I'll admit that it wasn't the most joyful and enjoyable novel I've read, but the writers did a great job with the plotting and with the character development. And since this is Volume 1 and having read the ending, I'm sure there will at least be a volume 2. And I'm looking forward to it.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE BOOK SERIES CRITIQUE - MOUNTAIN COUNTRY K-9 UNIT (2024)
- "Baby Protection Mission" by Laura Scott.
- "Her Duty Bound Defender" by Sharee Stover.
- "Chasing Justice" by Valerie Hansen.
- "Crime Scene Secrets" by Maggie K. Black.
- "Montana Abduction Rescue" by Jodie Bailey.
- "Trail of Threats" by Jessica Patch.
- "Tracing a Killer" by Sharon Dunn.
- "Search and Detect" by Terri Reed.
- "Christmas K-9 Guardians" by Lenora Worth and Katy Lee.
- What is the difference between Mountain Country and Rocky Mountain? Both are separate series with no overlaps, but it is the same geography, with one story in New Mexico but mostly staying north. By the way, the two series ends with the respective K-9 units becoming permanent, though via different roads (Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit earned it in spite of sabotage by overcoming the various battles; permanence was not a goal of the Mountain Country K-9 Unit, but they received it by being successful in their main purpose.)
- While this series has three good covers ("Crime Scene Secrets," "Montana Abduction Rescue," "Search and Detect," the infant on the cover of "Baby Protection Mission" doesn't look realistic to me. By the way, neutral rather than negative, Laura Scott starting this series with the threat of kidnapping is not the first series she kicked things off with that plot - she did the same with Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit's "Shielding the Baby", the immediately previous series - nor the last - she's launching the next series, Dakota K-9 Unit, with "Chasing a Kidnapper. How long a streak will this be?
- Some of the individual stories had twists that I didn't care for. I never care for stalker stories, where the victim has to play along to keep alive, as in the climax of "Trail of Threats" (otherwise one of my favorites). Then in "Search and Detect," Chief Chase Ralston three or four times made a good case on why he felt one of the two main suspects was the killer. Surprise, surprise, he guessed wrong. Sorry, but I thought that could have been done better.
- The top reason I was disappointed in Mountain Country K-9 Unit was what I sensed as a greater than normal dose of sadness mixed in with the happy endings. The rookie ended her story on desk duty after shooting the villain (who survived that shooting). One male lead started the story handcuffed being transported to where he'd face trial, and he was temporarily in custody at the end until they officially recognized his innocence. The cousin of another female lead's cousin found out the woman he loved and was going to marry was a serial killer and a thief. And one of the other heroines learned that her brother was the RMK and hade to deal with that.
Friday, August 8, 2025
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE BOOK SERIES CRITIQUE - PACIFIC NORTHWEST K-9 UNIT (2023)
- "Shielding the Baby" by Laura Scott.
- "Scent of Truth" by Valerie Hansen.
- "Explosive Trail" by Terri Reed.
- "Olympic Mountain Pursuit" by Jodie Bailey.
- "Threat Detection" by Sharon Dunn.
- "Cold Case Revenge" by Jessica Patch.
- "Undercover Operation" by Maggie K. Black.
- "Snowbound Escape" by Dana Mentink.
- "K-9 National Park Defenders" by Katy Lee and Sharee Stover.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE BOOK SERIES CRITIQUE - ROCKY MOUNTAIN K-9 UNIT (2022)
- "Detection Detail" by Terri Reed.
- "Ready to Protect" by Valerie Hansen.
- "Hiding in Montana" by Laura Scott.
- "Undercover Assignment" by Dana Mentink.
- "Defending From Danger" by Jodie Bailey.
- "Tracking a Killer" by Elizabeth Goddard.
- "Explosive Revenge" by Maggie K. Black.
- "Rescue Mission" by Lynette Eason.
