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Sunday’s Coming!

This Easter week, my thoughts turn dark as I look to Friday. Pain. Death. Grief. But Friday is only the climax to the story. It’s not the resolution. It’s not the end. In the words of Dr. E.V. Hill, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming!” Oswald Chambers reminds us that the horrible events of that historic […]

Tears in the Bible

This weekend is Palm Sunday. It’s the first day of Holy Week, a week of extreme emotions, both ups and downs. The week begins with jubilation, climaxes with the most terrible event in human history, and ends with the most wonderful one. And yet as I read over the accounts of the Triumphal Entry, something […]

An Unobstructed Heart

I love the game “I Never.” I always scored big when I pulled out my trifecta of secret weapons. I’ve never had a broken bone. I’ve never had a cavity. I’ve never spent the night in a hospital. I lost the cavity card a few years back, and now the only hand that’s left for me is […]

What’s Wrong with Buzz Words?

You hear buzz words all the time. On the television news, in church services, in business meetings. They are the current jargon used by newscasters and politicians, public speakers and people who want to appear trendy. Or should I say on trend? Writers who use buzz words are lazy. Going forward, be empowered to break through the […]

Saying “No” to Doing it All

Do you ever try to do it all, and in the process, never complete anything? Or never do anything well? I had to give up on the idea of doing everything a long time ago. I like to think of myself as relatively competent and interested, even enthusiastic, about lots of different areas. It killed […]

One of the Hardest Questions: Do You Like Me?

Last week, I had to bury my pride and allow an invitation to be sent to all my friends and acquaintances, asking them, “Do you like Taryn R. Hutchison?” I felt like I was transported back to junior high. Facebook morphed into the friend I used to dispatch to ask a certain boy’s pal to find out […]

Speak Out for the Voiceless

Today, March 8, millions of women around the world will observe a day set aside just for them. It’s called International Women’s Day, and it began in the U.S. But most American women don’t commemorate it. Some don’t even know it exists. International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate and honor women. The first […]

Old Friends Relive a Shared History

My weekend with writing friends, wonderful as it was, quickly became overshadowed the very next weekend. This time, I flew to Orlando (a better place to visit in February than Chicago). This time, I was with friends from Romania. Eight American women, my former teammates who served in Romania right after Communism fell, reunited for four days. […]

New Friends Write a New Story

How to write with fire, like Elijah. Lina Abujamra said, “It’s risky to write. Writers feel things deeply and we care what people think.” Ann Swindell said, that we feel weak as writers. Jesus loves to make weak places strong. Don’t let my voice be silenced. Jen Michel said that Jeremiah’s ministry was one of […]

Singing in the Dark

This morning, when I read my man Oswald in My Utmost for His Highest, I saw a connection with the day. Valentine’s Day. I’m sure Mr. Chambers did not intend this when he wrote his message back in WWI, but I love the timeliness of his timeless words. Song birds are taught to sing in the […]