It Was Out of Love

Archived Radio/TV Interviews:

** SPOILER ALERT ** These are a few of my 12 radio and 4 TV interviews to date that are available in archived files. Each of these interviews reveal some details of the 30-year deception–you decide if you want to listen/view before reading the entire story.

Divine Calling radio interview with Stephanie Riggs, 26 Jan 11

His Place TV interview, 31 May 11

Christianity in a Changing Culture radio interview with Steve Davis, 13 Jun 11

You can follow my book publishing, marketing, and sharing journey from the most recent activity down to the very beginning by reading the chronology below:

30 Mar 12: Congratulations to Lee and Betty on 60 years of marriage! God orchestrated a wonderful visit between Lee and me in a Dobbs Automotive waiting room while getting our tires rotated. Thank you Lee for your service in WWII. As some of our conversation got to my late wife Melissa, I knew what I had to do. Thankfully my car was ready first and I was able to get a book into his hands before I left. Drop me a line Lee on my Contact page to say hi. Blessings on your trip to Texas.
22 Mar 12: One of my “traveling copies” of It Was Out of Love made its way from Colorado Springs to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In Cabo, this copy was given to the next reader who was headed back to West Point, New York. This copy is racking up the miles! For anyone else with one of those traveling copies, I’d appreciate you reporting in as you send the book on its way.
17 Mar 12: Today I made the trip to Independence, MO, for the Have a Skate with Bob fund raising hockey event to fight pancreatic cancer. This event also served as the first time my “hockey buddy Bob” (as described in It Was Out of Love) and I were on the ice together since 1976. Although It Was Out of Love was a sponsor for this edition, “Have a Skate with Bob and the Missouri Mavericks”, Bob Klem went above and beyond by adding the “itwasoutoflove.com” URL to all the team jerseys. I was able to bless about 49 of the “Skate with Bob” supporters with a donated book today. Here are a couple links to picture collages about this event. One is a poster I used at the book table and the other contains candid photos taken during this event (thanks to Jeanne Smith for the three event photos on the left).
Book Table Poster
It Was Out of Love at Skate with Bob
9 Mar 12: Although I didn’t win an award, Judge 29 of the 19th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards rated my book a 5-out-of-5 for plot and character development: Judge 29
29 Jan 12: The last five months have been filled with preparation to transition to a new city, a new job, a new church. Along the way, I’ve enjoyed blessing people with this story by giving them my book as God has led me to do several times. Now that I’m a couple weeks from departing Colorado Springs after 19 years, I had another fun opportunity to bless someone who has touched my life these past many months. A “shout out” to the two SUBWAY Sandwich artists I was able to bless with copies of my book today. I pray they, as you, will be blessed by God’s story of grace and forgiveness.
8 Jan 12: It Was Out of Love is a sponsor for the upcoming “Have a Skate with Bob and the Missouri Mavericks” fundraising effort against pancreatic cancer, March 17th, 2012, Independence, MO. Check out my hockey buddy Bob’s website and read about how he got started and how he continues to battle this terrible disease. Yep, this my “hockey buddy Bob” who appears in my book. Have a Skate with Bob
27 Aug 11: Had a blessed few minutes meeting Greg and Sandy at a Florissant, Colorado, scenic overlook.  Florissant, CO, was named by the same family who named my hometown of Florissant, Missouri.  Blessings to Greg and Sandy as they carry the message of It Was Out of Love with them as they travel across this nation in their 5-th wheel home!
27 Aug 11: 10 donated books on their way to Nairobi, Kenya for a Christian study group.
Jul 11: The WinePress marketing team has done an amazing job arranging some 12 radio and 4 TV interviews to date. As I transition from this phase of my book journey, I’m now also seeking God’s direction on a transition in my life while selling the house where my late wife Melissa and I shared our final days together. I pray He will guide every step of the way ahead of me. All in His timing and in order to fulfill His purposes.
