By Dana Mentink Christmas gives me ALL the feels! Every year I find myself wanting to relive all those special nostalgic moments from holidays past. Certainly Christmases have changed lately, with several tragic losses in the Mentink clan. I’m sure we’ve all got stories about holidays missed and mourned. Nonetheless, I persevere in hanging onto those precious holiday moments of …
Christmas Quotes by Writers
By DiAnn Mills Have you ever read what other writers have said about Christmas? Curiosity, like a writerly-child (I made that up), propelled me to explore several quotes. These are so special that I wanted to share twelve of them with you. “Do give books—religious or otherwise—for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.” ~Lenore Hershey “Christmas! ‘Tis the …
Christmas Musings and Reads
By Marguerite Gray Hello, fellow readers and authors. Tis the Season for a lot of things. It is the joy of Advent—a time of anticipation as we remember our Savior’s birth. What are some of your “Tis the Season” activities? I start anticipating the season with an abundance of Christmas novels and novellas that I have collected since January. I …
Worthy Words: Prophetic Plots
By Christine Sunderland We are in the season of prophecy, of Advent, in which Old Testament lessons foretell the coming of the Messiah in Bethlehem, and also envision the Second Coming, the Apocalypse, the End of Days when Christ returns “in a cloud with power and great glory.” (Luke 21:25+). A third “Advent” is the coming of Our Lord into …
Godward God Words
By Sally Jo Pitts As Christian writers, we search for inspiration to pen words that will inspire, touch hearts, and leave spiritual impact. I have a close friend, Jim Ward, who is the author of several Christian songs. I love the story behind the inspired words to a Christmas song that he wrote. In the late 1980’s, Jim had been …
10 Ways a Writer can Give This Christmas
By DiAnn Mills Writers treasure giving Christmas gifts that are meaningful and personal. In the season‘s busyness, we too often become overwhelmed. We love every moment from November through December … parties, family time, worship, decorating, and the list goes on. But sometimes our ideas hit zero in the gift department. On Christmas Eve, we have nothing to wrap because …