@LynnHBlackburn About five years ago, I joined Five Forks CrossFit. Me. The girl allergic to exercise now finds herself doing deadlifts, kettlebell swings and burpees. It caught me completely off guard, but I fell in love with it. The other thing that caught me off guard is how much similarity…

@KatyKauffman28 If a great composer took your writing and set it to music, what would its melody be? Our writing emits a song of its own. It could be the thunderous, foreboding tones of a warning; the quick tempo of a call to action; or the soothing notes of a…

@BisbanoWrites Grief paralyzes. I want to forget the sting of death. I’ve been to too many funerals this month, I said to myself, as I remember the blank faces of friends and family who don’t know Jesus.  My heart aches for those with no hope of heaven. My favorite Netflix…

@EvaMarieEverson NOTE: Our regular Conference Prep column will post tomorrow The Selah Awards brought in a higher number of submissions this year than ever before! After months of reading by our judges, the preliminary scores are in. These scores were often so close, my heart ached that they didn’t all…

@LisaCarter27 So, you feel a calling from God to use the talents He’s given you for the work of His kingdom? Congratulations. Now comes the tougher part. The God-directed call to touch readers’ hearts is a worthy goal. But like any ability or skill—athletics, music—writing must be honed. It is…

@Tamela_Murray When I review proposals, one element often missing is publishing history. How do I know this? I own a computer. With a Keyboard. And a Search Engine. Guess What? So do All The Editors. Granted, not every proposal piques my interest enough for me to do a search. But when I get that…