Spiritual Life
The Pen God Writes With
I love driving by churches and seeing what their signs say. You probably know the signs I mean: “Try God’s retirement plan. It’s out of […]
Spiritual Life
Spiritual Life
NaNoWriMo: Words, Numbers & The Word
November may be the month we writers obsess over numbers as much as we do over words. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is here, and […]
Spiritual Life
When an Author Loses Her Way
My latest novel, Home, is about an author who runs away. But what does it look like when an author loses her way? It looks […]
Spiritual Life
The Joy of the Lord
In the midst of the storm, The joy of the Lord becomes your refuge where you not only survive the storm, But thrive through the […]
Spiritual Life
Joy Comes in the Morning
How can God bring joy from a parent’s worst nightmare, the death of a child? It seems impossible, doesn’t it? That’s what I thought, until […]
Spiritual Life
Writing Past the Doubts
I’ve just broken through a 3-day writing slump. For three solid days I couldn’t write a cohesive sentence to save my life, which thank God, was never […]
Spiritual Life
What Inspires You to Inspire Others?
As Christian writers, we serve a unique purpose: we want to inspire others through our writing, and offer hope to a hurting world. Whether our writing […]
Getting Published
Sharing Your Painful Past with a Universal Audience
Many people have experienced God’s power, mercy, and redeeming grace in amazing ways. The Lord transforms lives as His people courageously testify about the things […]
Spiritual Life
God’s Will is Not Lost: For Those Trying to Find It
As Christian writers we often agonize over God’s will. We want him to direct us to the best agent for us, the right publishing house, […]
Spiritual Life
When You Don’t ‘Succeed’…
A show of hands, please? How many of you have ever claimed this “promise” verse? Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will […]