2 Jun 11: I completed a radio interview in June on WCTS-AM in Minneapolis, MN. This interview on the Christianity In A Changing Culture program with Steve Davis was prerecorded for later broadcast. Here’s a link to the archived radio interview: June 13th Radio Interview
31 May 2011: In May, I did two TV interviews on the same day, at Cornerstone TV studios outside Pitttsburgh, PA. The first taping was for their flagship show called Focus 4. This five-day per week, one-hour program takes up the challenge to bring the saving power of Jesus Christ to our culture: Focus 4. The other program taping was for His Place. This is a very creative, off-beat, talk-show format for sharing topics from a Christian perspective: His Place TV.
Here’s a link to the His Place archived video:
– His Place Episode 50 Link
20 Apr 11: I had yet another blessed radio interview on Family Life Radio out of Tucson Arizona (KFLR-FM 88.5 and 830AM). The interview aired at a later time on the Steve & Lorri show: Family Life Radio
16 & 17 Mar 11: God opened the doors for two TV interviews in March. The first was on Club 36, a powerful and life-changing television show reaching out to the local Augusta Georgia/South Carolina area and around the world! God led Dorothy Spaulding as she provided me the opportunity to share God’s story of love and forgiveness to the local broadcast area and to those watching on the internet: Club 36 – Watchmen Broadcasting Network. The next interview was on Body Builders TV Network. They produce Christian programs to build up the body of Christ in their St. Augustine, Florida TV studio. The programs are aired on blocks of broadcast time in 19 cable broadcast areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. In addition to sharing about It Was Out of Love, I was blessed to hear the testimony of other authors and be blessed by an annointed musical group from South Florida. It turned out to be a great time of praise and worship in addition to the author interviews: Body Builders Television Network
12 Mar 11: It was a great day for a drive from Colorado Springs up to Boulder for a book signing at a Barnes & Noble book store (2999 Pearl St.). The event sign and book table was ideal and the staff was very helpful. It was a blessing to sell/sign some books, and visit with many of the Saturday morning patrons. To any of those patrons reading this after buying a book or picking up a pen/postcard, thanks for stopping by. I pray you will be blessed as you browse this website and experience more of God’s grace and forgiveness: Barnes & Noble — Boulder
3 Mar 11: Here’s an interesting book plug I stumbled onto while checking my website links with Google. Sean Moncalieri is the private investigator who helped me find the star of my epilogue: Colorado Special Investigations
26 Feb 11: Book signing at Poor Richard’s book store in Colorado Springs, Colorado (320 N. Tejon St.): Poor Richard’s Bookstore
25 Feb 11: I completed a different sort of radio interview today to capture sound bites that will be included in an edited one-minute book review to be aired on Information Radio Network (IRN) USA Radio affiliates across the country: IRN USA Radio
14 Feb 11: Today I had another very blessed 25-minute radio interview with Carol Henry on a New Smyrna Beach, Florida radio station, WKTO (88.9 FM). It was a very timely day to talk of love and forgiveness on Valentine’s Day: Moments with Carol
9 Feb 11: Had a refreshing 20-minute radio interview with Greg Taylor, filling in for Wayne Kent on a Decatur, Illinois radio station: Direct Line with Wayne Kent on WSOY-1340-AM
1 Feb 11: I had a blessed internet radio interview with Linda Goldfarb today on her show called Not Just Talkin’ the Talk (KKYX): Not Just Talkin’ the Talk.
