Daring to Speak for God

<p>In the spring of 2015 I was asked to teach a four-week class on “Writing as a Spiritual Practice” for my church Vestavia Hills Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama. The class drew more interest and participants than I anticipated and to sustain that interest our pastor Gary Furr initiated a monthly writers group for all who wanted to continue their writing activities. I have been a regular participant in that group and the other members have provided me generous affirmations of my work.</p><p>In fall 2015 Gary Furr published a collection of some sermons prayers and songs he had written over the course of his ministry. He encouraged me to consider publishing a collection of my own work with the same company he dealt with Parson’s Porch & Company. Inspired by his success and his support I began pulling together this collection of my writings and editing them for publication.</p>