Tag Archives: prayer

My Jonah Journey by Julie Arduini

Posted on November 13, 2019 by juliearduini

Have you ever asked people to describe you? It can be humbling. I remember a friend remarking that I was the type of person that would lend her my pants one day but if she asked the next day, I’d … Continue reading →

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I Want to be THAT Author by Julie Arduini

Posted on September 4, 2019 by juliearduini

You know the dream where you’re in a room full of people and you’re not dressed? Well, that’s how vulnerable I feel writing this post. Years ago, moments before I hit the “create blog” button that cemented my surrendering fear … Continue reading →

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The Best Is Yet to Be

Posted on August 28, 2019 by jrcoggins

Over a quarter of a century ago, I was working as an associate editor for a denominational church magazine. The denomination decided to move me from central Canada to Canada’s most western province, British Columbia, so I could connect with … Continue reading →

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A Cosmic Case for Faith?

Posted on June 8, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney, adapted from ANSWERS TO SATISFY THE SOUL: Clear, Straight Answers to 20 of Life’s Most Perplexing Questions Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, was a confirmed atheist. I never met him, but my good friend, actress … Continue reading →

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Tums in My Pocket by Julie Arduini

Posted on January 16, 2019 by juliearduini

I love how God uses the daily things to teach, challenge, and inspire me. Last week of all the things to give me an a-ha moment, it was a packet of Tums. Yep. Tums. My guess is I needed them … Continue reading →

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The Broken Ornament by Julie Arduini

Posted on January 2, 2019 by juliearduini

This season I have been working on my inside. As a woman with confident faith, I didn’t think that was anything I’d be dealing with, especially since this year was significantly better than years past. Funny thing about my plans. … Continue reading →

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Happy 2019 by Tara Randel

Posted on December 31, 2018 by tararandel

I’d like to take this time to wish you a very happy, healthy, prosperous and safe new year. Soon it will be 2019 and we have another wondrous year to look forward to. I don’t know about you, but I’m … Continue reading →

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The Proven Power of Prayer

Posted on December 1, 2018 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney, author of Answers to Satisfy the Soul: Clear, Straight Answers to 20 of Life’s Most Perplexing Questions Some years ago, my brother Tim was driving on a two-lane highway after dark, returning home from college in Southern California. At … Continue reading →

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Blocked Peace by Julie Arduini

Posted on October 24, 2018 by juliearduini

I’m always on the lookout for an opportunity to learn via the everyday things. Recently I had one of those moments thanks to a Peace Race. I heard on the news that there would be a Peace Race, but I … Continue reading →

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Waze Accountability by Julie Arduini

Posted on October 10, 2018 by juliearduini

Recently I re-installed the driving app Waze after I noted what great time my sister and brother-in-law made traveling to and through Baltimore. I’d tried it before but didn’t really understand how to use it beyond finding funny voices to … Continue reading →

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A Holy Calling

Posted on September 8, 2018 by writinginoverdrive

Opinion by Jim Denney “Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book. If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for?” … Continue reading →

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If you build it, He will come.

Posted on May 19, 2018 by pathwaysoftheheart

By Marilyn Turk If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I directed my second writers’ retreat this year. For months beforehand, I planned, prepared, and promoted the retreat, praying and trusting God to make it as successful as last … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for the Blank Page

Posted on March 17, 2018 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney “Almighty God, bestow upon us the meaning of words, the light of understanding, the nobility of diction, and the faith of the true nature. And grant that what we believe, we may also speak.” —Hilary of Poitiers (A.D. … Continue reading →

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Do you dream of being a writer?

Posted on December 30, 2017 by writinginoverdrive

by Jim Denney Mark Twain retreated to a shed at Quarry Farm in New York, where he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne used to write his books in a high tower of his château … Continue reading →

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Unnoticed Moss by Nancy J. Farrier

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Nancy J. Farrier

We have seen so much devastation in recent weeks. Hurricanes. Fires. Flooding. Since I live in the West my focus has been on the horrible fires. Lives have been lost, homes destroyed, beautiful forests ruined. A heartbreaking loss for … Continue reading →