- "Christmas K-9 Unit Heroes" by Lenora Worth and Katy Lee.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE BOOK SERIES CRITIQUE - ALASKA K-9 UNIT (2021)
The series includes:
- "Alaskan Rescue" by Terri Reed.
- "Wilderness Defender" by Maggie K. Black.
- "Undercover Mission" by Sharon Dunn.
- "Tracking Stolen Secrets" by Laura Scott.
- "Deadly Cargo" by Jodie Bailey.
- "Arctic Witness" by Heather Woodhaven.
- "Yukon Justice" by Dana Mentink.
- "Blizzard Showdown" by Shirlee McCoy.
- "K-9 Christmas Protectors" by Maggie K. Black and Lenora Worth.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE BOOK SERIES CRITIQUE - TRUE BLUE K-9 UNIT BROOKLYN (2020)
- "Copycat Killer" by Laura Scott.
- "Chasing Secrets" by Heather Woodhaven.*
- "Deadly Connection" by Lenora Worth.
- "Explosive Situation" by Terri Reed.
- "Tracking a Kidnapper" by Valerie Hansen.
- "Scene of the Crime" by Sharon Dunn.
- "Cold Case Pursuit" by Dana Mentink.
- "Delayed Justice" by Shirley McCoy.
- "Brooklyn Christmas" by Laura Scott and Maggie K. Black.*
Needless to say, there are two killers. Penelope McGregor solves the case where her parents were killed twenty years earlier in "Cold Case Pursuit", and "Delayed Justice" reveals who the modern day killer is, with an exciting rescue of the heroine.
Monday, August 4, 2025
SERIES ON LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE K-9 UNIT SERIES CRITIQUES
- "Shield of Protection" by Dana Mentink.
- "Justice Mission" by Lynette Eason.
- "Act of Valor" by Dana Mentink.
- "Blind Trust" by Laura Scott.
- "Deep Undercover" by Lenora Worth.
- "Seeking the Truth" by Terri Reed.
- "Trail of Danger" by Valarie Hansen.
- "Courage Under Fire" by Sharon Dunn.
- "Sworn to Protect" by Shirlee McCoy.
- "True Blue K-9 Unit Christmas" by Laura Scott and Maggie K. Black.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "ANSWERING THE PSALMIST'S PERPLEXITY:NEW COVENANT NEWNESS IN THE BOOK OF PSALMS" (NEW STUDIES IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY) BY JAMES HELY HUTCHINSON
It seems that one book of the Bible that has interesting theories are based on Psalms. I heard one person suggest that Psalms 90-100 belong to Moses' blessing on the 12 tribes in Deuteronomy 32-33. Another taught that if you stick "19" in front of the number of the first 99 Psalms is a prophecy of what would happen in relatively recent history (e.g., Psalm 38 tells events that happened in 1938, or that, since "He is coming" is mentioned twice in chapter '96 and once in Psalm 98, it implies the rapture would take place in 1997. Okay, at least one of these above is off.
A similar but much more likely theory is proposed by James Hely Hutchinson in "Answering the Psalmist's Perplexity: New Covenant Newness in the Book of Psalms." His thesis is that the Psalmist in Psalm 89 was struggling between the unconditional covenant with David and the fact that Judah was in exile with the Davidic throne empty. As a result, Psalms develops an answer, which is in the New Testament with Christ.
In the first chapter, Hutchison defends his method including using a single book to deal with a 66 book issue and an Old Testament book to establish New Testament teaching. This is followed up with looking at seven views of how the Old and New Testaments interact from the Westminster Confession model to dispensationalism.
He launches into his theory in chapter 3. First, he deals with how Books 1-3 of Psalms (respectively Psalms 1-41, 42-72, and 73-89) sets the scene for "the Psalmist's Perplexity." Next, he looks at how the Book 4 (90-106) provides the building blocks for the answer. The outworking of the answer is covered in Chapter 5 through Book 5 (Psalms 107-150), before he focuses on the Law and the New-Covenant Believer's ethical life. He concludes by reviewing the spectrum of beliefs covered in chapter 2 and - surprise, surprise - he favors the one in the middle, though he is quick to point out this is not even close to being a salvation issue.
