If God is our helper when we write, the stories we build cannot be in vain. — Psalm 127:1
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We have no way to know what miracle God might do, and how he will use our mistakes as an essential part of the process. — Frank Ball
Before the First Word: Where Great Writing Starts
May 31, 2026
Ninety-nine percent of what looks like listening in the world is not genuine listening. It’s just waiting at a stoplight with the mind’s engine running
The Real Enemy: Where the Battle Is Actually Fought
May 30, 2026
What does temptation do, for and against people? People are tempted when their desires take them in a direction different from where God would have
The Hidden Engine Behind Powerful Writing
May 24, 2026
The magic of story is that it allows us to vicariously experience the emotion of the tale and feel it so deeply that it helps
Behold the Lamb
May 23, 2026
From where did John get the term “Lamb of God”? John saw Jesus coming and shouted, “Look. The Lamb of God, who takes away the
