Wired to Write

Lance Lawton
I’ve never consulted a geneticist to ask; but I suspect creative writing must be in my family genes somehow. My grandfather was an accomplished author and journalist; his father was owner-editor of a newspaper; and my daughter dreams of a writing-related career as well. I wrote poetry as a child, then stopped entirely (probably with the male machoism of puberty). The writing gift has been rekindled spontaneously in the past few years, which I attribute to God’s Spirit.

This blog is thus far the chief outlet for my scribal passions, apart from letter writing to newspapers. Every letter I submit appears here, whether published in print or not.

My social or political comments are mainly targetted at a general audience, occasionally with reference to the interface between faith and society.

My blog also includes sermon texts and devotional reflections. These are intended mainly for Christian readers.