I found this book interesting, but not the strongest in the series. "Answering The Psalmist's Perplexity" is the 62nd in what is currently a 62 book series, and none have been out in the past year and a half (it was published in January, 2024). Additionally, D.A. Carson is listed as the series editor, except in this one, he shares billing with Benjamin L. Gladd. So I'm curious what the future is of the New Studies in Biblical Theology.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "LOST HARBOR" (A KATY RUSSELL MYSTERY BOOK 4) BY JACKIE ZACK
Why do reporters Katy Russell and Nick Hinchman keep encountering unexplained deaths (besides the fact that this is part of the Katy Russell Mystery series)? Is it a coincidence that they're on an island with no phone, no internet, no ferry to take them off the island, and people getting sick? And will Katy and Nick realize they're in love with each other before someone makes Lost Harbor Island their final destination a one way trip?
"Lost Harbor" by Jackie Zack is the fourth of the Katy Russell Mystery series. All of these are well written mysteries, keeping you guessing until the end, and "Lost Harbor" is a prime example.
By the way, you want a novel for a week-end? Each of these are around 150 pages. Should they be considered novellas? Good question, though each are full, well written stories.
However, these stories should be read in order, from "Ice Lake" to "Big Bluff" to "Shady Grove" before hopping on the "Lost Harbor" ferry. You may feel lost if you don't read them in order, as well as spoiling some of the surprises should you read the latter books before the first ones.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, and recommend each one.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
BLESSED IN HIS SIGHT IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS - A TRIBUTE TO JOHN MACARTHUR
Becky and I have been talking about going out west sometime and visit friends in California and Arizona, and one thing Becky wanted to do was to hear John MacArthur preach at Grace Community Church. That plan got scrapped when MacArthur was called to his heavenly home, July 14, 2025, at age 86 (the same age my Dad was when he passed in 2019).
My first introduction to him was at Bible College. In '79, Professor David Nicholas gave the Charismatic movement as a term paper subject in Hermeneutics (Biblical Interpretation) class, but said that anyone who did that subject (I did) needed to get MacArthur's book "The Charismatics" (I did). At that same time, a series based on the book was published in Moody Monthly.
Even though I moved back to Southern California after that for a short period time, I didn't follow him much, but when I pastored a church in Nebraska, a friend mentioned his tape ministry. Then, when I moved to Nashville, TN a year later, I listened to him occasionally on radio.
In '90, I got a copy of "The Gospel According To Jesus" from a friend. I didn't start reading it till four years later, but that book impacted my life. So did "Ashamed of the Gospel," which focused on pragmatism in the church.
As you may know, MacArthur didn't shy away from controversy, but one underlying thing is he stood solidly on the authority of Scripture and on expository preaching, and these items had a connection to his stand on those disputes. Two of those debates have been alluded to above. I had a friend at church who said he had a problem with MacArthur, because of their differing stands on the Charismatic movement. The funny thing is when I gave a quote from the MacArthur Study Bible (which I referred to as the Big Mac - if you saw a copy, you could see why), that friend usually admitted he agreed with MacArthur on that point. The other was with "The Gospel According To Jesus," which basically said that if a person is born again, there will be changes in his life.
Two recent things that MacArthur did which I agree. One was how he handled COVID. Some of the church felt the Biblical command to assemble together (Hebrews 10:24-25) was more important than keeping California Governor Newsom's lockdown. The church was fined by the government, but MacArthur was ready to go to court about it, and asked the state to give proof the lockdown measures worked. The state dropped the case, agreeing to drop the fines, pay the court fees and to not file any subsequent charges. The other was his support of the Legacy Standard Bible, which was consistent in transliterating Yahweh instead of using "The Lord" or "God" in all caps.
