Author Marian P. Merritt on Obedience

When God called me to write for the Christian market in 2003, I dove in headfirst. I was on a mission to learn as much as I could and write as much as possible. I knew it was his call and I never questioned His direction. Until. He asked me to stop writing in 2008 after moving me away from many Christian writing friends, an awesome group of Bible study partners, and...

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Author Marian P. Merritt on Acceptance

There are worse things than being fat. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not advocating being overweight. I’m simply saying that an overweight ego, a heavy judgmental attitude, and a heart plump with hatred on a skinny well-dressed body are far worse things. I’m realizing that the extra weight I carry is not what defines me. I am more defined by how I treat others—my...

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Devotional: The Humanness of Jesus, Take 2

Jesus was human as well as divine. We know this. But was He really human? 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death,...

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Writing With Author Terri Blackstock

When I started writing many years ago, I was a seat-of-the-pants writer. I knew how the story would begin and end, but I didn’t know how I would get there. I would write a scene umpteen times, revising it within an inch of its life before moving on to the next one. I found myself burning out and losing interest by Chapter 3, and I’d start another book, revise, burn out,...

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On Suffering, by Author Terri Blackstock

I wish I could say that I don’t have adversity in my life, that everything always sails smoothly, that since becoming a Christian I have lived a charmed life. But that’s not true. The last decade of my life has been replete with pain, both physical and emotional. Jesus said, “In this world, you will have trouble.” He told us that if we’re to follow Him, we’re to take up...

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Write Like A Nerd by Elizabeth Ludwig

I used to love books as a child. All books. Even books that no one else wanted to read. Now that I have grandchildren, I want them to love books as much as I did, although maybe not for the same reasons. See…I was a nerd, and I read to escape. I wasn’t popular or exceptionally pretty. I wasn’t athletic or artsy. I was one of the kids on the fringe—tolerated, but not accepted....

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Sunday Devotional: What is Love?

I’ll be honest ... I hate writing about love. Love is the one thing we crave above all others and the one thing we’re the worst at, in our own selves. I’d argue that it even comes above money or power, for various reasons. It’s easy to grasp for money and power, but love—the real thing—cannot by its own nature be grasped for. We can’t force someone to love us. We can’t even earn it, not really. And however good or nice or spiritual those...

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An Interview with Author Laura Jackson

1) When working on a manuscript, what do you do when you get stuck? I take a break. I don't plot out my novels, so I just take a few days to think and to pray about what should happen next. I also bounce ideas off my mom. 2) Do you ever read your dialog aloud to see how it sounds? Have you ever performed an action you want one of your characters to carry out in order...

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Author Laura Jackson: Redeeming the Time

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