We All I wanted them to love me Or maybe just accept me Didn’t we all worship Christ as Lord? I didn’t fit their notions I had all the wrong emotions Sometimes I felt too weak to face the sword I read and loved the leather Book My gaze became a defeated look I wished […]

Facing Your Fears with Faith Humorist Debora M. Coty Uses Wit and Wisdom to Help Women Conquer Their Fears As much as we would hate to admit it, most of us struggle with some kind of fear, worry or anxiety on a regular basis. Whether the fear is something that seems insignificant to some (like […]

I recently pushed myself out of my comfort zone and started an art journal. This is big for a girl who has spent most of her life telling herself she “can’t do art”. As a writer, I’ve always considered myself an artist in a broad sense. At any mention of it, however, I would always […]

Author Bo Stern gives perspective on facing our giants and stepping off the battlefield in victory No one enjoys going through the struggles of this life, and no one enjoys suffering. However, as author Bo Stern writes in Beautiful Battlefields (NavPress / February 15, 2013 / ISBN: 978-1612913193 / $ 14.99), God uses our darkest moments to shape us […]

Like some bloody-faced bad guy from a horror movie pulling me into his chest, the heavy arms of overwhelming fear wrapped me tight. The digital radio on the nightstand glared green: 3:00 a.m. A fuzzy apprehension gripped my brain while a heaviness crushed my throat. My heart shot out erratic electrical impulses, and I could […]

Column Post by Aj Luck “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T. S. Eliot Writing has always been a comfort to me, so when I found myself in an ugly, uncomfortable abusive marriage several years ago I found solace in my journal. In 2000 I […]

Join with us for a “Write here–right now” journaling experience–a chance to Write Where It Hurts in a safe and intimate setting within the walls of our Facebeook group, Hope for the Hurting Woman. Each week, I {Jo Ann Fore} post a writing prompt. You, and others in the group, will have the opportunity to […]

It came in my email, and I stopped to read. I don’t always have time to do that, but today I did. What I read made me want to laugh and weep at once, a mingling of joy and crushing grief. But mostly hope, and here’s why. What I read about was a friend who […]

by Rita Schulte Have you ever done a good work and later realized it was more about you than the person you were doing the good work for?  Ever served tirelessly but been tempted to focus on yourself and the payoff you might get instead of the glory that belongs to God? You’re not alone. […]

  Gina Holmes is the founder of Novel Rocket and a PR professional. Her bestselling novels Crossing Oceans and Dry as Rain were both Christy finalists and won various literary awards. Her latest novel, Wings of Glass, released February 2013 and has earned a starred review from Library Journal, a Romantic Times Top Pick and a Southern Indie Bookseller’s […]