26 Letters by Brenda Fink “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (Psalm 139:16, NLT). We are writers. Everything we create is based on how we put […]
Talking Birds and Why We Need to Write by Sarah Schwerin
Published on :Talking Birds and Why We Need to Write by Sarah Schwerin “But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day […]
When Pencils Become Swords by Michelle Davis
Published on :When Pencils Become Swords by Michelle Davis “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17 NASB). Many days my writing seems fruitless. I struggle to identify myself as a writer. The title holds a picture in my mind of one who has achieved status with works […]
The Pilgrim Writer by Felicia Ferguson
Published on :The Pilgrim Writer by Felicia Ferguson “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage … They go from strength to strength until each appears before God in Zion” (Psalm 84:5, 7, NIV). A couple of years ago, I took a […]
Never Too Old by Sharron K. Cosby
Published on :Never Too Old by Sharron K. Cosby “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five […]
Write in the Most Excellent Way by Tina Yeager
Published on :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 […]
Scalding to Balding by M.L. Anderson
Published on :Scalding to Balding by M.L. Anderson “As for the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, but he is clean,” (Leviticus 13:40, KJV). As a rebellious kid, I disdained rules and advice. When I turned ten, I demanded a new hygienic practice. I no longer desired […]
Paper Missionaries by Alice H. Murray
Published on :Paper Missionaries by Alice H. Murray “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15, NIV). The Christian and Missionary Alliance church my family attended when I was a teenager shaped my view of missions. Missionaries left home and […]
Give Your Way to Success
Published on :Give Your Way to Success by Dr. Katherine Hutchinson Hayes “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you,” (Luke 6:38 NIV). Several […]
Confident Joy in God-Goals
Published on :Confident Joy in God-Goals by Tina Yeager “In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of […]