Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 21 Focus: For Conference Veterans Scripture: Proverbs 27:17 (ESV) — Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Prayer: Dear Lord, How wonderful is Your guidance in helping writers attend this conference in person each year. Much of an author’s time is spent …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 20
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 20 Focus: For all attending to rest in God’s timing for their lives Scripture: Psalm 37:4-5 (ESV) — Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and …
Countdown
By Mitchell S. Karnes They say, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” If that is true, I’m ecstatic. Book one of my Abbey Rhodes Mystery series, Water Grave, was released on January 29, 2025. One month ago, book four, Countdown, came out, and now I find myself in the depths of book five, which is currently titled Closure. It has …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 19
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 19 Focus: For the finalists in the Carol Awards Scripture: Psalm 31:14 (NLT) — But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!” Prayer: Father God, we come to you asking for your peace to surround the Finalists for the …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 18
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 18 Focus: For the Conference Volunteers Scripture: Psalm 28:7a (NIV) — The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and he helps me. Prayer: Dear Lord, today we pray for our conference volunteers. Please send Your love and …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 17
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 17 Focus: For all attending to have a servant’s heart toward those around them Scripture: John 13:34-35 (NIV)– “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 16
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 16 Focus: For the technology to work at conference Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:33a (ESV) — For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for giving us the ability to serve you through writing. As we …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 15
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 15 Focus: For First-Time Attendees Scripture: Philippians 4:6 (NIV) —Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Prayer: Father, I pray that you will be with those who are attending …
ACFW 2026 Conference Prayer: Day 14
Please join us in today’s prayer, written by a member of ACFW’s Forty Days of Prayer team. Day 14 Focus: For Conference Staff Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (NIV) — We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayer: Lord, we thank …
ACFW New Releases: August 2026
August 2026 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Not My Hero by Michelle Bolanger — She lost everything… except the chance to begin again. He has everything… except the freedom to follow his heart. “Not My Hero” is a modern retelling of the Biblical Book of Ruth. (Contemporary …