This Is the Way; Walk in It by Jasmine Chen Gatti “And your ears shall hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left” (Isaiah 30:21, (ESV). Instead of heading south after […]
God’s Good in Our Gray Mess
Published on :God’s Good in Our Gray Mess by Cindy Carraway Williams “…for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13, NASB 1995). I sat at my desk and typed a scene in my manuscript. A glance at […]
Upheld
Published on :Upheld by Marcia Gunnett Woodard “But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30, NASB). Do you recall the childhood puzzle game, “What’s Wrong with This Picture?” Has God ever played this game with you? Not long […]
Loneliness: Working from Home
Published on :Loneliness: Working from Home by Kara Silvers “The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail” (Isaiah 58:11, NIV). I yearned to work from […]
Destination Publication
Published on :Destination Publication by Penny Cook “You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail” (Proverbs 19.21, NLT). My hopes lay shattered before me. Had I read God wrong? Did I quit a job I loved for nothing? I felt led to leave my career as an […]
The Rock of a Writer’s Path
Published on :The Rock of a Writer’s Path by Tina Yeager “For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure” (Psalm 18:31-32, NIV) As I hiked over icy trails, I didn’t trust my footing on […]
Help for Writer’s Block
Published on :Help for Writer’s Block by Maureen Miller “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:3, ESV). There are times my mind feels as empty as the blank screen or page before me. Though I hold […]
Look Again!
Published on :Look Again! by Kelly Evans “…and [Elijah] said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So, he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small […]
Real, not Artificial
Published on :Real, not Artificial by Jan Powell “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined […]
Excuses, Excuses
Published on :Excuses, Excuses by Donna Mumma “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying ‘Write in a book for yourself the words that I have spoken’” (Jeremiah 30:2 NKJ). We writers are a peculiar lot. A passion for words fills us. We observe the details and events surrounding us, […]