One of the first things I teach new writers is to write from your heart. How else will you get your heart on paper? Growing up in school, we are often taught to edit as we write, and to always be thinking through our words. The problem is that our minds often filter out what's … Continue reading Write from Your Heart
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First Steps on Your Christian Writing Path
So you're just starting out as a Christian writer? Or wanting to hear God more deeply in your writing? Maybe you already have a sense of what you want to write. In a writing workshop I taught years ago, a new student said he knew he wanted to write novels like Ted Dekker's. Another student … Continue reading First Steps on Your Christian Writing Path
Why the World Needs Christian Writers
The Bible shows us how God works through the written word. Proverbs tells us that the tongue carries the power of life and death (Proverbs 18:21). You have probably experienced the healing or hurtful impact of words. It shouldn't surprise us that God calls people to write. He puts the desire to write in a … Continue reading Why the World Needs Christian Writers
Your Writing Journey Begins with God
When you begin the journey of Christian writing, or even if you've been writing for a while, it's easy to become overwhelmed. It seems like there are mountains of things to learn: writing voice, structure, editing techniques, how to get published, blogs, which conferences to attend, pitching an agent, devotional writing, freelance writing ... or … Continue reading Your Writing Journey Begins with God
God, Please Help Me Find It
I have a friend whose family lives a rich prayer life every day. They pray over their children and grandchildren each morning ... pray for safety when one of their kids is out driving in the rain ... sit quietly with God and let Him plan their day ... ask God to remind them of … Continue reading God, Please Help Me Find It
God or Gadgets?
I love reading history. In the summertime I'm always drawn to the Pioneers and the Old West. As I was reading the adventures of a wagon train, I wondered - Are we really so much better off now? I read about a tornado that came up on the wagon train. Nowadays, I have electronic gadgets … Continue reading God or Gadgets?
Congolese Cell Phone Prayers
I'm reading a book called The Poor Will Be Glad by Peter Greer and Phil Smith. I highly recommend this book. In the final chapter, the authors introduce us to a Congolese village known for minerals such as coltanite, used to make cell phones. The authors note the irony that, at the time of this book's publication, … Continue reading Congolese Cell Phone Prayers
Prayers for Community Organizations: Junior Achievement
How many children in your community know how to balance a checkbook? How many adults do? Financial illiteracy adds challenges to already difficult situations. If someone is struggling with poverty, not only does that person need employment opportunities and training. He or she also needs life skills to sustain that employment and provide for his … Continue reading Prayers for Community Organizations: Junior Achievement
4 Things to Know about Generational Healing
Generational healing prayers are among my favorites. Why? Because I have seen such powerful changes through these prayers. Consider this: Because of the power of Christ, you have the ability today to stand in for entire generations of your family and repent for generational sin. God can bring redemption and realignment to your family line, … Continue reading 4 Things to Know about Generational Healing
Amazing Dream about Inner Healing
Last night, I had a weird, freaky, but also amazing dream. In the dream, I was placed inside a vision and I was supposed to write about it. I was put inside the enemy camp. I was surrounded by demons of all shapes and sizes, including big ones taller than a two-story building. I could … Continue reading Amazing Dream about Inner Healing
Adventures with God 