Tag: Life
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The Void
By Lori Scharf ————————————- Over the weekend I went to see Marvel’s latest film, Thunderbolts*. It was a great movie- just ask the 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes! But I’m not here to give an in depth review. I’m hear to talk about why impacted me. (Raise your hand if you cried in the…
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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…
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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…
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Interview with Valari Western
Hey Valari, thanks for doing this! Tell us a little about yourself! Happy to be here! I decided I wanted to be a writer at age 9, and since then I’ve bounced around several different educational paths toward that goal: high school creative writing classes, a Creative Writing BA at university, and finally the Author…
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Interview with Joseph Brink
Hey Joseph! Tell us a little about yourself! I write scary stories to help kids overcome the scary things in their own lives. I’m a Christian and live in Canada, right near Niagara Falls. Tell us about your writing journey and your current projects! I’ve been writing for all my life. I finished my first…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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Interview with Rue Hart
Today we talk with my friend Rue about the writing process, reading more books, and her current works in progress! Tell us a little about yourself! Hi, I’m Rue Hart. I’m a young writer pursuing a career as an author and as a corporate sponsored coach. I live on a farm with my ten siblings,…
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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…
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Interview with Christopher J. Watt
Today we chat with my friend and fellow author Christopher about writing, publishing, and history. Hey Christopher, thanks for doing this! No problem at all, Lori! It’s an honour to be interviewed. Tell us a little about yourself! First of all, I always like to make it clear that I am a South African writer.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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