Six Tips for Writing Celebrity Profiles

Articles about celebrities are one of the easiest types of articles to sell. Editors know readers want to learn what makes well-known people tick. The good news is that you don’t have to be famous to interview celebrities. My name isn’t Barbara Walters, yet I’ve interviewed Bill and Gloria Gaither, Joe Bonsall of The Oak... Continue Reading →

Church profile: Abundant Life Christian Center

It has been a privilege to interview several dozen pastors from my county this past year to write a series of stories for the Bluffton News-Banner newspaper about their churches. This is one story that is unusual-- the pastor preaches in 2 churches in different places each Sunday a.m.! His wife is an evangelist also.... Continue Reading →

Liberty Center Baptist Church: From Surviving to Thriving

In a change from my regular format of posting a devo each Sunday I’m posting a story about a local church in my area that I wrote for the Bluffton News-Banner with permission of the editor. Each week for the past year I’ve been blessed to interview a different pastor in my county. The stories... Continue Reading →

New Fort Wayne Christian Writing Club is Off and Running!

Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. Hebrews 3:6. Recently I’ve helped start a new Christian Writing Club in Fort Wayne Indiana. I already co-lead one in Bluffton Indiana. The distance between the two... Continue Reading →

Share with Your Preschooler about God’s Love

Play: Assemble these objects—feather; cork; penny; stick; metal paper clip; bowl ¾ full of water. Talk: Look at these items and tell me which ones you think will sink or float in the water. (After child shares guesses, have child place each item one at a time into the bowl). Some items sink (stick, penny,... Continue Reading →

Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Tomlin, Twila Paris Share Views of Contemporary Christian Music

  “Contemporary Christian music lacks depth. The words repeat too many times.”   “I don’t like contemporary Christian music at all. It’s too fast and too loud.”   “Contemporary Christian music is all I listen to and I listen to a lot of different artists.”   ** If there is one subject the evangelistic Church... Continue Reading →

Teaching Preschoolers to Ask for God’s Forgiveness

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 If you’re blessed to care for a toddler or preschooler, take advantage of opportunities to have fun with books while demonstrating a biblical theme. Here’s an idea for implementing an activity, a Christian value and the reading of... Continue Reading →

Small Churches Offer Opportunities to Love Jesus

    Climbing big steps to enter a brick building through heavy wooden doors may not sound like something a five-year-old would enjoy, but I couldn’t wait to go inside!   My Sunday school teacher, Miss Winnie, had big teeth, lots of white hair, and a funny voice that sounded like she spoke through a... Continue Reading →

Appearance Isn’t Everything in God’s Eyes

I work in a public middle school library. We begin classes tomorrow. I wanted to promote a devo here that had something to do with school/reading. This devo about the origins of a famous book /author seemed appropriate. Besides the message of the devo think about this – God inspired this author to create beauty... Continue Reading →

Taming Temptation

    For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. (Hebrews 2:18, New American Standard Bible)   The wind whistled through my ears and tears gathered in my eyes, blinding me. Desperately, I tried to grasp the reins... Continue Reading →

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