Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Each of us is wired differently, but one aspect we all have in common: Certain activities relieve stress. When life overflows with tension–the holiday season can be anything but jolly; the year’s end can weigh heavy …
Life
Celebrating Christian Writers
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Yesterday a PW Daily article reported that “adult book sales fell in the first half of 2016” compared to the same time period last year, 2.8 percent to be exact. Sounds like more discouraging news, doesn’t it. …
Book Collector?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Books as disposables. Nothing could be sadder.
In our minimalist age people are not collecting books like they once did. It’s a trend I’m mourning. Books are such treasures. When I did research on the life of …
The Simplification Mindset
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Recently, I read a Harvard Business Review online article by Jeff Rodman, a corporate co-founder. The title, “How I Built a $2 Billion Company by Thinking Small,” is what first caught my eye. This type of topic …
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Unless you live in a cave you have been bombarded with negative, anxiety-producing information of late. Brexit marks the end of the EU. The stock market has never been so volatile. The upcoming United States election promises …
America the Beautiful
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
To commemorate our country’s Independence Day, I’m pondering the words of “America the Beautiful.” I haven’t given the lyrics much thought for a long time so, on re-reading them, I was struck anew by what a …
Quotes for Your Contemplation
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson, often referred to as one of today’s greatest living scientists, has a wonderful TED talk, Advice to Young Scientists, which is a taste of his 2014 book, Letters to a …
Your Work Style
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week I wrote about productivity and word counts. Today I’d like to examine work style. Nothing seems harder than actually getting down to the work of writing. Writers are constantly alternating between feeling waves of guilt …
A Memorial Day Reflection
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
On this Memorial Day, I want to pause to reflect on what happens to us–the essence of our being–when we die. That might seem morbid, but I think the Bible gives us a beautiful portrayal of …
Reading is Therapeutic
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I’ve always found May to be a killer month of merging the family’s spring sports schedules, end-of-school-year events, wedding showers, and graduations with my normal work calendar and church commitments. I’m naturally task-oriented, which translates to adding …