By Wendy Parker Love. Why is it the first of the fruits mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23? Well, I believe it’s no accident that the Spirit placed it first on the list because unless we love first and know that we are loved, all the other fruit of joy, peace, patience, kind-heartedness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control will …
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#Throwback Thursday | A Response to My Spam Comments
It’s Throwback Thursday, which means I’m republishing one of my older blog posts. I don’t have a problem with spam comments any more and I can’t even remember when I first wrote this, but reading it still gave me a giggle. I hope you enjoy it. I went through a short period where my reviewing …
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Writers Life | Flights of Fantasy
By Jeanette O’Hagan “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” C. S. Lewis Not everyone loves fantasy or, fiction for that matter. ‘I prefer reality,’ they say with that do-you-have-two-heads look. The implication is that fantasy is escapist or childish or somehow suspect. Now, I get it. Readers have …
Writers Life | Persuasion: Yes, No, Maybe
By Meredith Resce The Write and Rong Weigh two Rite Don’t adjust your television set, people. All words in the title are spelled correctly, and when placed in that order form a context which reveals the meaning. But they are homophones of the words which I should have used. ‘Thank you, Captain Obvious.’ Speaking of …
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Writers Life | Where Do Stories Come From?
St Cuthbert from Durham Cathedral By Donna Fletcher Crow Ever wondered where stories come from? Durham Cathedral My first visit to Durham Cathedral was an overwhelming experience. High atop a rocky plateau that is one of the most ancient places of worship in England, the early Norman cathedral rises at one side of the green, …
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Throwback Thursday | Who Am I Writing For?
Today for Throwback Thursday we are reposting a post from Rose Dee first published several years ago. I had no specific plan in place when I sat down to write my first novel. I didn’t seriously consider that I would become an author, nor did I have great ambitions for publication. I had decided to …
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Devotional | Trusting in the Process of Life’s Journey
By Sally Hewitt Oftentimes, it is easy to forget that it is the journey we are supposed to value and enjoy as much as the desired outcome. I find myself wanting the job finished, the research done, the piece written, instead of pausing to genuinely relish the process. It makes me wonder if there’s a …
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#Throwback Thursday | Six Myths Non-Writers Believe
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a writer. But you weren’t always a writer. Once upon a time you were a reader and—perhaps—an aspiring writer. Like me. I’ve always been a reader. A bookworm, if you like. And like many readers, I also wanted to be a writer. Specifically, a novelist. I won two school …
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Devotional | When God Puts Us In His Waiting Room
By Laurie Wood I have been fighting with my vision since 2019, before we knew the world-wide pandemic would hit. I was suffering from cataracts in both eyes and was scheduled for surgery in March of 2020. Well, we all know what happened then! In Canada, everything that was “elective” was canceled and I was …
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Writers Life | The Words Keep Coming
Post-Covid apathy is real. For some, it leads to the Great Resignation, burnout, languishing, indifference, or the Great Whatever. Whatever it is, I seem to have it, and so do many other creative people I know and work with. In 2020, as the world locked down, I decided to use the time of seclusion as …