2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 11 – Topic: That we mourn with those who mourn Romans 12:15b– . . . and weep with those who weep. Dear Lord, Thank you for the opportunity we have to attend the ACFW conference where we can learn and improve our craft. For some of us the conference experience will be …
Introvert’s Conference Survival Guide
By Leslie DeVooght As we prepare for the ACFW conference, I wanted to share my tips for introverts attending for the first time. Two years ago, I attended my first Christian writers’ conference, and like many writers, I was scared to death. Being an introvert in a crowd of hundreds of strangers seemed like a cruel joke, but everything I …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice (Day 12)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 12 – That we rejoice with those who rejoice Romans 12:15a–Rejoice with those who rejoice . . . Dear Heavenly Father, So often we ask your blessings on our words, and many times see others gain what we desire. I ask that you let not envy or frustration cloud our reaction. Help …
Achievable Believable Character Transformation
By Donna L.H. Smith Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” This verse says a lot about our character as people. It should also be the basis for your …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Hotel Staff (Day 13)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 13 – Topic: Hotel staff I Corinthians 9: 19, 23–For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it. Father, …
ACFW Conference Prayer: For the ACFW Choir (Day 14)
2018 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 14 PRAYER – TOPIC: FOR THE ACFW CHOIR AS THEY PREPARE Psalm 66:1-2 – Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. Heavenly Father, Thank You for the ACFW choir, for the musical abilities You have given them, for their desire to …
If I Could Start Again Writing Christian Fiction
By H.L. Wegley A few months ago I was asked what I would do differently, as a novelist, if I could start again—a complete do-over. In answering this question, most of us would include starting to learn the craft at an earlier age. Now that I am beyond my three-score and ten and into those years Moses called “labor and …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Robin Miller, Conference Director (Day 15)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 15 – Topic: Robin Miller, conference director I Corinthians 15:58–Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. Lord, You have all the answers to all the questions bombarding Robin. Give her the rest she …
The Wonders of the Writing Desert
By Emily Conrad Bats whirled through the air as I left the shelter of our car to walk the short path to the overlook. In pre-dawn Joshua Tree National Park, the fluttering creatures were the only movement I spotted. In a hazy blue distance, the lights of some small city glowed. Opposite that, a soft yellow preceded the sun. I …
ACFW Conference Prayer: Genesis Contest Finalists (Day 16)
2018 ACFW Conference 40 Days of Prayer Day 16 – Topic: Finalists in the Genesis Contest Psalm 135:5-6–For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. Our Heavenly Father, How great You are! We give …