26 Jan 11: It Was Out of Love was the topic of conversation during an in-studio radio interview with Stephanie Riggs on KRKS-FM in Denver: Divine Calling with Stephanie Riggs. Divine Calling is a “one-of-a-kind” LIVE call-in radio program about faith, forgiveness, and healing. You can listen to the replay from the program Facebook page (scroll down to the 26 Jan 11 entry–SPOILER ALERT–This interview did reveal the full deception): Divine Calling Facebook Page OR Divine Calling Audio Player
14 Jan 11: James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief at Midwest Book Review, gave the story five stars. He said it was “quite the read with a powerful message”: James A. Cox Amazon.com Review
6 Jan 11: Here’s a “blog interview” posted today that includes a book giveaway. I responded to various fun little questions not even related to the book and the blog post includes information and links about the book for readers: I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
29 Dec 10: This morning I had a 20-minute radio interview with Daryl Cook on a McDaniels, Kentucky radio station. It was a blessed time sharing my story as well as having the opportunity to pray, on-air, for the listening audience: WBFI-FM Christian Radio Bible Breakfast Club
15 Dec 10: This morning I had a radio interview with Greg Bullen on a Lapeer, Michigan radio station that was heard in the Detroit area. Greg remarked that he was able to read the entire book and that came through in his heartfelt comments during the interview: WMPC-1230-AM
12 Dec 10: Here’s a new book review from Nickie on her blog: Southern Expressions
2 Dec 10: **SPOILER ALERT** Here’s a link to a book review published today in a local paper, The Tri-Lakes Tribune up in Monument, Colorado. The reporter, Danny Summers, does a great job capturing the essence of this remarkable story–but I’ll caution you it is a spoiler in terms of the 30-year deception. Even if you read this review, you’ll want to read the book to fully understand how God’s grace and forgiveness won over the decades-long deception: The Tri-Lakes Tribune
29 Nov 10: One of the book articles on my Press Kit page was posted today on a Christian Post blog: Christian Post Blog
23 Nov 10: Here’s a new book review (and book giveaway through 7 Dec) from Terra on her blog: Heck Of A Bunch Blog
20 Nov 10: Here’s a new book review from Missy on her blog: Are you there God? It’s me Blog
31 Oct 10: The Church For All Nations It Was Out of Love “book tour” for Angel Food Ministries wrapped up today at the Liberal Kansas campus: CFAN Liberal. I had a blessed drive out to Liberal to join my CFAN family members in worship. This book signing on the last day of October finishes the CFAN/Angel Food book kickoff that started back on the first Sunday in October.
27 Oct 10: Richard Blake, a Top 500 Amazon reviewer, gave the story four stars. He sure hit the nail on the head concerning the unbelievable fact I didn’t see the deception for over 30 years: Amazon.com Review
24 Oct 10: The Church For All Nations It Was Out of Love “book tour” for Angel Food Ministries continued today at our Littleton (Denver) campus: CFAN Littleton. While collecting donations for a few more books toward Angel Food, I was blessed to visit with my CFAN family in Littleton.
23 Oct 10: Here’s a new book review from Katherine Bartlett on her blog: Our Whiskey Lullaby Blog
21 Oct 10: The two radio interviews this week (see links below) were such a blessing to me. I trust the Lord touched the lives of those listeners who needed to hear this story of God’s grace and forgiveness. It is great to see the numbers of books in stock at Amazon go up and down as they restock and sell a few here and there–but it is not about selling books it is about touching lives. I look forward soon to hearing from a total stranger out there who hears about the book, buys it, and then drops an email to me to share how God blessed them through the story. Particular blessings to you listeners in the southern Florida or central Pennsylvania areas who were able to hear this story for the first time on your local Christian radio station. Blessings!!
16 Oct 10: I have another radio interview coming up on Monday, 18 Oct (10:30am PT, 11:30am MT, 12:30pm CT, 1:30pm ET). I’ll be doing a 30-minute interview on a southern Florida radio station that also includes a live internet feed: Grace FM Vocal Point
10 Oct 10: The Church For All Nations It Was Out of Love “book tour” for Angel Food Ministries continued today at our southwest Colorado Springs campus: CFAN Southwest. It was great to fellowship with many familiar and new faces from our church family. I was blessed as I signed books and heard testimonies of some who had already read the book since last week’s kickoff. More donations received today for Angel Food.
