Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 5 Focus: For those teaching continuing education tracks at the conference Scripture: Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. ~Proverbs 9:9 (NIV) Prayer: Dear Lord, We ask for Your protection as …
When Success Doesn’t Follow You—Finding Identity as an Unpublished Christian Author
by Jeffrey Friedel, writing as Jefferson Riede @JeffersonRiede Scripture: “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” ~Philippians 3:7 (ESV) There was a time in my life when I had the titles to back up my name. Lawyer. Executive. C-suite officer. I traveled the world. I stood in boardrooms. I rang the opening bell at …
ACFW 2025 Conference Prayer Day 4 – For Those Unable to Attend
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 4 Focus: For Those Unable to Attend Conference Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)– For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Prayer: …
How Understanding Hebrew Concepts May Revolutionize Your Storytelling
by Donna Wichelman In recent months, I’ve discovered the rich Hebrew concepts of Tohu V’Vohu and Shalom, which have revolutionized how I’ve started to think about my storytelling. This comes at a time when I’m starting to develop a World War II slip-time novel, called the Power of the Thorn, which takes place at a time in human history when …
ACFW 2025 Conference Prayer, Day 3: for Robin Jones Gunn
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 3 Focus: For Robin Jones Gunn – the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Scripture: 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. Prayer: …
ACFW 2025 Conference Prayer: Day 2
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 2 Focus: For the Audio/Visual Team Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 (NIV)– We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by …
ACFW 2025 Conference Prayer: Day 1
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 1 topic: For God’s Presence and Blessing at conference Scripture: Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. ~Psalm 127:1 (NIV) Prayer: Father God, everything we …
ACFW New Releases: July 2025
July 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: Caleb’s Choice by Z Peabody — Caleb Jacobson, rancher, farmer, and a first-generation veterinarian, has always loved to care for animals. When he was given his choice to either stay in the small community and become a full-time farmer or …
ACFW New Releases: June 2025
June 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/ Picture Book: If Jesus Came To My School by April Graney — A young girl learns how Jesus’s love can shine at school through her compassion, kindness, and inclusion. (Children’s Picture Book from Waterbrook/Multnomah [Penguin Random House]) Phooey Kerflooey vs the …
ACFW New Releases: May 2025
May 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical Romance: Mantle by Dana McNeely — Faith. Redemption. The cost of leadership. Will the next generation rise to the challenge and uphold the legacy of Elijah, or will they falter under the weight of the mantle? (Biblical Romance from Mountain Brook …