by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman A while back, I was writing a devotional on angels, beginning with the well-known story about a jungle missionary who offended a tribal chief. That night, the chief sent his soldiers to the missionary’s home, intent on killing him. However, when they arrived, they were…

by Blythe Daniel @BlytheDaniel I remember listening to the song in the prime of my junior high days. Taking a road trip with my family and rewinding the song on my portable cassette player. El Shaddai by Amy Grant was my song. God Almighty, yes, that was certainly one of…

By Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites Hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce and a large marshmallow. Live cedar and spruce trees bedecked with twinkling lights and fragile ornaments. Smiling gingerbread cookies. Christmas carols humming from ceiling speakers. Every nook and cranny of the Omni Grove Park Inn…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted Writers use multiple programs, aids, and tools in their writing. We attend conferences to learn new and unique trends and updated basics to help make our writing life easier. One thing we forget is that all writing tools are necessarily about the craft of writing. Sometimes…

By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Can you feel it? There is a noticeable shift in our world, and it happens each year after Halloween. Suddenly Christmas music appears on our TV commercials. I’m talking about the days from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. I label these days “the silent days” because…

by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 The last few years have felt like a whirlwind—world events that shake our sense of safety, unexpected family drama that tugs at our hearts, and even the vulnerable process of searching for a new church home. All of it adds weight to our souls. And as…