Andy's Blog
1 Silly Question That Banishes Inactivity Once And For All
Every now and then, we get a listener question on the podcast that is so good I have to write a blog about it. This is one of those cases. This question actually came up a few months ago on our 4th episode, but it’s one that I get asked in one form or another quite...
How A 10% Switch Could Change America
“For you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” Those are probably the most famous words ever spoken on the subject of truth… Above, many of you will recognize the first two sentences in my newest book, How Do You Kill 11 Million...
Why We’re One Step Closer to Changing America
If you’re like us, then you believe How Do You Kill 11 Million People? has the potential to truly change American politics. Well, we’ve still got a long way to go before that happens, but the news we just received definitely means we’re taking steps in the right...
You Wrote an Article for WHO???
Several times during the process of a new book release, the guys from our office in Nashville get together with the marketing and public relations team from Thomas Nelson Publishers. I assume the meetings are fairly serious…unless I am there! I do...
A Message from Andy to You
Merry Christmas, everyone! Well, it's Christmastime and another year has almost passed us by. I don't know about you, but every year around this time I always get in a reflective mood. Maybe it's the approaching New Year, the increased amount of family time, or the...
A Christmas Story To Remind You of the Reason for the Season – “A Shining Light”
It is eleven days before Christmas as I write this and for the first time in several years, snow is forecast for Sawyerton Springs. The children, as one might expect, are thrilled about the possibility of an early Christmas vacation, but to the adults. . .snow is just...
The Andy Andrews Law of Inverse Proportion
Have you ever wondered if there is a connection between "this" and "that"? I am often curious about why "happenings" that are really quite opposite seem to run in tandem. For instance, do you sometimes seem the most tired when your kids are the most...
A Fowl Day Ends with Thanksgiving
The following blog post is Chapter 15 from Andy’s classic collection of short stories Return to Sawyerton Springs. Everyone around the dinner table smiled as Pat Ward put the last dish in front of them. “I know it’s not much…” The whole family laughed out loud....
Boundaries
When I was a boy, we had a Collie named Champ. My parents were out of town when Champ was hit by a car and killed. I can still remember my tears as the lady who was staying with me helped bury our dog in the far corner of the backyard. At the time (I was about twelve)...