The Faith Radio Writers Contest is open to all aspiring authors! We are now accepting submissions and votes! Winners will receive registration to the Northwestern Christian Writers Conference in St. Paul, MN and be guaranteed a one-on-one appointment with an acquisitions editor from Bethany House | Baker Publishing Group at the Conference.
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Grandpa George Engler’s gnarled and withered hand laid hold of the smooth coolness of the much smaller one. Her hand, a miniature replica of her mothers, and dimpled above each finger, felt like fine spun glass between his crepey fingers, leathery and spotted from years spent laboring under the harsh Missouri sun. He reached down…
Marilyn Brandon
Bullying 101 I remember sitting there as they mocked my friend. In classic movie fashion, there was one main tormentor with two large sidekicks, the perfect harsh trio. I watched as they tore her down with finely tuned insults and threats. She stared blankly at the lunchroom table, only looking up when her hopes of defending herself…
Rebecca Beresford
Anxiety crusts her skin like scales she must rake off with a toothpick. An impossible task…for her. Her daughters’ giggles combined with the deep tenor of her husband’s voice echo from beyond the bathroom door. Blessings without number. Mercies new whenever dawn sucks away the night. So, why is she aware of His love but she…
Emily Shore
It came out of the blue. The cloud that had settled over the valley opened up and it began to rain in earnest. Clearly my old Ford Focus picked the wrong day to break down. As I struggled to get out of the car, the icy drops pelted my skin. I stumbled then catapulted to the ground, the rocks scraping my knees. Eventually the storm passed,…
Beth Dutton
I have often wondered at the ways that we are called to persevere, and are subsequently strengthened. I wonder at how this leads us to new and unpredictable destinations, only to seemingly begin again with some new mystery, as though we have known nothing all the while. As a child, I never expected that I’d have experience with…
Brett Brinkmeyer
In October of 2016 while sitting at the piano during Worship Band practice I was overwhelmed by the sense and conviction that our church needed revival. I prayed earnestly that God would reveal Himself with undeniable power. I repeated this prayer into 2017, albeit with less intensity. It was God’s prerogative to move or not but…
Charlotte Sterneman
Tears slipped from my eyes as I turned from side to side to study my reflection in the mirror after jumping out of the shower that morning. My head bowed low in shame, I couldn’t even bring myself to look up and give myself the normal pep talk. “You’ve had three kids. You should be thankful that you are healthy. It’s what’s on the inside…
Elizabeth Fry
What follows is a sampling of how, over several difficult years while our oldest son was serving as an Army infantryman, my wife and I sought the Lord and he answered us, how he delivered us from our fears and made our faces to shine (Ps. 34:4-5). In body, our Sam is a native of Korea. In spirit, however, he has always been true-blue “bo…
Chuck Cox
Blazing news crew lights radiate towards me as I grip the podium minutes before giving my first press conference as an attorney. I represent the Traditional Values Coalition and I’m about to pick apart a Governor’s Task Force Report offered in support of a Gay Rights Bill. The press conference concludes without a hitch and the next…
Joseph Field
Radiance, my daughter, Your name means light. Brilliance. You are meant for more than this world. You are made for Eternity. I’ve loved you forever, before you were born until now. And into Eternity when perfect love will be the only expression known. To love as God loves. My health is fragile but you do not need me on earth for…
Susan Harris
Daniel tried filling the emptiness within him with the things of this world - but an encounter with God would change his life.
Kenji Gallo was involved in organized crime and the American Mafia, an informant for the FBI, and then entered Witness Protection Program - but nothing filled the void.
If you lost someone precious to you way before their time, could you still say “God is good?”
