by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel She could not have been more ordinary. Gladys, was also a poor student and had quit school by age fourteen. She grew up to be a London parlor maid with few prospects. But then God got a hold of her heart and after hearing about…

by Ramona Richards @RamonaRichards As some of you may have heard, Iron Stream Media (parent company of New Hope Publishers) has acquired Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas (https://shoplpc.com). That’s good news...but even better, we plan to increase the number of titles produced each year. As a result, we are issuing…

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters… It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 Even though I’m a Christ-follower, I must admit I'm struggling with a concept. I have a problem…

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted “Meme me, Nana!” My six-year-old grandson struck a pose with his Papaw. “Take a picture and meme me.” I’m not sure which is more fun, my grandson or the fact he actually knew what a meme was. I snapped his picture as he held a stick…

by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn Not too long ago, I learned to SCUBA dive. I was so excited! I’ve wanted to learn for a long time. Unfortunately, I was NOT a star student. Oh, I did great in class. All the calculations for pressure and volume? No problem. (Who says…

by Aaron Gansky @ADGansky If you’ve been writing long, you’ve heard all the evils of using the passive voice. It sneaks into our prose without permission, and disguises itself among our active sentences like a malevolent chameleon. But unless you teach English classes in all your spare time, there’s a…