Unflapped by Feelings by Elizabeth Lux

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Unflapped by Feelings by Elizabeth Lux   “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5, NIV).   The temptation to write only when inspired provides a great […]

Picture Window by Gina Napoli

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Picture Window by Gina Napoli   “A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth” (Proverbs 17:24, NIV).   I have a picture window in my office. It’s a clear, plastic cubicle divider that reflects whatever is going on outside. If […]

26 Letters by Brenda Fink

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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 […]

Wait Isn’t A Four-Letter Word by Alice H. Murray

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Wait Isn’t A Four-Letter Word by Alice H. Murray   “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14, NIV).   No schooling or conference training prepared me for one of the biggest challenges of being a writer—waiting. Selecting a viable topic, crafting a well-written work, and formatting […]

The Pilgrim Writer by Felicia Ferguson

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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 […]

Write in the Most Excellent Way by Tina Yeager

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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 […]

Sprawling Fig Tree in Desert region

Yes, I Have No Figs by Gina Napoli

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Yes, I Have No Figs by Gina Napoli   “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people” (Zechariah 8:12, NIV).     In […]

Scalding to Balding by M.L. Anderson

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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

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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 […]

Confident Joy in God-Goals

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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 […]