A well of inspiration and encouragement for Christian writers
Task Accomplished by TonyaAnn Pember “I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do” (John 17:4, CEV). I stared at my computer’s blank screen and the tabs at the top. My email inbox overflowed with newsletters, webinar invitations, and submission […]
Is My Writing a Waste of Time? by Rose Noland “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, NIV). I identify as a doer. I […]
Feast of Writing Flavors by Tina Yeager “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10, NIV). I love the scent of simmering cranberries. The heat cures their best flavors until luscious juice-steam […]
Questions from Elisha by Jennifer Mills Barnes “Elisha said to her, ‘What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have [of value] in the house?’ She said, ‘Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a [small] jar of [olive] oil’” (2 Kings 4:2, AMP). […]
Your Writing Season by Tina Yeager “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth” (Psalm 139:14-15, ESV). […]
Achieving Author Success at God’s Side by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes “With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power, he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by […]
Jump off the Hamster Wheel by Rhonda Dragomir “Faithful is he who has called you; it is he who shall perform it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24, HBPT). Visits to the pet store always brighten my day. Colorful advertisements and images of cute animals line the store shelves. I admire […]
Watch Your Step by Diana C. Derringer “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you” (Jeremiah 36:2, NIV). Hiking can quickly change from breathtaking scenery to a breathtaking fall. We have to watch our steps in order to get where we want to go. If […]
Restore My Joy by Sharron K. Cosby “Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me” (Psalm 51:12, NIV). The pulsing cursor on my laptop screen mocks me with each flashing vertical line. What’s wrong? What’s wrong? The cursor seems to taunt […]
Un-Whined as a Writer by Tina Yeager “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky” (Philippians 2:14-15, NIV). Several family members ventured with me […]