”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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I spoke at the Northwestern Christian Writers Conference this past weekend, where 675 writers came to learn and be encouraged to take the plunge. This is the message I shared. I was a book editor for over a decade before I realized that Christian writers all share similar delusions about what this work entails. And when I coach writers to
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What if this short message could absolutely deliver what you really want this Christmas? Do you know what that is? What do you really want? Deep down, we all want the same thing. But so often we don’t know it until we can get quiet and listen to our deeper hearts. In fact, I think just doing that–just saying no to the destructive
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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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