Answering the call to write
About a month ago, several of the Redbud Writers and I sat on tall chairs in Johnsen & Taylor bookstore in Wheaton, and chatted about how to combine motherhood and writing. Some 30 to 40 [...]
Please welcome Frank Peretti!
I have the huge honor of a "virtual visit" today from best-selling author Frank Peretti, as part of the Ask Frank blog tour. I remember reading his book This Present Darkness and being blown away [...]
Free ebook. But why?
For a limited time, the ebook version of Deeper into the Word: Reflections on 100 New Testament Words is available from online sellers for the unbelievable price of "free"! Deeper into the Word is 100 [...]
Discover your strengths, then run with them
The glow of New Year's resolutions still shimmers, though after a week it may be fading. Often, our self-improvement plans focus on overcoming weaknesses. But what if, instead, we put all of our energy into developing [...]
The perfect gift (and the story behind it)
Sometimes the best gift you can give someone is prayer, even if you don't know them. Today, many of us are last-minute shopping and wrapping, desperate to figure out what would be the perfect gift. [...]
Created to create?
Fellow Redbud Writer Shari Dragovich is blogging today about creativity, after reading about the Old Testament word "create" in my newest Deeper into the Word book. She's exploring the lies we sometimes believe about our [...]
Win a book!
The terrific new book giveaway site, Win Books Weekly, is giving away another of my books! Go to the site to get all the details. You can enter the contest via Twitter, or if you [...]
Win a copy of Deeper into the Word
My newest book, Deeper into the Word: Reflections on 100 Old Testament Words, is now in stores. It's been described as "a devotional that helps calm the spirit, enlighten the mind,and provide food for the [...]
Social media marketing
I had the opportunity to speak to some of the finest writers in the industry last weekend, at the MacGregor Literary Marketing Seminar. I talked about social media marketing for books. A classic definition of [...]
Speaking up
Poet Muriel Rukeyser concluded one of her powerful poems about women and art by writing these oft-quoted words: "What would happen in one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open." [...]