by Rose Allen McCauley I have been a member of ACFW for nine years now, since I joined in Sept. 2002, right before the first national conference. Several times at conferences, I’ve heard the statistic that it takes an author an average of seven years from beginning to write to attaining a contract. My contract was awarded at last year’s …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Six
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. For Worship Pleasing to God Psalm 115:1–Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory. Father God, thank you for the opportunity to gather together as fellow believers in you. We ask that as we spend time singing, …
Do What You Are: by Tina Radcliffe
Life is a balancing act, and the words of Alex Cross, in James Patterson’s, Along Came a Spider, “Do what you are,” are a challenge when applied to our daily lives. If you were to list those things that fill your life in order of importance from least to most, how much time would you admit they occupy in your …
Forty Days of Prayer: Day Seven
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 …