5 Oct 10: My next book interview opportunity will be on the “Matter at Hand” Christian talk show on WGRC radio, Lewisburg PA, Thursday, October 21st, 8:30amPT, 9:30amMT, 10:30amCT, 11:30amET. The interview will be about 20 minutes long. The radio live feed will be available via internet: WGRC Christian Talk Program
26 Sep 10: My local church and three satellite campuses will be holding a book launch Oct 3rd, to benefit Angel Food Ministries: Live Feed 9 & 11am MT. I’ll hold book signings at the Northeast campus on that date. In the weeks following, I’ll visit each of the satellite campuses for book signings: Church For All Nations
24 Sep 10: I discovered tonight that Amazon.com now has several sections of the book available for viewing (more if you are logged into an Amazon account). However, you might end up with a spoiler depending on what you read and/or you’ll be very confused. But, if seeing a little more will help you decide to read the full story of God’s grace and forgiveness, then “read at your own risk.”
23 Sep 10: My next book interview opportunity will be on the “Matter at Hand” Christian talk show on WGRC radio, Lewisburg PA, exact date in October being finalized (website has live internet feed as well): WGRC Christian Radio
22 Sep 10: Presented my book in a brief segment on internet radio this morning: Crusade Radio
17 Sep 10: The DRM-Free ePUB E-book format is now available on the WinePress Publishing site and the Kindle format is available at Amazon.com (see links on Purchase page). Other E-book formats will be available in the near future on Sony and other distribution channels as they this book to their listings.
10 Sep 10: It has been such a blessing this week to place the book into the hands of people who didn’t realize they were anonymously included in this bizarre story. I sense God demonstrating His ability to turn “evil” to “good”.
3 Sep 10: Praise God, I received a supply of books at home today and the books can now be purchased at the links on my Purchase page.
29 Aug 10: The first copy of my book is now in my hands! The publisher overnighted the first copy to me this weekend and shortly, they will be into the warehouse distribution system and ready for ordering.
24 Aug 10: The book trailer video is finished!! I added YouTube and Vimeo links on my home page.
13 Aug 10: Going to print! Hoping to have my first copy in hand before Labor Day. I posted a brief excerpt of the CBA Retailers+Resources book review on my Reviews page.
10 Aug 10: Received the book proof for my final review and approval. The publisher also sent some draft text for the book trailer video that I will review tonight!
7 Aug 10: A review of my book is now printed in the August issue of the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) Retailers and Resources Magazine. It is a “spoiler” review to ensure book retailers quickly get the impact of the memoir–so not anything I’d be seeking approval to include on my website. However, I am seeking approval to quote the final sentence that provides a statement about the benefit of this story being told.
27 July 10: Received word today that the book is at the printer and the first proof copy is being prepared for my final review. The video book trailer is also under development.
22 July 10: All in God’s perfect timing–I’m still awaiting the word that my book has gone to print. In the meantime, I did learn last night that the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) Retailers and Resources Magazine will carry a review of my book in the August issue. Hopefully this may lead to some booksellers deciding to carry the book in their stores.
02 July 10: Received final book review documents from WinePress and posted to the Press Kit page. These are shorter book reviews targeted for book review sections of print or web media. I hope to hear the book is going to print “any day now.”
14 June 10: Received some updated news from the publisher that the e-book formats will NOT preceed the paperback. The e-books will follow the printed version by about 30 days (around late August or early September).
12 June 10: Received the “print ready” manuscript and thankfully my PDF compare program revealed only an update to the WinePress Publishing logo. Time to send back the approval and get the printing underway!
08 June 10: Added a “Purchase” page now that the book is available on pre-order from the WinePress Publishing site. I’ll be adding more links as they become available after the book release in both formats.
03 June 10: Posted book cover layout on the Press Kit page after providing my final approval of the pre-press format with gloss/matte design layout.
01 June 10: Posted Chapter 1 for download on the Home page and the Press Kit page. Learned that I’ll have one more approval of a “print ready” format before printing starts. When printing begins, I’ll get a printed proof copy of the book to approve as well. This is definitely a very thorough process!
29 May 10: Completed my final reading of the typeset manuscript and provided my approval back to WinePress Publishing to go to e-book and print–no more edits! As always, it was an emotional reading for me to relive everything, but once again I ended with an encouraging vision of the hope and a future that God has promised each of us. I pray He prepares the hearts of each person who will read this story (and orchestrates getting the book to everyone He wants to read it).
