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October 6, 2015

A Voice for the Voiceless

I’m angry. It brings out the “Mama Bear” in me when I hear stories like the one I heard yesterday (names changed). Belinda has a son who has special needs. She did what she was told and enrolled him in […]
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Published on October 06, 2015 09:23

October 2, 2015

Author Profile: Sally Meadows

Today I’d like to introduce you to another InScribe friend, Sally Meadows, who is an author and recording artist: Sally Meadows is a two-time national award nominated singer/songwriter and author. In 2015, she released two children’s books, Beneath That Star and The Two Trees. […]
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Published on October 02, 2015 05:24

September 24, 2015

Author Profile: Marcia Laycock

Today Marcia Laycock is my guest: I’ve lived a short distance from the Arctic Circle, in Dawson City Yukon, and two degrees off the equator in Papua New Guinea. But I now make my home in central Alberta Canada where […]
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Published on September 24, 2015 05:18

September 22, 2015

Author Profile: Jack Popjes

Today my guest is Jack Popjes: Jack started writing stories for missionary newsletters during the decades he and his wife were Bible translators in Brazil. For the past twenty years, he has blogged weekly on missions, church, and Christian spirituality. […]
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Published on September 22, 2015 05:34

September 17, 2015

Author Profile: Loretta Bouillon

In the next few weeks, I’ll be introducing you to some of my author friends who also contributed to 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers, published by InScribe Press. Today’s guest is Loretta Bouillon (https://lorettabouillon.wordpress.com/) who says: I am a homeschooling mother of […]
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Published on September 17, 2015 04:00

September 14, 2015

Announcing: 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers Blog Hop

In July I told you about the launch of a new e-book called 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers. I appreciated the opportunity to not only have my article, “Fit Writing Into a Busy Schedule” included, but to also help put […]
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Published on September 14, 2015 07:00

September 8, 2015

Fleeting Glimpses of Beauty

The other day I received a photography tip that suggested carrying a spray bottle around to enhance pictures of flowers etc. This morning as I walked my children to the bus, I was delighted to see that God decorated my […]
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Published on September 08, 2015 09:08

September 3, 2015

When Life Takes a Surprising Turn

This morning I read a devotional called, “Live where you Land,” from Moments of Peace in the Presence of God. The author recounts the story of a balloonist who carefully plotted his way, only to have wind blow him places he never […]
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Published on September 03, 2015 05:37

September 1, 2015

Writing as Community Workshop at When Words Collide

Richard Harrison, a professor who teaches writing at Mount Royal, shared the concept of writing as community during the 2015 When Words Collide conference. (This is a process he’s participated in for over 20 years.) Instead of the usual chairs […]
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Published on September 01, 2015 07:51

August 27, 2015

Who or what do you worship?

Whether we realize it or not, we all worship or at least give priority to certain things in our lives. Sometimes we are very intentional in how we use our time. At others, we get to the end of the […]
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Published on August 27, 2015 07:17