George Halitzka
Freelance Writer
502-718-5090 • george@writingbygeorge.com
Recent and Upcoming Publications
- "Leap of Faith" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, September 5, 2010 - "When All Else Fails, Try the Bible" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, August 15, 2010 - "Portrait of a Recession" • Cover feature
LEO Weekly, August 11, 2010 - "When Kids Get Caught" • Feature article
Living with Teenagers, August 2010 - "Unanswered Prayer" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, July 25, 2010 - "DOs and DON'Ts for Young Adults" • Column
Ministry Today, Summer 2010 - "Rock-Paper-Scissors" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, June 20, 2010 - "When the Miracle Doesn't Happen" • Feature article
Boundless, June 18, 2010 - "Miracles Happen" • Feature article
Boundless, June 8, 2010 - Happily Ever After • One-act play
Playscripts, Inc., released June 2010 - "Altar-Building" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, May 23, 2010 - "The Chimney" (Parts I-III) • Short fiction
Boundless, May 11-13, 2010 - "The Decisions Game" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, May 2, 2010 - "Boomerang Kids" • Column
Living with Teenagers, May 2010 - "Responding to Wars and Disasters" • Interview feature
RoundTripMissions.com, May 2010 - "Frenemies" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, March 28, 2010 - "A Place to Belong" • Cover feature
LEO Weekly, March 24, 2010 - "Doubt" (Parts I & II) • Personal essay
Boundless, March 9 & 10, 2010 - "The Sad Truth About Santa" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, March 7, 2010 - "We Want Barabbus" • Dramatic reading
Drama Ministry, March 2010 - "Betrayal and Love" • Dramatic reading
Drama Ministry, March 2010 - "After the Rooster" • Dramatic reading
Drama Ministry, March 2010 - "Paradise" • Dramatic reading
Drama Ministry, March 2010 - "Express Yourself!" • Column
Ministry Today, March 2010 - "Jesus and Pineapples" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, January 24, 2010 - "God Told Me" (Parts I & II) • Short fiction
Boundless, January 21 & 22, 2010 - "Jesus the Rulebreaker" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, January 10, 2010 - "Three Simple Rules" • Short fiction
Boundless, January 5, 2010 - "Death Becomes Us" • Feature article
LEO Weekly, December 9, 2009 - "The Future of Short-Term Missions" • Interview feature
RoundTripMissions.com, December 2009 - "Heart and Mind" • Feature article
RoundTripMissions.com, December 2009 - "Un Americano en Mexico" • Personal essay
RoundTripMissions.com, December 2009 - "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, November 29, 2009 - "No Good Deed" (Parts I-IV) • Short fiction
Boundless, November 5 and 12, 2009 - "BFF" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, September 27, 2009 - "Everett Bradley" (Parts I & II) • Short fiction
Boundless, September 23 & 24, 2009 - "Love Story" • Short fiction
Boundless, September 18, 2009 - "The Truth Hurts" • Ten-minute play
Drama Ministry, September 2009 - "Drinking Blood" (Parts I and II) • Feature article
Boundless, August 27 and 28, 2009 - "Living Epitaphs" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, August 23, 2009 - "Prayer Team" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, August 9, 2009 - "Testimony" • Ten-minute play
Real Time script collection from Lillenas Publishing, released 2009 - "Mustard Seed Holes" • Ten-minute play
Real Time script collection from Lillenas Publishing, released 2009 - "Prepare to Be Amazed" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, July 5, 2009 - "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Bible Study" • Short fiction
Boundless, July 1, 2009 - "I, Pharisee" • Feature article
Boundless, June 10, 2009 - "What is Homeless?" • Cover feature
LEO Weekly, June 3, 2009 - "Acting with a Capital 'A'" • Feature article
LillenasDrama.com, May 21, 2009 - "Standing Out" • Sunday School Curriculum
Real Life Downloaded, May 10, 2009 - "The Slob Reforms" • Feature article
Boundless, May 6, 2009 - "Imprisoned Joy" (Parts I and II) • Short fiction
Boundless, April 1 & 2, 2009 - "The Scribe's Confession" • Personal essay
Boundless, March 4, 2009 - "Extreme Makeover: God Edition" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, February 4, 2008 - "Josh's Time" (Parts I and II) • Short fiction
Boundless, December 25 & 26, 2008 - "St. Nicholas" • Feature article for children
Louisville Courier-Journal, December 15, 2008 - "Church of the Advent talks about hell" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, December 3, 2008 - "From My Love" • Feature article
Boundless, November 26, 2008 - "Behind the Mask" • Feature article
Boundless, November 20, 2008 - "Names and Labels" • Feature article
Boundless, November 14, 2008 - "Music, marriage, and a mosh pit" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, November 5, 2008 - "Doing Drama Right" (Parts 1 and 2) • Feature article (reprint)
WorshipLeader.com, November 1 & December 1, 2008 - "The physics of fright" • Feature article for children
Louisville Courier-Journal, October 6, 2008 - "Shattered" • Ten-minute play
Drama Ministry, October 2008 - "Build-Your-Own Jesus" • Ten-minute play
Drama Ministry, October 2008 - "Worship on the web—surprisingly, it works" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, October 1, 2008 - "Upside Down " • Feature article
Boundless, September 25, 2008 - "St. Michael Orthodox awes and confuses" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, September 3, 2008 - The 20-Minute Challenge • Six-week daily devotional guide (general editor and co-writer)
The Highland Vineyard Church, September-October 2008 - "Hear the Weeping" • Personal essay
Boundless, August 8, 2008 - "The people are friendly, but money talks at Pleasant Grove Baptist" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, August 6, 2008 - "CSI: Louisville" • Feature article for children
Louisville Courier-Journal, July 7, 2008 - "Second Presbyterian Church too highbrow for the Hoppers" • The Church Hoppers (column)
LEO Weekly, July 2, 2008 - "Above the Flood" • Personal essay
Boundless, July 1, 2008 - "A Tiger's Tale" • Feature article for children
Louisville Courier-Journal, June 16, 2008 - "So You Wanna Be a Freelancer" • Feature article
Boundless, June 12, 2008 - "Steeple Chase" • The Church Hoppers (cover story)
LEO Weekly, June 4, 2008 - "Virtual Reality" • Feature article
Boundless, May 30, 2008 - "Basketball Jesus" • Feature article
Boundless, May 14, 2008
George is also a produced playwright—follow this link to view his credits.
Personal Notes
- Married: To Julie, a worship musician and really hot chick (blog.julie-h.com).
- Interests: Theatre, walking, socializing, reading ... and definitely sleeping. (I like to think of it as "passive brainstorming.")
- Favorite Food: Chicago-style pizza, preferably from Gino's East. Outside Chicago, a hot panini from Panera Bread is an acceptable alternative.
- Recent Reads: Scripture—Romans. Nonfiction—How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Foster). Fiction—The Scarlet Pimpernel (Orczy).
- Places I've Lived: Lorain and Elyria, OH; Chicago, IL; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Iowa City, IA; and (currently) Louisville, KY.
- Birthday: October 4. Gift cards and dead presidents are always the right size.
Formal Education
- B. A., Communications • Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, 1999
Updated 8/24/2010