by Jan Johnson A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my book giveaway drawing… you know, the drawing nobody entered? Well, I wrote about it partly to tell you where the book ended up, and partly in the interests of full disclosure–I don’t want to give a false impression that I’m some wildly popular, […]
by Ashley Hales Shivering in this northwesterly wind, I sit on the edge of dirt and pavement: this juxtaposition between organic and man-made. This concrete worn and utilitarian next to the unadorned simplicity – almost vulgarity – of the dirt. We are stuff just as these. Stones pulverized and fashioned into meaning. Organic material who […]
by Ashley Hales We almost moved to Portland in 2009 to do an apprenticeship with a church. We fell in love. We wanted to be downtown people. We wanted to walk on lazy Saturday mornings with a cup of hand-crafted coffee and browse in Powell’s. We ached for urbanism, books, meaning, and craft beers. We […]
By Liz von Ehrenkrook “I love how much energy you have!” I laughed, “This isn’t typical of me, I’m not usually excited about being social; but being with My People, I can’t really help myself.” This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Faith & Culture Writer’s Conference in Portland. If you’re a […]
By Leanne Sype There’s something I haven’t told you because I’ve been fearful. I thought I was being humble. But this past weekend I attended the 2015 Faith and Culture Writer’s Conference, which turned into two-day therapy-retreat where I cried a lot and got really depressed before I became inspired. I was hindered to inspiration because I […]
By Chara Donahue In my stocking this past Christmas was a gift from my husband. A small little piece of torn notebook paper with “one writer’s weekend” scrawled across it. My husband had asked me what I wanted, and I told him a weekend of quiet to focus on writing. He gave the okay with […]
By Dawn Klinge And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. -Philippians 1:6 Facing the computer, blank screen in front of me, silently, I will the words to come forth. Nothing happens until my fingers hit the […]
By Romal Tune So where do I begin? If I had to some up the 2015 Faith & Culture Writers Conference in one word it would be “refreshing.” I’m on the road three weeks a month each year speaking or teaching at conferences or other venues. But this conference felt different. It was more like […]
By Cornelia Becker Seigneur What an amazing experience at our Faith & Culture Writers Conference this past weekend! I am exhausted and over-did it and felt it at night. I needed to rest more during the days. I will pay later for it later. But, I am so grateful to be alive (truly!) And, […]
By Carly Gelsinger I discovered the danger of my body on a packed bus in Timisoara, Romania. I stood with fifty American teens on a mission to share Jesus, and probably another fifty Romanians trying to make it to work on time. I could smell intense body odor from people reaching up to grip the […]