Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Health for all attending the conference Psalm 139:14a–I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. God, you are gathering us here with purpose. I pray for each person participating that beginning now you would place a hedge of …
ACFW Volunteer Spotlight
This week’s volunteer spotlight features one of the people responsible for there being an ACFW. As a founding member of ACFW, Lynn Coleman continues to give to ACFW, and we appreciate that willingness.She’s doing an awesome job with the Historical loop–brainstorming ways to make the loop more informative for the members, bringing in author interviews, and compiling sites of interest. …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Eight
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. For a smooth registration Romans 8:28–And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Beloved Father, with excitement and joy, we thank you for working …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Nine
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. For Casey Miller as he finalizes editor/agent appointments Hebrews 4:16–Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Father God, You are the timekeeper of …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Ten
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. The families we leave at home Romans 8:26 – 27: In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Eleven
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. That we mourn with those who mourn Romans 12:15b– . . . and weep with those who weep Father, I come before you today to pray for my fellow writing comrades as they experience the inevitable ups and downs that come with the …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Twelve
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. That we rejoice with those who rejoice Romans 12:15a–Rejoice with those who rejoice . . . Heavenly Father, I pray that, by your gracious spirit of love, we might be happy with those at the conference who celebrate good news. May we rejoice …
Key to a Continuity
I’m so happy to be here. I’m a lurker on the ACFW main loop. I’m on AOL and for some reason, I bounce when I try to comment over there. So … I read a lot of posts and every now and then, I sneak in a comment or two. For those of you who don’t know me well, I …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Thirteen
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. The 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 …
Contests–We love to hate them. But should we?
by Sandra Orchard Every year the writing contest season climaxes with a flurry of complaints on writers’ loops about conflicting judges’ comments and incongruent scores. Been there. Done that. Totally empathize. But…from my experience entering contests is a worthwhile investment. Let’s face it. First manuscripts are rarely contracted, especially if the writer hasn’t invited editorial feedback from people other than …