Books written, edited, and/or published:

 

— Biographies

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• The Life and Times of Lee White                                                                                               

• The Life and Times of Bouncer Robertson                                                                                 

• The Life and Times of Leland Speed                                                                                         

• A Courageous Cause: Modern Republicanism’s Birth in Mississippi  

• Mississippi’s Kennedys                                                                                                               

• Amidst the Fray: My Life in Politics, Culture, and Mississippi                                              

• Camp DeSoto: A History                                                                                                             

• The Switcher: Jim Herring and Two-Party Politics in Mississippi                                             

• Sister Love: The biographical histories of the sisters of St. Dominic's Health Care System    

• White Fight, Not Flight 

• Delta Spirit: One Woman’s Rise from Poverty to Power     

• The Unforgettable Jim Furrh     

• Playing the Game  

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— Company Histories

 

• Pressing Toward the Goal: A History of Reformed University Ministries 

• The Story of Gulf States Canners: How Mississippi's Coca-Cola Bottlers Created a National Model of Container Excellence 

• The Enduring Community

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— Fiction

 

• The Rejected

• Twister 

• Milly Mills Reporting Live 

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— Self-improvement

 

• Confessions that Change Your Life: The Life-Changing Power of a Believer’s Creed 

• Setting Parents Free: How to give your kids what they need, and where to run when you drop the ball 

• Walking with Limps 

• Lambs Among Wolves

• Playing the Game 

• 12 Divine Steps to Victory 

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— How-to

 

• Talk Football

• MaeMae’s Grandmother Book: Life Lessons for Our Grandchildren (and big people too) 

• Standing Up and Four More Short Stories 

• The Almanac of the Christian World

• The One Story 

• Around the World in 120 Days 

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Résumé:

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— Publishing/writing positions held include:

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• The Daily Journal newspaper 1988 &1989 Beat Reporter; Carol Stream, IL

• The Daily Herald newspaper 1990 & 1991 Beat Reporter Arlington Heights, IL

• Christianity Today magazine 1991 to 1995 Assistant News Editor; 2000 to 2015 Contributing Writer; Carol Stream, IL

• World Magazine 1995 to 1999 National Editor and Correspondent; 2004 to 2012 Correspondent; Asheville, NC

• New Man magazine 1996 to 1998 Contributing Editor/Writer; Lake Mary, FL

• The Southern Charity Ledger 1998 to 1999  Editor Palmer Home for Children; Columbus, MS

• Re:generation quarterly 1996 to 2001 Editor; Cambridge, MA

• LifeStory Publishing 2002 to present Founder and President; Jackson, MS 

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— Writing featured in national publications, including:

 

• The Washington Times; 

• The Chicago Tribune; 

• The New York Times Syndicate; 

• The Clarion-Ledger; 

• Christianity Today magazine; 

• World magazine; 

• Philanthropy, Culture & Society; 

• New Man magazine; 

• Charisma magazine; 

• Reconcilers magazine; 

• Urban Family magazine; 

• The Christian Reader; 

• Current Thoughts & Trends; 

• Stewardship Journal

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— Some well-known people profiled:

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Frank Deford (top sports writer); Fred Barnes (managing editor, The Weekly Standard, and Fox commentator); Trent Lott (then-U.S. Senator); Thad Cochran (U.S. Senator); Steve Forbes (Forbes magazine & then-presidential candidate); Alan Keyes (U.S. ambassador, cultural commentator); Cal Thomas (conservative columnist); Michael Medved (film critic and author); Frank Reich (NFL quarterback); A.C. Green (NBA star); Bill McCartney (Colorado football coach and Promise Keepers founder); Amy Grant (singer); Michael W. Smith (singer); Johnny Hart (B.C. and Wizard of Id cartoonist); Jeff Shaara (historical novelist); J. I. Packer (theologian); Carl F. H. Henry (theologian and cultural critic); John Piper (theologian/pastor); John MacArthur (pastor/ author); Matt Chandler (pastor/author); and many others.

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— Education

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• Bachelor of Arts, English & Psychology, University of Mississippi, 1985

• Master of Communications, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, 1988 

 

— Writing honors include:

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Independent Publisher’s Book Award, Honorable Mention, history; Miss. Institute of Arts and Letters’ Non-Fiction Book of the Year runner-up; Suburban Newspapers of America, First Place, coverage of breaking news; Inland Press Association, First Place, coverage of breaking news; Copley News Association, First Place, investigative reporting; Illinois Press Association, Honorable Mention, investigating reporting; Florida Magazine Association, Third Place, feature story; Evangelical Press Association, Fourth Place, reporting; Evangelical Press Association, Fifth Place, reporting; Evangelical Press Association, Award of Merit, youth writing.

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— Teaching and marketing experience includes:

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• Duke University Guest Lecturer

• Wheaton College Guest Lecturer 

• Belhaven University Chapel Speaker

• Mississippi Writers Guild

• Belhaven University 2002-2008 Journalist in Residence; Adjunct Professor

• Jackson (Miss.) Academy 2010-2012 Director of Marketing

• The Well Writers Guild 

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— Personal:

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• 62 years old

• Married 33 years

• Five adult children