Post Tagged with: "christian"

/ March 28, 2013 3:45 am

Run To You

Have We Been Looking for Love and Security In All The Wrong Places? By Cindy Lumpkin April 01, 2010   You are an independent woman. You have a successful job that others would kill for; you have a fabulous home and supportive girlfriends. You are the personification of the perfect 21st century woman, yet you can’t shake the feeling:  your [...]

/ March 15, 2013 1:04 am

Collateral Damage

Eliminating the Casualties of Friendly Fire By Kairis Joy Colter Burt 03/15/2013 “Only the Christian army turns around and shoots their wounded.” – Clifton Adams I’ve seen many mistake argument for intellect. I’ve seen charisma mistaken for anointing. I’ve even seen “feel good” doctrines lead to a sense of superiority, and superiority doctrine accepted as truth. All of this, from [...]

/ March 14, 2013 11:59 pm

It Doesn’t Take All of That!

Unnecessary Sex Scenes in Novels By Tahnee Jones 03/15/2013   One woman that I can honestly say that I look up to in the writing world as an inspiration is Kimberla Lawson Roby. As I read her book, “Be Careful What You Pray For,” for the first time on a twelve and a half hour road trip across the county, [...]

/ March 14, 2013 11:59 pm

Book Review: Anything

Anything by Jennie Allen By Brittney McCook March 20, 2013   I walked into my local Christian bookstore looking for a good summer read that I could sink my teeth into for a week. My family’s semi-annual beach trip was still a few weeks away when my eyes fell upon the book Anything by Jennie Allen. The title alone intrigued [...]

/ March 14, 2013 11:59 pm

An Author Who Inspires Me: Francine Rivers

Fiction Gets Real In Rivers Novels By Keshia Smith 03/15/2013   I have a general disinterest in most art forms considered “Christian.” It’s not a full dislike… I appreciate the heart behind it, the fact that someone was trying to share their heart, and convey a positive message with the world is admirable. However, I can’t help but find a [...]

/ March 14, 2013 11:59 pm

A Minute with Marian

How One Woman’s Honesty Inspired Me to Write  By Brittney McCook 03/15/2013   “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of [...]

/ March 14, 2013 12:59 am

Confessions of An Approval Addict

Clearing out Emotional Clutter…Once and For All!   By Kairis Joy Colter Burt 4/19/2012   I’ve been thinking a lot in the last year about the role of faith, hope, and trust in my life; and how I apply those elements to relationships. It seems there is an unspoken agreement that whichever person has the most of any of the [...]

/ March 14, 2013 12:52 am

Are You Really ‘Keeping it Real?’

Awareness of Your Motives is the 1st Step to True Authenticity   By: Magaline Harvey Date: March 15, 2012   This article hopefully will become a judge-yourself-moment,  in a non-threatening way. As yourself:  Are you real? Do you connect easily with others on topics of conversation and stick to your views? Do you have authentic viewpoints, or do you use [...]

/ February 28, 2013 11:59 pm

Why I Write

To Write is to Inspire By Keshia Smith 03/01/2013 I read something about vampires recently. It wasn’t about the Twilight series, either. It was a quote from a writer by the name of Junot Diaz about how vampires are not reflected in mirrors. It said that if you want to make a human being into a monster you deny them, [...]

/ February 15, 2013 11:30 am

February 2013 Editorial: A Love Defined

What is This Thing Called Love, Really? By Tameka Williamson 02/01/2013   “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” – 1 John 3:18  “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law” – Romans 13:8   February is what most people consider [...]