“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of the scripture, to preaching and to teaching…Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you save both yourself and your hearers.” I TimothyContinue reading ““The Verses that Keep Me Up At Night” – the Risks and Responsibilities of the Christian Writer”
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Just Breathe! The Second Writer’s Conference
So, three weeks after my very first writer’s conference, I sat in on my second. This was the Breathe Christian Writer’s Conference, held in Grand Rapids. Once again, I found myself sitting in a 1-on-1 across from an agent. My session with Cy three weeks prior had me wondering if I should be shelfing myContinue reading “Just Breathe! The Second Writer’s Conference”
Sidebar: The Unforgiving Servant (or The Laurel Mission Trip)
Every other month, my husband guest preaches at a small church about an hour away. He usually asks me to tell a short story before his sermon and back in August, he expected me to come up with a tale. The suggested topic was the story of the unforgiving servant. Its found in Matthew 18:Continue reading “Sidebar: The Unforgiving Servant (or The Laurel Mission Trip)”
“We Can Finally Recycle The Untouched Moment” (or “What Happened at the Writer’s Conference”)
“We can finally recycle the untouched moment,” the keynote speaker told us the first night of the writer’s conference. He went on to explain he had no idea what that meant. It was a snip-it from an in-progress conversation he heard in passing. But it had impressed him enough to remember it and share it.Continue reading ““We Can Finally Recycle The Untouched Moment” (or “What Happened at the Writer’s Conference”)”
The Reluctant Firefly 