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Win More than $75 in Tasty Prizes Today—Celebrate the Kickoff of Our Summer...
It’s not too late to join the kick off the Scouting the Divine online summer Bible study (Lifeway). We kicked off on Monday, June 15th with the first session and diving into the meaning behind the...
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Did Jesus Really Call You To Live a Better Story?
Well-told stories capture the imagination, inspire the soul, awaken the spirit. Well-crafted stories can also cast a dark shadow, embed prejudices, invoke enmity. Like dynamite, a well-devised story...
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Why The Season You’re In Is So Complicated
People often use the word “season” to describe their lives. I’m in a . . . good season hard season painful season I’m in a . . . season of change season of new growth season of waiting season of loss...
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How Does A Beehive Reveal the Kingdom of God?
I asked my sweet friend, the Rev. H. Elizabeth Back, an Episcopal priest and beekeeper to share what she’s discovered God through her beehive. I hope her words will be as much of a blessing to you as...
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5 Things Beekeeping Taught Me about God
I want you to meet my new beekeeping friend, Lissa Magnuson. She spent years apprenticing for a beekeeper named, Gary (Different from the Gary in the Scouting The Divine Book and Bible study we’re...
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Your Life May Depend On Doing This One Thing
We’re adverse creatures. Adverse to … pain. hardship. suffering. loss. difficulty. Practice avoidance. Skirt the issue. Run away. But perhaps our lives depend on…. Something else entirely. Today, we...
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Why Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule Doesn’t Work and the 10,000 You...
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell suggests that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice are required to become world-class in any field. Perhaps you heard the same principle touted. The number always felt too...
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Your Next Breakthrough Hinges on Your Ability to Do This One Thing
I never spoke the significance of the day aloud. To friends. To family. To Leif. Even to myself. But the date didn’t escape my notice. I suspect that combination of month and numeral never will. The...
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Why God Uses Vineyard Imagery to Reveal His Heart
I AM the vine. Long before Jesus took on the imagery of the vineyard for Himself, God had been using vineyard imagery to communicate His heart to the people. The Song of Vineyard is nestled in Isaiah...
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Why Dirty Hands Lead to A Clean Soul
Since the launch of the Scouting the Divine summer Bible study, I’ve been playing in our yard—tugging at stubborn weeds, pruning wild shrubs, plucking the never-ending dandelions. I find the Holy...
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Win The Gift Package Fit for a Queen: The Woman of the Bible Everyone Needs...
When my friend, Liz Curtis Higgs, said she planned to pen a book about a woman in the Bible based on 10 verses, I thought, “That’s impossible!” A chapter of a book. A section of a Bible study. A...
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3 Secrets To Overcoming Your Greatest Fears About Writing
Placing words on paper or screen terrifies me. Even now. Even after all these years. Good writing exposes the soul, not just to us, but to those who pass by. Critics and connoisseurs, friends and...
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The 1 Trick to Fight Writer’s Block
At Writers Boot Camp last month, a cadet raised his hand and asked: “I know you have time to write, because you’re a writer, but how am I supposed to find the time to write with a full-time job and...
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3 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me As a Writer
My writing career began as an intern for Christian Retailing magazine. My first published pieces were reviews of books, music, and products in the back of various publications. I spent years honing...
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Do You Have a Story to Tell?
Those who register for Writers Boot Camp in Atlanta, Georgia, November 2-4, 2015 are extraordinary people. Why? Because they share one common trait: they’ve decided to make the dreams of sharing their...
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If You’re Serious About Writing, You Can’t Afford Not to Read This
My friend, Jonathan Merritt, is a guru in the publishing world. He’s an award-winning faith and culture writer who serves as senior columnist for Religion News Service. He has published more than...
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Don’t Miss Your Moment—Only 9 Spots Remain for Writers Boot Camp
For the last few weeks, a single phrase rings through my core: Don’t Miss Your Moment I sensed it when I held my precious five-week-old twin nephews last week. I sensed it when I learned a family...
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Win the Gift Package that Provides Breakthrough & Celebration
When my friend, Jennifer Rothschild, told me about her new book I couldn’t way to get my hands on Invisible: How You Feel Is Not Who You Are. A gifted writer and Bible teacher, Jennifer doesn’t shy...
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What NOT to Do When Your Friend Experiences the Loss of a Baby
Becka Burke, my friend and graduated Writers Boot Camp cadet, experienced one of life’s most tragic losses. Within moments of giving birth, her precious baby, Andy, died. She’s been courageously...
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This One Thing Will Destroy Your Team
Let me introduce you to my friend, Julie. Julie Pierce has one crazy dream: to empower leaders to change the world. She does this through coaching, consulting teams, and speaking around the country....
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