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 […]
Questions from Elisha by Jennifer Mills Barnes
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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 Derringer
Published on :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
Published on :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
Published on :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 […]
Stand Firm by Karen Wingate
Published on :Stand Firm by Karen Wingate “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4, NIV). Some would call it a bad week. A mild heart attack hospitalized […]
Bread of Encouraging Words by Faye Wilson Walton
Published on :Bread of Encouraging Words by Faye Wilson Walton “A friendly discussion is as stimulating as the sparks that fly when iron strikes iron” (Proverbs 27:17, TLB). Mark Twain said he could live off a compliment for two weeks. I wholeheartedly believe that. Words of affirmation are my love […]