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Monday Moments – August 3, 2026
Affliction
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced. … For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
(2 Corinthians 12:10; 1:8–10; 4:8–9; Romans 8:35–37 ESV)
“If you pour a pail full of water on the floor of your house, it makes a great show, but if you throw it into the sea, there is no sign of it. So, afflictions considered in themselves, we think are very great, but let them be considered with the sea of god’s mercies we enjoy, and then they are not so much, they are nothing in comparison.”
—Jeremiah Burroughs
From Day Eleven, Spiritual Exercises, Sacred Margins: On the Spiritual Life of a Writer.
Leave a CommentFun Fridays – July 31, 2026
Since it is likely a hot summer day for those of you north of the equator, I thought today’s video might cool you off. A tutorial on how people in Northern Scandinavia do their laundry. Here in Phoenix, we just leave the clothes on the sidewalk where they burst into flames. Much easier. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.] ShareTweet
Make Every Scene Matter: What Is a Scene Supposed to Do? (Part 1)
Hello friends. I hope your summer is going great. I’m hibernating because I’m a winter girl, but good news! Hibernating means working, and working means more books. Ha. So, we have finished the inciting incident series, and I thought we’d move into scenes and how to make everyone you write matter. Have you ever written a scene you loved but couldn’t explain why it belonged in the story? Maybe the dialogue worked. Maybe the setting was vivid, and you could visualize exactly where the characters were and what they were doing. Maybe the characters had a lovely moment together. On …
Your Money Is Your Business or Keep a Lid on How Much Money You Make
I think it is a mistake to reveal how much money you make as an author. The details of your royalty advance on your latest deal should not be shared with other authors. It is similar to finding out the salary of the co-worker in the office cubicle next to yours. When I was a retail store manager, we had major problems when salaries were discovered. I had to physically stop a near fistfight between two employees who had been friends. It was a veritable mess. (By the way, the numbers I use in this post are complete fiction. I …
Fun Fridays – July 24, 2026
Sometimes we must simply acknowledge the skill of others who can do what we cannot. The first 45 seconds of today’s video is a metaphor for what your manuscript will look like after a great editor slices and dices it into something unique and exciting. Of course, it could be just a potato being chopped up. But I prefer the word picture. Enjoy the skill of this chef! [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to our site to view it.] ShareTweet