A well of inspiration and encouragement for Christian writers
Winter Rest by Wemi Omotosho “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, ESV). In 2020, as the world stood gripped in the throes of a pandemic, words poured out of me in prose and verse. Some days I couldn’t sleep for […]
Called and Held for New Things by Tina Yeager “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you … a light … to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who […]
Revelations at Chuck E. Cheese by Emily Shanahan “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all […]
When I Gave up Writing by Christy Bass Adams “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33, ESV). I imagined being an elementary educator for life. The children captured my heart and teaching flowed through my […]
Strength on Wilderness Paths by Tina Yeager “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to […]
He Works in the Waiting by Betty Predmore “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV). Does any writer like waiting? Maybe you relate […]
The Nagging Nudge by Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes “This is what the Lord says—your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; ‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go’” (Isaiah 48:17, NIV). In my senior […]
When My Plans Fall Apart by Tina Yeager “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17, NIV). The opportunity to speak had arrived at last. As I practiced my talk for the evening one last time, the prop tumbled from my nervous fingertips […]
The Reason I Write by Barbara Latta “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15, NKJV). At times, the whispers of doubt about why I write taunt my mind. Why write […]
From His Mouth by Yeny Maria Rowley “For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6, NIV). My daughter loves learning about different animals on YouTube videos. Because of this exposure, she favors one particular stuffed animal in her possession who she affectionately […]