Pen and Pulpit

One of the weirdest things in the very odd Mark Sanford story was Sanford’s strange quoting of the Bible in emails to his “soul-mate,” Maria Chapur. In between suggestive mentions of her tan lines and her two “magnificent” parts, Sanford suddenly waxed religious, writing, “I looked to where I often look for advice and counsel,” before proceeding to quote from I Corinthians 13, the famous Biblical passage on love, then managing to twist the passage to imply that he wanted to show true love for he

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Mark Joseph: Mark Sanford Should Have Listened to Bob Dylan & Michael Douglas

Steve Bishop reviews Environmental Stewardship Critical Perspectives - Past and Present edited by R. J. Berry. After touching on the often-overlooked influence of Thomas Malthus on Charles Darwin , Bishop notes: Christians cannot be culture transformers and shapers if they follow such cultural ebbs and flows. We have a responsibility to God’s good creation irrespective if it fashionable to be green or not. Unfortunately, the shadow of Lynn White’s seminal paper ‘The historical roots

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Book review - "Environmental Stewardship"

So I’ve been an official Examiner for over a week now and I’m loving it. No, I haven’t made a lot of money, but I’m writing about something I’m passionate about and having fun doing it. Plus, I’ve just been given the go-ahead to post articles on writing Christian fiction and I have just posted my first one. If you’re a writer, check out the article here: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE CHRISTIAN FICTION? Be sure and check back for new articles on writing, which I hope to add regularly. Examiner.com is

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Become an Examiner!

Some great news! I was recently named the Grand Rapids Christian Fiction Examiner for Examiner.com ! If you’re unfamiliar with Examiner.com, it’s a news and information site on thousands of topics. Many topics are covered nationally, but there are dozens of local Examiners, as well, covering local news and events. As the Grand Rapids Christian Fiction Examiner, I will be covering everything related to Christian fiction, sometimes with local ties - such as bookstore events and book signings.

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I’m Officially an Examiner!

In May, 2007 the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada issued a Pastoral Statement on same-sex blessings. At the end of the statement, the bishops made the following request: “Looking ahead, we ask the Primate and General Synod for a report on: The theological question whether the blessing of same-sex unions is a faithful, Spirit-led development of Christian doctrine (St. Michael Report) The implications of the blessing of same-sex unions and /or marriage for our church

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BLESSING: A Scriptural and Theological Reflection

I would like to introduce you to C.J. Carleton , author of What Makes You Unique? Discover the Truth or Believe the Lie . Her book was the winner of The Word Guild 2008 Canadian Christian Writing Award in the Young Adult Category. This devotional style book is written for teen girls.

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What Makes You Unique?

Today’s YQA comes from author and writing mentor Brandy Brow . She leads the Christian Writing Group International and she addresses what we all can do despite our beginning status. I think you’ll find her story inspiring. One of the things I did in the beginning, before I had any real qualifications to help other writers, was to become a servant. Where I saw a need, I offered my help, and when I was thankful for someone’s help, I told them. I wasn’t looking for kudos or to get ahead. What h

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YQA: But what can I do now, really? I’m not published!

Welcome to the CLXXVIII edition of the Christian Carnival. Whoa

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Christian Carnival CCLXXVIII

Cindy Sproles is the founder of Mountain Breeze Ministries and TINKERTIME Productions, a video trailer production company. She is a contributing writer to Novel Journey and Novel Reviews, and Christian Devotions. She writes for PML Programs and contributes to the Times-News.net. Her devotions are published weekly in a Knoxville, TN newspaper and are read by readers throughout Tennessee. She co-writes the He Said, She Said devotions with Eddie Jones which publish in Common Ground Christian Newspa

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Christian Devotions’ & SPEAK UP! Radio’s Cindy Sproles and Eddie Jones

Marcia Lee Laycock won the Best New Canadian Christian Author award in 2006 for her novel, One Smooth Stone. Her poem, Dying to Live has been short-listed in this year’s Word Guild contest. Winner will be announced in June at the Awards Gala in Mississauga Ontario, Canada. “When you were out in the workforce, where did your paycheck come from?” I frowned at the teacher and immediately thought of my previous employer. As a first year student in Bible College, and a brand new Christian, I thou

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Borrowed Words