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Preparation: Trusting God for the Unknown
If our lives are not immediately transformed, what can we do to expedite the process?
A GPS Lesson for Writers
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. — Lewis Carroll Writers love shortcuts—quick formulas, clever tools, and simple hacks that promise to…
Meeting with God: More Than an Appointment
How are we helped by knowing that God understands us? Our High Priest is easily touched with the feeling of our infirmities, because he was tested in every area just as…
Weakness and Writing: Turning Struggles into Strength
There is great freedom in surrender, because when you surrender you’ve moved past the struggle and can see what's on the other side.
Rest: God’s Design for Renewal
One day we will cease from our own works just as God did on the seventh day. Strive for that place of rest by being fully obedient to whatever God would have you do.
Striving for Excellence
The world does not need more copy-paste Christianity. It needs your voice—anchored in Scripture, seasoned with grace, and flowing with authenticity.
With Truth … Freedom
What must we do to “follow” the Lord? What rewards can we expect from that effort? I have closely followed the Lord’s footsteps, never wandering.
Wasteland Moments
Every life will have some bit of wasteland, some empty lot where daydreams come to be. Learn to spend time there.
Finding God in Life’s Challenges
How do we make the Lord our source of strength? The Lord is my source of strength, my reason for joyful singing, because he is my deliverer.
Making Room for What Matters
Rejected manuscripts fill agents’ and editors’ trashcans and deleted folders because the author didn’t provide a story in which the characters captured their hearts.
Seeing the Signs: Why People Miss the Obvious
What makes “signs of the times” more difficult to interpret than weather? Hypocrites! You can read the signs of the earth and sky to determine what the weather will be.
The Writer’s Edge: Cultivating Sensitivity in Storytelling
If you find yourself having trouble getting into a story you want to tell, it is always a good idea to get up very close and start using your senses.