After his death a couple of weeks ago, I've read some posts and a couple of videos about his death. All of which were mostly positive, pointing out his solid stand on the Bible and expository preaching though one of the videos brought out the differences between MacArthur and his friend/fellow minister John Piper in a way that was definitely unnecessarily overdramatic. The article from Daniel Silliman in Christianity did balance the positive with some questions on the issues mentioned above and his views on women in the church (particularly Beth Moore). I did find it interesting it seemed to overlook the COVID issue.
Like J. Vernon McGee, MacArthur is in heaven but will continue to minister on earth. Grace to You has stated they will continue airing MacArthur's sermons. I'm glad.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "CHRISTMAS K-9 GUARDIANS" (MOUNTAIN COUNTRY K-9 UNIT BOOK 9) BY LENORA WORTH AND KATY LEE
Saturday, July 19, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "A CLEAR AND PRESENT WORD: THE CLARITY OF SCRIPTURE" BY MARK D. THOMPSON
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "HIDDEN IN THE CANYON" BY JODIE BAILEY
Saturday, July 12, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "WHEN CULTURE HATES YOU: PERSEVERING FOR THE COMMON GOOD AS CHRISTIANS IN A HOSTILE PUBLIC SQUARE" BY NATASHA CRAIN
Nobody really wants to be at odds with society. But that's not always possible, especially when those with a differing world view are trying to influence society in a guiding it to lemming cliff, and you opening your mouth about a better alternative is considered a threat. Apologist and podcaster Natasha Crain has written the timely book "When Culture Hates You: Persevering for the common good," which informs us why we're in this situation and guidelines on response.
Part One, consisting of the first five chapters, is titled "Understanding the Hate." In this, Crain reminds us that Jesus and Scripture warn we will be hated by the world. We are introduced to the concept of "the common good," and how that "common good" can be politicized for the purpose of trying to silence those from a traditional Christian worldview. Crain answers five objections to a Christian influence in the public square, as well as giving us the acronym ACT to describe how we should persevere:
- Know your (Biblical) Authority,
- Strengthen Conviction, and
- Maintain Tenacity.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
BOOK REVIEW - "SEARCH AND DETECT" (MOUNTAIN COUNTRY K-9 UNIT BOOK 8) BY TERRI REED
Who is so wicked that they blew up Zoe Jenkins' house... while Zoe and her baby girl were still in it? Is there a connection between this crime and the Rocky Mountain Killer's reign of terror? If not, can K-9 Unit Director/FBI Special Agent Chase Rawlston and his team catch all the murderers?
"Search and Detect" is the explosive (pun unintended) concluding 8th book of the Mountain Country K-9 Unit series. Author Terri Reed not only has the job of concluding the running stories (catching the above mentioned serial killer who also stole a therapy-dog-in-training from the K-9 Unit and finding out who is terrorizing their tech guru Isla Jimenez), but she also is telling a moving and exciting story with Chase Rawlston and Zoe Jenkins.
As mentioned, this book is the 8th in the series, and since it is the finale, of course you'll want to read the preceding seven novels so you know what's going on. (Technically, there is a ninth book involving characters featured in the previous books, such as Isla, but the main story ends with this one.)
As typical, this multi-author series is exciting, and this one is one of the strongest in the group (as well as having one of the best covers, though I think the one for competing with book 5 - Montana Abduction Rescue - tops it. In other words, I highly recommend this series, and "Search and Detect" in particular.
Friday, July 4, 2025
'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #25 - "TURN NEITHER TO THE RIGHT NOR TO THE LEFT" BY ERIC SCHANSBERG
Thursday, July 3, 2025
'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #24 - "YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH (AND THAT'S OKAY) BY ALLIE BETH STUCKEY
- "You are enough."
- "You determine your truth."
- "You're perfect the way you are."
- "You're entitled to your dreams."
- "You can't love others until you love yourself."
