Great turnout at my first free writing workshop!

Thanks to everyone who attended my first free writing workshop on April 1, 2011, at the Brew Ha Coffee Shop in Ossian. We had a great turnout!   Sixteen people attended, creating a friendly and interested group. In this day of high gas prices I was honored to discover they came from a variety of... Continue Reading →

Loneliness has its advantages

For three days he was blind and did not eat or drink anything. -- Acts 9:9 (NIV)  The first day of journalism class during my freshman year of college, I sat alone. Everyone else in the class already knew how to write for the school newspaper, having taken the class for it in the fall.... Continue Reading →

Join the Bluffton Christian Writing Club!

If you've always wanted to be a published writer and live in Wells, Adams, Allen or Huntington counties of Indiana (you're welcome to come from further away), you may want to consider joining the Bluffton Christian Writing Club. We meet the second Monday night of each month year-round at River Terrace Estates on the north... Continue Reading →

Are you ready to tell others about God?

  Luke 14:25-33  ‘If anyone does not carry his cross and follow me, he cannot be my disciple.” (v.27) The letter brought me up short. Shelly, a friend in another city, had never shown an interest in God. Concerned, I had written a minister who lived close to her, asking him to make a call.... Continue Reading →

Everlasting Spring

This is one of my favorite devotions. I wrote it a number of years ago when we still lived on a farm. Life was challenging on the farm, but scenes like the one below made it all seem worthwhile. What signs of spring remind you of God’s care?  **   “You will go forth and... Continue Reading →

Tempting!

This devotional idea came to me as I read a newsletter at my church from a family our church supported who lived in the Philippines. Matt and Peggy Littell and their two sons were establishing churches in this country when this terrible accident occurred. Peggy’s response is stellar. I have often prayed for God’s grace... Continue Reading →

House of Hope — Dream Come true

  Tom Felger of Ossian knows what its like to be in trouble with the law. When he was 17 years old, Felger placed a bomb inside a Norwell High School locker to celebrate the last day of his junior year. His little prank blew eight lockers off the wall. Felger recalls sitting on the witness... Continue Reading →

Tribute to my Mother-in-law

Psalm 46: 1:  “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  Twelve years ago today my beloved mother-in-law died of liver cancer. She was a beautiful lady inside and out. We still miss her so much. When she was in the last stages of the disease, she and her husband chose... Continue Reading →

Gospel Music Air Personality Wins State Award

If you like spiritual hymns and music that talks about heaven, then Tim Steffen is your man. Each Sunday morning Tim hosts a 6-hour radio program called “Sounds of Worship” on WNUY. We have it on from the time we wake up until the time we get out of church. It’s a blessing to hear... Continue Reading →

Stories of Hope

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.” I Timothy 12:15   As a writer, I love to write stories of how God has worked in people’s lives. Donna and Thad divorced and later remarried when they allowed God to become central in their marriage. Joe didn’t... Continue Reading →

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