Tag: Christianity

  • Take A Moment

    Take A Moment

    By Rue Hart _________________________ Okay, let’s say it together: Life is busy. It can feel like we’re running on a hamster wheel—trying to catch up to time. But what if we could slow it down? Why slow down? Some crazy people actually like the hamster wheel feel! Like myself. And that’s okay. But if that…

  • From the Sky

    From the Sky

    By Lori Scharf ———————— Last week, I found myself on a plane.  I looked down as we climbed higher and higher, and I saw my world. My city, my county, my province, all spread out beneath me. Cars became ants, trees became blurry dots, and roads became tiny ribbons of grey.  I was then struck…

  • Dishes

    Dishes

    By Lori Scharf This is pulled from a short story I wrote last year. This is still the first draft, and the story doesn’t have an ending yet, but here it is. *** Pop and I are washing dishes. He washes while I dry. Peg is out, so Anna sits in her playpen, cooing every…

  • The Game Where Everyone Loses 

    The Game Where Everyone Loses 

    By Samuel James _________________________ I know many of us have compared ourselves to others. We’ve looked at what they have or do and thought, “Hey, I want that too.” I have a confession to make. There was a season of my life where I was a major victim of the comparison game. Let’s just say…

  • Surrounded in Isolation: The Truth About Loneliness

    Surrounded in Isolation: The Truth About Loneliness

    By Natalie Braine _________________________ For the last couple years, I have been living under a rock.  Thankfully not literally, because I don’t bode well with creepy crawlies and slime, but a metaphorical rock.  I went to public school for kindergarten through grade 5, but I was traditionally homeschooled all throughout middle school. My only contact…

  • Life from Death 

    Life from Death 

    By Liberty H. Durmaz _________________________ “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.  John 5:24  The broken glass crunched under my boots. I couldn’t help but wince slightly,…

  • Selling Cheap Jesus

    Selling Cheap Jesus

    By Lori Scharf ___ The other day I started reading Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman. He starts off the book by talking about his preparation for an Easter sermon. He feels he needs to write something that will wow those who only come to church on Christmas and Easter (or as he calls them,…

  • Why Bother?

    Why Bother?

    By Lori Scharf ___ This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. As my life has gotten busier with school, work, and many other responsibilities, blogging seems like just another thing on my plate. Part of me thinks I should just give up the blog for now to relieve stress. The thing is, I…

  • When God Seems Far

    When God Seems Far

    By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8, ESV) “God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not…

  • The End

    The End

    By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.’” (John 11:25-26, ESV) “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3, ESV) This past week we held my grandpa’s funeral in my hometown. It…

  • Interview with Rachel M. Adams

    Interview with Rachel M. Adams

    Hey Rachel, thanks for doing this! Of course! I’m so incredibly honored to be here! Tell us a little about yourself! I’m a homeschooled teenager living in the Rocky Mountains. I live to glorify God with my whole heart. I’ve published a few books now and I pray that continues. Other than writing I like…

  • Perfect People

    Perfect People

    By Lori Scharf ___ “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24, ESV) If there’s anything I’ve learned over the last few months, its that there’s no such thing as perfect people. One part of growing…

  • Writing Heavy Topics

    Writing Heavy Topics

    By Lori Scharf ___ As a Christian, I often come to a quandary: How should I write about dark and/or heavy topics inside of a Christian worldview? I feel like a lot of writers, especially Christians, would rather forget dark topics exist than address them in their writing. They paint a much more perfect version…

  • Trouble

    Trouble

    By Lori Scharf ___ A little while ago, I did a post about trust. This is sort of on the same note, since trusting God is a huge part of getting through times of trouble. You see, there will be hard times. I don’t care who you are or what your religion is, the truth…

  • Interview with Kinsey Holt

    Interview with Kinsey Holt

    Today we chat with my fellow blogger Kinsey Holt of Shine Like Lights about books, writing, and glorifying God. Hey Kinsey, thanks for doing this! No, thank you for having me! It’s great to get to chat with you! You have no idea of the monster you’ve just released, though. I could talk your ear…

  • Interview With A.J. Syngrafèas 

    Interview With A.J. Syngrafèas 

    Today, my dear friend AJ tells us about what’s been going on in her writing journey! Hey there AJ, thanks for doing this! Hello! Thank you for having me! So glad to be here! Tell us a little about yourself! I’m a young fiction writer who writes for the glory of God. I mainly write…

  • Welcome to the Warrior Blog

    Welcome to the Warrior Blog

    It all started when a young girl began her introduction to the world. She was getting older, getting to understand more of the world, and a lot of it was pretty scary.  That little girl had always had trouble with anxiety. She would get the jitters before she went places and didn’t understand why. It…

  • Motivation

    Motivation

    By Lori Scharf ___ This time of year, motivation is very important. This is the time when all our goals and resolutions need to be kept in focus so they can become habit. It’s hard, too. This year a couple of my goals where to write as much as possible and read my bible every…

  • Interview With Lilly N. Belle

    Interview With Lilly N. Belle

    I’ve been waiting for Lilly’s launch for months now, and I’m happy to announce it finally happened!! Today we’re going to talk to Lilly about her blog and why she started it. Hey there Lilly, thanks for doing this! Absolutely! Thanks so much for having me, Lori! This is actually my first guest post, so…

  • In Those Hard Times

    In Those Hard Times

    By Lori Scharf ___ What do we do in hard times? What do we do when our lives seem to be flipping up-side-down and inside out? Because that’s what I feel has been happening to me lately. However, I believe God uses these turbulent times to teach us hard lessons. In my case, trust. Trusting…

  • What Do They Think?

    What Do They Think?

    By Lori Scharf ___ Have you ever wished you could read thoughts? Ever stood in front of the mirror on a Sunday morning and wondered what Mrs. Smith will think of your hair, or wondered what you need to do to get accepted by that group of teens at Youth Group? We all want others…