Tag: Faith and Creativity
-
Writing as Ministry: 4 Ways Words Heal
There’s a quiet kind of ministry that doesn’t happen on a stage, behind a pulpit, or in front of a crowd. It happens at a desk, in a notebook, on a laptop, or in the margins of a journal. It happens when a Christian creative chooses to show up with words, even when they’re tired,… Read more
-
How Do You Know God Is Calling You to Write?
TLDR: God’s calling often begins as a quiet, persistent tug — a desire that doesn’t go away, even when you try to set it aside. But the fuller answer is deeper, gentler, and far more personal. Calling Often Begins as a Holy Restlessness Calling rarely arrives as a trumpet blast. More often, it begins as… Read more
-
When the Same Scripture Hits Different: What 13 Months of Growth Revealed
A little over 13 months ago, I journaled — and “arted” — John 16:20–24 for the first time. I was drawing from a place of fresh grief. My mother had died just three weeks earlier, and I was still relearning how to function as a competent human. I had also just decided to give this… Read more
-
The Heart of Christian Writing: Wisdom, Obedience, and Freedom
There are a few verses at the end of the Book of Ecclesiastes that feels like it’s speaking directly to every person called to Christian writing who has ever stared at a blank page, wrestled with a manuscript, or wondered whether their words matter. It’s a benediction, a warning, and a commissioning all at once:… Read more
-
When Your Words Become Worship: The Christian Writer’s Calling
Most Christian writers don’t wake up one morning with a trumpet blast of certainty. There’s rarely a dramatic moment where God parts the clouds and hands you a pen. More often, the calling to write comes quietly — like a steady tug on the heart, a persistent idea that refuses to leave, or a sense… Read more
-
Creative Resilience: Creating When Life Feels Heavy
There are seasons when creativity comes easily — when ideas are like fireflies, blinking into view just long enough for you to catch them. And then there are seasons when life presses in, your energy thins, your mind feels cluttered, and the act of creating anything at all feels like lifting an impossible weight. Here’s… Read more
-
How to Strengthen Your Voice When You’re Not Feeling Inspired
Some days, the words come easily. Truly inspired. Other days, you open your laptop, stare at the blinking cursor, and wonder if your creativity took a long weekend off without bothering to tell you. Inspiration is wonderful when it shows up, but your writing life can’t depend on its mood swings. The good news is… Read more
-
Christian Writing as a Practice of Paying Attention
Takeaway: Christian writing begins with attention — noticing God, noticing people, and noticing the quiet places where the Spirit is already moving. Everything else grows from there. There’s a quiet truth I keep returning to as I grow as a Christian writer. It’s something I learned from my grandfather, who used to sit on a… Read more
-
How to Write with Clarity When You’re Exploring Deep Themes
Some of the most meaningful writing comes from the deepest places inside us — the questions we wrestle with, the truths we’re learning, the wounds we’re healing, and the faith we’re growing into. But writing about deep themes can also make our prose feel heavy, tangled, or unclear. When we’re trying to express something profound,… Read more
-
What It Means to Be a Christian Writer Today
There has never been a more complicated, noisy, opportunity-filled time to be a Christian writer. We live in an age of endless content, instant publishing, algorithm-driven visibility, and a constant pressure to produce. And yet, for Christians who feel called to write — whether fiction, nonfiction, poetry, devotionals, essays, or anything in between — the… Read more