”A great many Christian workers worship their work….There is no responsibility on you for the work; the only responsibility you have is to keep in living constant touch with God…” – Oswald Chambers, My Utmost, April 23, “The Worship of the Work” This was one of the fastest posts I ever wrote. Sometimes it comes out this fast because the thing
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This may be one of the fastest blogs I’ve ever posted. I wouldn’t normally write this fast, but I’ve listened to about 30 book pitches today as faculty at Mount Hermon, and I’ve got worship to lead in the morning…. I always have an amazing time here. And it’s always because of the new writer friends. I’ve posted about the
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I received a reply email from an author. “Looks like I have my work cut out for me,” she wrote. She’d been a client for several months and I’d sent my final edit laying out several things she’d need to do before and after sending it to the publisher. Yes, you do have your work cut out, I wanted to
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Last week, I wrote about my writer friends and how they have kept me going. I was blown away once again by this huge hidden resource of friends. And the emails and notes of affirmation following that post only proved it all the more. I’m a lucky son of a preacher man. What I didn’t say is how incredibly life-giving it
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They don’t teach you how to be a friend in college. But they should. Hopefully, at some point, you do learn. Probably it takes root in childhood and begins sprouting as we learn to care for each other. It took me a while to learn and value friends. As a kid, I had trouble connecting for the usual selfish reasons. But
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