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Giving Myself Over [Henry O. Arnold]

Mar 7, 2024Tim Pietz1 CommentAuthor Posts, Devotional, Encouragement, Henry O. Arnold, Personal Stories, Power of Story, The Stories We Livelife, story, writing

If I as a writer am to tell a story, I must give myself over to its peculiar flow. As the power of the story begins to rise up within me, I must sit down and write. I yield. I isolate. I watch and listen. I resist the temptation to manipulate, and I allow the…

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Birds of a Feather

Feb 29, 2024Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Jeanette-Marie Mirich, Thoughts & Things

How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O…

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A Wife’s Dare [Henry O. Arnold]

Jan 18, 2024Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Henry O. Arnold, Story Behind the Storycity, family, ministry, storytelling, writing

My wife, Kay, dared me to make up a story out of whole cloth. Just sit down and start writing and see what happens, she said. With my historical fiction books, I have at least had a loose outline to follow, a commitment to be true to the known facts while telling a good story. But not with The Mercy Seat. It was scary at first.

Christmas in the Dark [Christa MacDonald]

Dec 14, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Christa MacDonald, Devotional, Encouragement, Thoughts & Things, Uncategorizedchristmas, faith, grief, hope, sadness

I can take the cold. The darkness of winter is a lot less fun.

Thanksgiving In My Heart [Jeanette-Marie Mirich]

Nov 16, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Devotional, Encouragement, Jeanette-Marie MirichEncouragement, Gratitude, music, nature, Praise, Witness

What is our heritage of thankfulness? Join Jeanette-Marie Mirich as she shares her thoughts on this holiday of gratitude.

Mistakes Are Not the End [Kristen Hogrefe Parnell]

Nov 9, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Devotional, Encouragement, Kristen Hogrefe ParnellEncouragement, grace, hope, second chances

If you have ever felt “less than” because of a past mistake, this book is for you. Be encouraged by Jayna’s story that your past doesn’t have to define you. God’s redeeming love can transform your story into one of hope and healing.

“I Bet You’re a Writer” [Heather L. L. FitzGerald]

Oct 5, 2023Tim Pietz1 CommentAuthor Posts, Devotional, Encouragement, Heather L.L. FitzGerald, Personal Stories, Story Behind the Story, The Stories We LiveEncouragement, faith, perseverance, Trusting God, writing, writing journey

Have you heard of Imposter’s Syndrome? Have you been stricken with this malady in your line of work, in your creative outlet, or maybe as a new parent?

Traveling Life’s Pathways [Jeanie Marie Mirich]

Aug 17, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Jeanette-Marie Mirich, The Stories We Live, Thoughts & Things, Uncategorizedadventure, family, poetry, Scotland, travel, traveling

The hot wind of summer brushed across the grasses as we hiked among the rocks. The Isle of Skye proved to be a place of reflection as the twisting roadways opened to sheep-strewn Scottish hillsides.

Letting Go of Control [Hope Bolinger]

Aug 10, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Devotional, Encouragement, Hope Bolingercontrol, Encouragement, hope, hurt, romance, Trusting God

I think if we’re honest with ourselves . . . we can be control freaks. Wanting to shape our destiny, our future, our children, our families.

That message never hit me harder than right before I penned a book with my coauthor.

Called to Serve [Patricia Lee]

Aug 3, 2023Tim PietzAuthor Posts, Devotional, Patricia Leecalling, devotional, empathy, service

Author Patricia Lee never intended to write seven books. Now, she sees writing books as an act of service–a way to help people understand painful circumstances and rise above them.

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