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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“I don’t get it! ‘Today’? That’s my word, Lord? What does ‘Today’ even mean?” While at a women’s conference a few years ago, we prayed and asked God if there was one word He would give as a personal encouragement. I wrote my word on a rock as instructed and placed it on my desk. The hubs and I had just watched the movie “Luthe…
Renee Putnam
Mae had overslept. A small panic hit her heart, picked up rapid pace, flowed through her chest, rose-up to her throat and caused the muscles in her body to spring into an upright position. She was late again, which meant the switch. As Mae pulled back the curtain from the cart where they slept, the cool dew of the morning was cleansing…
Shannon Christensen
Carpenter Ants Exterminated by Applying God’s Word It was a blustery bone chilling damp day; not at all surprising for March in Minnesota when spring flirts with winter in a rendezvous of rain drops amidst swirling snowflakes. My faithful friend Corine, partner in crazy adventures for over five decades now, reminded me that she…
Patricia Wittkop
As Mother’s Day approaches many will celebrate with the children in their lives, the sweet homemade pictures to hang on the fridge, the neighbor’s flowerbeds that may become much lighter from that sneaky little toddler bringing in a fresh bouquet to which only a mother can understand the innocence behind such an act. Now imagine…
Diana Gradine
Obedience First “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Psalm 34:4-5 NIV The early morning hours of February 15, 2018 brought the awe and wonder of the Lord right into my dimly lit living room. I sat trembling…
Katie J Moric
Marcus Lucius Decius ran the whetstone methodically over the gladius, rolling his eyes as he heard the dreaded returning voice of Scipio. “No, you’ll see,” his friend was saying, “he’s here in our very own barracks.” Marcus looked up to see Scipio, wineskin in hand, followed by a couple legionnaires he’d never met. The soldiers…
Matthew Johnson
Just look at this! I have the place all to myself. No one crowding me or rushing me. I have the whole night to eat when and where I want, and to rest when and where I want. No pressure to conform and no one to boss me around. And I don’t think there’s much chance they will catch me. I know how it goes. It’s always hard to keep…
Jeremy Davies
Olivia gripped the steering wheel. A slow, steady cloud of moisture swirled from between her lips as she watched the snow sifting like powdered sugar from the sky. It would be the first time she drove since the accident…but she had to go. Thankful her dad always backed in, she shifted the car into drive and inched out of the garage.…
Michele Wilder
She sat with her face still in her hands after praying wishing she could cry but glad that she couldn’t. Crying came so easy when she was young, too easy. Now as an older woman she automatically held it back, all it seem to have accomplished through the years was to make her nose red and her eyes puffy. At the same time she longed for release…
Mary Jane Mason
Psalm 34: 4-5 (NLT) I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. A Psalm for the Ages Janet Murdock Have you ever experienced a time in your life when a promise was made to you? Perhaps you were filled with hope that…
Janet Murdock
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Have you ever wondered what this present time in Christianity is meant for? Let's walk through this Bible study and see what Jesus says.
