I love brave writers with brave words, especially those I consider pithy, pedantic, or just plain plucky!
A hero of mine said,
“Little by little, one travels far.”
J. R. R. Tolkien
In her Writer’s Audioshop Ann Lamott said,
Writing, like life, can be a difficult process, you just have to take it Word by Word…
She won’t tell you about plot points or how to get published, because, frankly, she doesn’t think they’re important. Good writing, she says, slows you down, opens your heart, and arrives through your fingers, knowing what it’s about. You’ll learn how to keep things simple and how to write honestly about life, family, and friends.
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May you find with this “collection” of posts some of my favorite writers; some with pedantic pluck, and more than a few brave words with true and pithy points.
I hope they steer you to that True North, Jesus Christ.
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C. S. Lewis said, “Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else. (Notice this means that if you are interested only in writing you will never be a writer, because you will have nothing to write about…) Writing is definitely not for sissies! But, if it is…
Read MoreThis post by Dorothy Valcercal, Your Heavy Heart Made Light written for and posted on her website Transformation Garden, is one of the finest I have ever read on “the dark night of the soul.” Thank you Dorothy for reaching back with honesty and transparency to pull others into the Light. —woundresser [the photos have been added by…
Read More“I had fainted, unless I had believed I’d see God’s goodness in the land of the living. Stay with God! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: stay with God.” Psalm 27: 13, 14 K.J.V The Message Bible “Faint not! How great is the temptation at this point! How the soul sinks, the heart grows…
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The Discipline of Darkness ”That walketh in darkness, and hath no light?” (Isa. 50:10) There is profound and practical truth in the statement, ”Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light.” This statement implies that it is possible for the child of God to ”be filled with the knowledge of his…
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WOUNDS AND SCARS by Charles R. Swindoll Tucked away in a quiet corner of Scripture is a verse containing much emotion: “From the city men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out” (Job 24:12). The scene is a busy metropolis. Speed. Movement. Noise. Rows of buildings. All that is obvious, easily seen and…
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On February 20th, 2013 Our beloved Dr. Howard G. Hendricks went to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning. Dr. Hendricks’s memorial service from Saturday, March 2 is now available to watch online. A Lasting Legacy “You’re looking at a completely fulfilled human being. If I died today having produced some of the people God has…
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Along HWY 1 in California is a place called Jade Cove, near Big Sur. It was at this place that by the grace of God, I “turned the corner.” I don’t mean a curve on that twisting, perilous highway, but the turn-around at Jade Cove rescued me from something as bad as a car accident.…
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“The Square Peg Alliance is a group of singer/songwriters who really like each other. We have all been doing music on our own but have decided to join forces like the wonder twins – except there are 13 of us instead of 2. There is no guy in a suit putting all of us together.…
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