Topic: ACFW members unable to attend the conference Verse: Jeremiah 29:11–For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Lord, we have all tasted disappointment at one time or another, and for many, it is a disappointment to be unable to …
Letting Your Protagonist Be Super and Human
by Rachel Hauck Did you see the movie, “The Avengers”? Did you like it? I did last year and wow! Another blow-’em-up New York City movie. I think Hollywood needs to get more creative, but hey, that’s me. Poor NYC if anything ever happens to them as depicted in movies! Back to “The Avengers”. Besides Ironman, Thor, Hulk and Captain …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 38
Topic: Robin Jones Gunn, Keynote Speaker Verse: Jeremiah 1:9–Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Lord, please wrap your arms around Robin as she prepares to lead us and inspire us. Hold her close and let her hear the whisper of …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 39
Topic: The conference committee Verse: I Thessalonians 1:2-3–We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers.Verse: Father God, we come corporately before You today to ask for a special and intense sense of Your hand and Your presence on the conference committee, each member who has worked so hard in planning and …
What Coldplay Taught Me About Pitching
by Melissa Tagg Anybody who knows me knows I love Coldplay. Like, soooo much. I’m convinced there’s a Coldplay song fitting for every occasion in life. And one of my great dreams is for someone to someday sing Coldplay’s “Green Eyes” to me. Except I actually have blue eyes, so it’d be kind of weird. But still. I love Coldplay. …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 40
Topic: God’s presence and blessing Verse: Psalm 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain. Precious heavenly Father, We thank you for the opportunity to gather with Christian brothers and sisters, to share our love of and passion for the written word, to …
Fact or Fiction: The Christian Faith
by Bruce Hennigan “The Da Vinci Code” has old over 30 million copies since it debuted in 2003. It has been translated into over 40 languages. Not too bad for a work of fiction that in its author’s own words are based completely on “facts”: “FACT: All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.” …
Writing and Time Management
by Jennie Atkins So you want to write, but you have to hold down your dreaded day job, be super mom, or just get through your never-ending to-do list. There are days you finally drag yourself to your computer and barely squeak out a paragraph or two at best. Or you get sidetracked with e-mails, phone calls, or a hundred …
New Releases: August 2013
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Bride Wanted by Renee Andrews Troy Lee has been writing letters to his future bride since he was a boy. Still, she’s never been more than words on a page…until now. When he meets Destiny Porter, he thinks he may have finally found …
A Dash of Steampunk
by Kathleen Y’Barbo When I mention that my historical romantic suspense series, THE SECRET LIVES OF WILL TUCKER, includes a dash of steampunk, I usually get one of two responses: a wide grin or a confused expression. For those of you who best identify with the confused expression crowd, let’s talk about what steampunk is. Wikipedia calls steampunk “…a subgenre …