7 Types of Fasts and 7 Spiritual Benefits Toward the end of a five day fast, I drove to a café to get my husband a latte. I was blown away by the intensity of my sense of smell. The ardent aroma of roasted coffee beans and rich scent of frothed milk pique my salivary…
6 Steps to Creating a Character Arc in your Story
The Character Arc is the heart of every fiction story. How I Experienced my own Character Arc I write a lot of books. I format, edit and design book covers for each book; therefore, I do a lot of clicking with my mouse. I recently began working on an anthology with forty other writers….
5 Reminders of Who You are in Christ
Who You are in Christ Many people are saved by the Blood of Jesus Christ through His Finished Work on the Cross. However, they may not know their true identity in Christ once they become saved. Also, some people gain a growing understanding of who they we are in Christ, yet the world tries to…
6 Steps to Pray the Lord’s Way
Learning to pray doesn’t have to be difficult. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus didn’t give them an essay or a thesis on prayer. There wasn’t a string of expectations or traditions for prayer. He simply gave them an example of prayer with six steps. Therefore, following these 6 easy…
7 Bible Verses to Overcome Fear
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my full affiliate disclosure here. 7 Bible Verses to Overcome Fear “I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears” (Psalm 34.4 NLT). How Fear Gets Started My middle child, who was 11 years old at the time, began…
The Renaissance Washing: 8 Ways to Renew your Heart
The Renaissance Washing “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our…