by Sarah Van Diest @SarahVanDiest The faith of a mustard seed is small, yes? Quite small. I wonder if this kind of faith is any more than just a simple hope that what we long for might possibly happen. If asked, we could hardly identify our tiny seed as faith…

by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel When I arrived home from the conference Sunday evening, I realized a hitchhiker had accompanied me in the door. His name was Worry. At once, he set to work bringing up all those things that had conveniently been dormant while I had focused on an…

by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel She was waiting by the sink in the ladies room as I began washing my hands. “Excuse me,” she interrupted, “But the Lord has given me a prophetic word for you.” I was in Colorado Springs for meetings with my literary agent and publishers. Honestly,…

by DiAnn Mills @diannmills Writing is a series of keep on keeping on. Our minds are geared toward the latest project while balancing social media and staying up to date on the craft and changes in the publishing industry. We waken at 3 a.m. with a forgotten deadline looming over…

by Sarah Van Diest @SarahVanDiest The Entry Picture yourself sitting where you write. You have your keyboard or your pen and paper, however you write, and you are ready to begin your work for the day. The ambiance you love writing in has fully surrounded you. Perhaps it’s the warm sun…

by Alycia W. Morales     @AlyciaMorales The first year I attended the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference was 2010. I'd been crying out to God asking what He wanted me to do, as I'd spent so much time serving my husband, our four children, and the church that I felt…