[Bryan Davis] If I Should Die

“If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.”

As a pre-school youngster, I often whispered that prayer while covering my head with a blanket. Rumors of war, tornado warnings, or even a bump in the night would raise fears of death in my young mind. What would happen if I should die? Would I live on in heaven? Would God really take my soul to be with him?

[Alyssa Roat] Hold Fast to Dreams

I started my debut novel, Wraithwood, at sixteen. I finished the first draft at seventeen and brought that unpolished manuscript with me to college. I was pursuing a degree in Professional Writing. I’d been promised I’d be published within my first semester. I knew other graduates had gotten their books published in college. This was

[Anna Zogg] God’s Desert at the Oregon Coast

Celebrating a Year of Discomfort Guest Post by Anna Zogg  On July 8, 2018, we celebrated the anniversary of our move to Oregon. In one year, a lot has happened and a lot has not happened. We purchased land, mapped out the boundaries of the wetlands, paid thousands of dollars for permits, lined up surveyors-architects-builders-excavators-plumbers-electricians,

[Richard Spillman] What a Dog Taught Me About Life

[Let’s welcome back Richard Spillman for his guest post on living life outside of the shadow of death. This 2018 we want to remember the beauty of the Christian’s redemption through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. With this redemption, we no longer live in the shadow of an inevitable end, and instead live in the light of

[Kimberly Rose Johnson] No Pain No Gain

Guest Post By Kimberly Rose Johnson It’s an old saying, but it still rings true. Not all pain is healthy or profitable, however, there are exceptions. For example, a painful experience can bring growth to our lives. I can’t tell you how many book proposal rejections I received early on in my career as a