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Memorial Day

By Steve Laubeon May 29, 2023
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Today in the U.S. we honor the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice and died in the military for our country. It is an important day of remembrance.

Some interesting quotes to ponder in light of this day:

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” – Norman Schwarzkopf

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” – Nathan Hale

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.” – George S. Patton

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”  –  Unknown

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”  –  St. Ambrose

“May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free.” –  Sgt. Major Bill Paxton

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them.”  –  John F. Kennedy

“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy

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The Writer Who Doesn’t Know What They Don’t Know

By Lynette Easonon May 24, 2023
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Dan Balow has been posting a series of blogs on different types of writers. I’ve been reading the posts with great interest, and I wanted to add one other type of writer I’ve come across: The writer who doesn’t know what he/she doesn’t know. I’ve been going to conferences and attending or speaking to writers groups now for over fifteen years. At these conferences, we have these things called …

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Category: Inspiration, The Writing Life, Writing Craft

Voices of Persistence: Why Humble Writers Are Important

By Dan Balowon May 3, 2023
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This is the fifth in a series of posts on various types of writers I think would be worthwhile giving our attention to. Those with military and missionary service in their backgrounds, young writers, and creative writers can each contribute to the conversation in the church as they each have perspectives different than what we see and hear around us today. A persistent and humble writer might fit …

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Category: Inspiration, The Writing Life

A Maundy Thursday Writer’s Prayer

By Bob Hostetleron April 6, 2023
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Lord, at your last meal with your closest friends and followers, you wrapped the servant’s towel around your waist, and washed your disciples’ feet. And though Peter objected at first, he submitted, saying, “Then, Lord … not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” (John 13:9, NIV). Like Peter, Lord, I shudder to submit myself and my writing to your cleansing work. But I know I …

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Category: Encouragement, Faith, Inspiration, Theology

Easter Break List for Writers

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 5, 2023
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While the start of the new calendar year in January is an auspicious time to visit plans, so is the Easter season. I hope you have discerned His guidance during this quiet time of forty days when we remember our Lord’s temptations in the wilderness. After we celebrate His Glorious Resurrection this Sunday, the following week may be an excellent time to take practical steps you may take as you …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration

Love As a Christian Author

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 2, 2023
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As Christian authors, we have many opportunities to put into practice the list of the attributes of love that St. Paul listed in 1 Corinthians 13: Love: Is patient: After submitting proposals, we do ourselves, our agents, and editors a favor by exercising patience. In Submissions Land, editors may feel as though a month is five minutes. Agents might say a month is a day. For an author, a month …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life, Theology

Voices of Faithfulness: Why Missionary Writers Are Important

By Dan Balowon March 1, 2023
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I’ve been pondering the types of people, professions, and perspectives that might best write to the Christian church in the coming years. No Christ-follower can look at the world around us without seeing it unraveling at an astounding pace. Thinking back to the 1990s when Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye created the first books of the fictional Left Behind series, they would have been roundly mocked …

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Category: Career, Encouragement, Inspiration, Trends

Writing to Bible Deniers

By Dan Balowon February 16, 2023
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My guess a sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus from 50 years ago is unexpected for this space today. A man enters an “Argument Clinic”: Man: Is this the right room for an argument? Other Man: I’ve told you once. Man: No you haven’t! Other Man: Yes I have. M: When? O: Just now. M: No you didn’t! O: Yes I did! M: You didn’t! O: I did! M: You didn’t! O: I’m …

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Category: Career, Communication, Encouragement, Inspiration

Voices of Courage: Why Military Writers are Important

By Dan Balowon February 8, 2023
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Successful books always come from a writer’s inspired, creative mind and heart. Every time we attempt to make publishing a science, making it more about business nuts and bolts, rather than art, serendipitous creativity seems to find a way around the science, nuts, and bolts. Effective and wise business planning is important, but Christian publishing’s guiding principle should be Proverbs …

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365 Days to Sing God’s Praise

By Dan Balowon January 1, 2023
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Happy New Year! Today marks the 250th anniversary of the first performance of “Amazing Grace,” written by pastor John Newton to accompany his sermon. It was originally written as poetry. The familiar melody was added in 1835, though the words were sung to various traditional tunes before that. At the time, Newton was parish priest of the Anglican church in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. (If you …

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Category: Inspiration, Personal, Theology
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