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #23 - "WHEN FAITH IS FORBIDDEN" BY TODD NETTLETON
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #22 - "TOTAL TRUTH" BY NANCY PEARCEY
Monday, June 30, 2025
'25 SUMMER READING LIST, #21 - "SUPERHEROES CAN'T SAVE YOU" BY TODD MILES
How many apologetics books defending biblical Christology from several different false teachings can be called fun? If you don't think that's possible, you probably haven't located this book yet.
In "Superheroes Can't Save You: Epic Examples of Historic Heresies," Todd Miles takes a look at seven deviations from an orthodox view of Christ. He does this by comparing those teachings with seven different superheroes. For comic book fans like myself, you'll find representatives both from DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern) and Marvel (Ant Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Spiderman).
Each chapter follows this format:
- Introduction to the superhero and autobiographical insights
- The heresy (or false teaching or "bad idea about Jesus"
- Who follows this heresy today? (In this section, he'll mention particular groups that hold to that teaching but also ways that someone may be slipping into a particular trap of thinking that isn't accurate.
- What does the Bible say?
- Why does it matter?
Sunday, June 29, 2025
JEFF'S OFFICIAL 2025 KINGDOM COME FESTIVAL REVIEW!!!
What was the great question Dale Vaughn asked at the beginning of Friday's worship session?
Did Deshiel Lynn reprise her guest vocalist role on End of I's song "The Declaration," or did regular lead vocalist Jeremy Riley do it instead?
Were there any firsts at Kingdom Come Festival (KCF) this year?
Was I able to see and hear everybody I wanted to, or were there conflicts that interfered?
Did I get to hear songs that might make the top of my favorite song list this year?
And finally, was getting to hear a bucket-list concert - TheoTerran - worth all the hype I gave it?
Stay tuned for the amazing conclusion, same bat-time, same bat - whoops, wrong blog!
For those who are missing out, KCF is an event that starts Thursday evenings and expands to two stages all day Friday and Saturday. It involves Christian musicians from all over. I forget how long it's been - was this the 15th anniversary? If not, it's in the ball park. But I didn't know about it until '21, and I didn't attend until '23. Thus, this was my third year.
Allow me a confession... no, I wasn't there for the kickoff Thursday, and no, I didn't stay all day. I was there from 10am to 7:30 Friday, and from 9:30 to 7:00 Saturday. Why not stay for the direct support and headliner concerts from the main stage (this year, The Protest and Disciple Friday, Decypher Down and Nine Lashes Saturday)? Simple - I drive back and forth an hour each way both days, and I don't want to drive in the dark. I'm getting more cowardly in my own age.
One thing about KCF - it feels like family. It touched me how many people were glad to see me. And I'm not alone. Saturday headliner Nine Lashes hasn't toured in nine years, and where did they want to start touring again? Yep, KCF. Another exciting thing was Cancer Survivor David Pataconi being there to perform both a solo set and with TheoTerran.
I enjoy volunteering as well, and as last year, I spent part of both days working the welcome station (see below).
Before I get started, let me mention the people I had the honor of meeting. I finally met Terry (lead vocalist/guitarist) and Dan (drummer) of True Revival (I met guitarist Doug and bassist Jim previously) Bryce Maopolski of Brotality (I met his brother Reese and drummer John last year), Wayde Seraph of Angel Machine. Josh Stone of Outward Conversations, and Jeremy from Rock4Him (I still want to meet Jason and Riker!) It was also great seeing Chris Bousum, Angie Leyda, Jermaine Nixon of Tricord, Becca Sugg of Reclaim The Day, Meredith and Christian Dunckel of Undefeated, Autumn and Ben Cooper of Autumn Eve, DaMac, Fyrebrand, Jerrod Cunningham of I Am The Pendragon and XIII Minutes, and Miranda Brown of With Lifted Veils, and probably some I missed.
