A well of inspiration and encouragement for Christian writers
For Such a Time as This by Maureen Miller “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as […]
Write in the Most Excellent Way by Tina Yeager “Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging […]
Fragrant Authenticity of Word-Offerings by Tina Yeager “… God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume. Our offering to God is to be the perfume of Christ that goes out to those who are being saved and to those who are being lost” (2 Corinthians 2:14-15, ERV). […]
Cheering for the Team Win by Tina Yeager “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV). Warmed by powerful lighting through the award ceremony for the past two hours, every surface of the stage glowed. Dozens […]
True Harmony by Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes “Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Corinthians 13:11, NLT). I like […]
Rethinking Motivations by Amy Rohrbaugh “And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself’” […]
Willing to Suffer Rejection? by Tina Yeager “Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’” (Matthew 21:42, NIV). Decades ago, the call to write stirred […]
Word of the Year by Tina Yeager “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path” (Psalm 119:105, NIV). The blank page glared. A void pierced my thoughts and burrowed, deepening the ache within my chest. Chapters, outlines, and scenes had eluded me this season, but […]
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 […]
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 […]