It’s Time To Unlock Those Words Hidden Inside Of You, by Lysa TerKeurst
When You’re Questioning God’s Call to Write
Today's blog post is written by Micah Juntunen, a talented member of COMPEL Training! If you have ever felt called by God to be a writer or share your story, or have been pursuing that call...
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Who Told You That?
This is your moment. You’ve finally mustered the courage to climb out of “creative hiding.” You’ve carved out a sliver of time to write without the threat of distraction. You rush to open your computer. Your...
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Last One Picked? Play Anyway
(corrected version) I cannot tell you how many times I have been the last one picked, and I am not talking about on the playground. I’ve been passed over and underestimated. I have been...
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Knowing Your Why
When the deadlines linger and the laundry piles up and the kids get cranky and the critiques roll in … we must remember why we write. If we are writing to be heard or seen...
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Super Surrendered Strength
I remember this so clearly. It was Mother’s Day 2012, months after my nervous breakdown. I was on the mend, doing well, and I heard a whisper from the Lord: "I want you to...
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Three Questions to Keep Us Focused on God’s Path
Frustration set in. I knew God called me to a ministry in writing, however, it didn’t look the way I imagined. I believed my platform would be bigger by now and honestly thought I would have...
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A Surprising Perspective Shift
When I joined the first COMPEL Critique Group in the Fall of 2019, I experienced an internal tug-of-war, and started to question the sanity of my decision. It was already in a personal season of slow,...
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Eleven Hard Learned Lessons in the Journey of Writing, by Mary DeMuth
Hi friends! Today on the blog we have Mary Demuth, former Women of Faith speaker, literary agent and author of 30 books, sharing some hard lessons she's learned along her journey of writing. And beginning May 5, 2021,...
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When Handing Over the Hurt Is Worth It
In this life, our purpose is to spread the good news of Jesus, and sometimes that is massively uncomfortable. Maybe you’re like us, choosing to revisit a season from the past, hoping the pain you experienced...
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