Who did I get to hear? BRVVE, Autumn Eve, Meredith Dunckel (acoustic), Nextera (a very lively, fun set), XIII Minutes, TheoTerran, True Revival, David Pataconi, L.A. Sprague (acoustic), Chris Bousum (acoustic), Nate Parrish (acoustic), Outward Conversation, Dale Vaughn (acoustic) and Becca Sugg (acoustic) Okay, okay. I'll get to the questions I asked earlier.
What question did Dale Vaugh of As We Were and The Subculture Company ask? "Wouldn't you bring your Bible to a Christian music festival?" Great question!
Who sang End of I's song, "The Declaration?" Deshail Lynn or Jeremy Riley? Well, they didn't have time so the song wasn't included - nobody sang it this year.
Any firsts? Let's see. They had a special area for teenagers where the artists would come after the performing. They added a third stage called the KCF Coffeehouse/Acoustic Stage (I got to hear some of those performances). They had a spoken word artist, Josh Stone. They had a Sunday morning service after the festival. And Saturday night after Nine Lashes finished up, they had 14 baptisms! Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary happened.
Were there any conflicts that prevented me from hearing everybody I wanted to hear? Yes. Two of the three artists I most wanted to see - True Revival and David Pataconi - competed with Saturday's Worship and Prayer time (I attended Friday's but not Saturday). I planned on seeing Nextera on the Subculture stage at 2:30 Friday and Undefeated at 4:30 on the main stage, but Nextera swapped spots with Fyrebrand, who was scheduled for... yep, 4:30. (Good reason - Undefeated's drummer Chris Dunckel played for Fyrebrand. And I heard Undefeated's Meredith Dunckel at the above mentioned Acoustic Stage). Other artists I wanted to hear in that order were XIII Minutes, Becca Sugg, and Behold The Beloved. Well, Behold the Beloved's Sean Green did an acoustic set same time XIII Minutes were on the main stage, and Behold the Beloved's set conflicted with Becca. :'( But on the positive note, I got to see Divine Martyr's Mark McKowen and I Am The Pendragon's Kevin Busch, even though their bands weren't in the lineup (though I think Kevin did help out with one set).
I got to hear my top songs of '23 (TheoTerran's "WarCry") and '24 (David Pataconi's "My Path to Walk"); any songs that might top this year's race? Well, worthy nominees include "Getting Better" (Autumn Eve), "Cult Leader" (XIII Minutes), "Enough" (TheoTerran), "Holy" (David Pataconi), and "Stay" (XIII Minutes). I forgot the titles of the new songs by True Revival I heard - they're in the mix. So is Behold the Beloved's "Dear Martyr," which I wanted to hear live but wasn't able to (see above paragraph; I have heard that song on Spotify). And I'll say that I won't be surprised that the first two spots are taken. No, I'm not telling until the end of the year! By the way, before I leave favorite songs, I'll mention it was a blessing to hear Becca Sugg sing "Who You Are," "You Alone," and "Give Me Faith." As far as stand out performances - Nextera blew me away, like Hello Luna did last year, but Nextera's concert was more joyful to me. Also, while all of XIII Minutes set was great, their performance of "Cult Leader" was one of the funnest parts of the festival.
Last but not least, I marked off a bucket list item - getting to hear TheoTerran live. Was it as much of a blessing I expected? YES!!! And the best part? Well, let me move from KCF to the Indiana Gospel Music Festival - at the end, all of the artists come up and sing several songs together. True, this is the first time I've seen a Headliner, but TheoTerran called up other artists from Autumn Eve and XIII minutes (see above photo). I left invigorated. But that space on my bucket list isn't remaining empty: now on the list is hearing Behold The Beloved, Tierra Vacia, and, of course, my all-time favorite band The Daniel Band. Maybe I can knock more off next year.
And hopefully I can get Becky to join me! Problem is we have a full June, and this year she was at CEF's Camp Good News. I asked her what that made KCF. Her answer: "Camp Loud Boys and Girls."