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The Risky Business Of Writing About Culture Conflict

My call is to write about living Christian in a secular world. That puts me on a sharp edge. The cultural conflict between Christian thinkers and secular thinkers hones a fine edge. Anyone trying to walk on a knife edge wants to find a broad, flat, comfortable place to walk and get away from the […]

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Worshiping Through Writing

There was a time in my life where I equated worship with only music. I knew in my head that wasn’t the case, but every time I thought about worship, it always involved catchy melodies and acoustic guitars. I knew it was possible to worship without music. It just didn’t really sink in until I […]

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8 Ways to Serve Others That Will Make You Like Jesus

We are living in a time when everything is causing us to click here or download this. Those aren’t necessarily bad things, but we tend to lose focus incredibly easy with all that is going on everyday. We forget that we need to learn to serve others through our actions. If we’re truly trying to […]

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Finding My Writing Voice By Hearing His

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” — Psalm 95:7-8 Thirty years in ministry left her with a small mortgage, few close friends and a husband who unexpectedly left her. When he died, he carried her usefulness with him. She’ll spend her remaining days pinned to a blue wing chair and her […]

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What Is Christian Writing All About?

Ever since I got serious about writing, I have been besieged with advice on what to write, how to write, and how to sell what I write. I have attended conferences, online and in person. I have read books and blogs and email from fellow writers. Like most writers, I go through seasons when I […]

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5 Options To Consider For Any Writer Who Is Tired

I’m tired. I bet you are too. It seems like life pulls from ten… one hundred… a thousand directions at once.  Often we are left with no time or energy to get it all done, finally falling into bed only to start all over in a few hours. For many of us, writing is not […]

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Obedience: The Key To Writing

“It’s OK to be afraid. It’s not OK to be afraid and disobedient.” ~Chip Ingram Yesterday I attended the Philadelphia Writers Conference held at the Philadelphia Biblical University. I have been struggling with writing recently. So, a colleague of mine encouraged me to attend the conference even if it was just for a day. I […]