25 May 10: Today I received what appears will be my FINAL typeset manuscript. Thank God for the developers of a great PDF utility program (PDF Converter Pro 6.0) that allowed me to verify, within just seconds, that only the expected changes were made. This program also will read the .pdf text out loud to me so I can listen and read along this time (and save my voice!). Shortly after WinePress goes to print, I’ll receive a printed and bound “proof” version with a cover as yet another opportunity to make sure it is all correct.
21 May 10: Approved the final versions of an article about the book that hopefully will make its way into print media. Also approved an author profile and book summary. I added these two documents and my author photo files to the Press Kit web page.
17 May 10: I made a decision today to also have my book available in e-book formats (Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, and ePUB). You e-book lovers will likely be able to get the book about 30-days before the paperback. I’m hoping that may still be before the end of June.
11 May 10: Provided final approval of book cover treatments with matte finish and spot gloss accents.
6 May 10: Completed another full read-through of the typeset manuscript after a final round of editing. Down to three small items to update for the “final” version.
28 Apr 10: Approved the final full book cover layout after rechecking the latest publisher update.
19 Apr 10: Provided editing updates to the publisher for author profile and book review articles.  These articles will hopefully show up in targeted print media in the near future.
12 Apr 10: Received the updated book cover design today and it’s ready to go!
31 Mar 10: Provided a few final edits to the back cover text before approving the final book cover design I received this week from WinePress Publishing.
26 Mar 10: Completed a phone interview today with an editor who will write a book review and article for placement in targeted periodicals.
22 Mar 10: Provided my final approval of the color photo insert for the book.
20 Mar 10: Received printed postcards and business cards for marketing.
7 Mar 10: Completed a proofread of the second version of the typeset manuscript. I’m down to just four corrections this time.
3 Mar 10: Provided a final review and minor update to the photo page insert.
2 Mar 10: Provided my final approval of marketing postcards and a minor update to the business cards.
23 Feb 10: Received final versions of the media kit (Press Release and Promo Sheet).
5 Feb 10: Provided my final review and approval for marketing postcards.
3 Feb 10: Provided my final review and comments back to WinePress for the initial typeset manuscript.
24 Jan 10: Provided my final review and approval of the typeset Press Release and Promo Sheet.
29 Dec 09: Completed one more recheck of the media kit before typesetting and I also approved the interior layout design.
22 Dec 09: Completed a second look at the media kit updates and now moving into final formatting (One Sheet, Extended Press Materials, and Press Release).
8 Dec 09: Completed my post-copyedit updates to the manuscript and first look edits of the media kit. Manuscript typesetting will begin after the interior book layout design is completed.
2 Dec 09: Reviewing the first draft of my Media Kit and the copy edited manuscript. Lot’s of proofreading ahead of me over the next several days.
8 Nov 09: Returned my final edits to the publisher. Now moving into copy editing and preparation of marketing approach.
24 Oct 09: I’m still working through some interaction with the editors prior to copy editing.
4 Oct 09: Check out this other classic David & The Giants song, I Was Made For You
3 Oct 09: Received version 2 update to my book cover AND the fully edited manuscript. Time to thoroughly read through the manuscript, provide my approval, and then move into the copy edit phase.
19 Sep 09: Received my first sample edit for Chapter 1. The editor made several wording improvements, as expected. Thankfully, the story is intact and I’m now looking forward to the full edit in several weeks.
3 Sep 09: Had my initial call with the publicist this week and also gave my approval for the front cover design today.
23 Aug 09: A lot of activity this week with the publisher to upload photos for the book and provide marketing and publicity information. This included drafting a number of proposed questions/answers for radio/TV interviews.
11 Aug 09: The publishing journey begins. I signed a custom publishing contract today with WinePress Publishing. This won’t happen overnight–I’m expecting a 10-month development time including full editing and marketing packages.