A well of inspiration and encouragement for Christian writers
From Writer to Author by Caroline Powers “Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:29-30, NKJV). I recently ordered […]
8 Ways to Affirmation: A Writer’s Inspiration Menu by Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6 NIV). Sometimes God’s words of affirmation slip from my memory when I face rejection letters, missed […]
Words as Our Legacy by Tina Yeager “Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord” (Psalm 102:18, NIV). I gaze through my new home’s double-paned windows toward a city of strangers. Engines reverberate, their roars penetrate our walls when countless […]
Be Still by Diana C. Derringer “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10, NIV). I doubt I’m alone in occasionally feeling like a hamster on a wheel, running as fast as I can but getting nowhere. Much of my busyness relates to family, church, and […]
Direct My Writing Paths by Crystal Bowman “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV). Fresh out of college, with a math/science degree in education, I pouted as I drove […]
Yoked for a Balanced Life by Jan Powell “They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (I Thessalonians 1:9b, NIV) Our culture instills the desire to crave great things for ourselves. We’re told to achieve and bask in recognition. But […]
Show Me the Way by Diana Derringer “Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life” (Psalm 143:8, NIV). Written words have filled me with joy for as long as I can remember. My parents treasured reading, and we spent hours devouring books, magazines, […]
Scrooge by Sharron Cosby “It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself” (Proverbs 11:25, TLB). Most of us know the story of […]
Made for This 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 bursts […]
No “Minor” Prophets by Jan Powell “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men” (Colossians 3:23, NIV) Does my writing voice count? Does yours? We peruse thousands of books and wonder where our words fit into the vast ocean […]