More than Writers

  As a former overseas newspaper correspondent, I encountered a pivotal moment. While I covered business reporting, a restless passion for writing Christian articles stirred within me. The regional newspaper company I worked for was determined to follow the trends of the New York Times, but I made a bold request to write articles focused on my faith. To my surprise and delight, the company accepted my proposal and assigned me a column to write 'Reflections', a series that resonated with readers. From Newspaper Columnist to Published Author Inspired by the impact of my 'Reflections' articles, I took the leap and wrote my first published book, "The Female Preacher." This marked the beginning of my journey as a Christian author, one that would be filled with both challenges and triumphs. Navigating the Writing World as a Christian Author I often find myself the odd one out at networking events due to my focus on the Christian genre. However, I've lear...

  I recently attended a talk by American life coach and minister Dr. Johnny Parker who sent me to Viacharacter.org , a website that assesses your character strengths for free. These are my results. Viacharacter says that knowing and using your character strengths can help you in life. Dr. Johnny is all for this self-knowledge. He cites the example of biblical David who turned down King Saul’s offer of his own armour to face Goliath, because "he was more of a slingshot kind of a guy." If we would like the self-knowledge of David, we can start by asking ourselves these questions through journaling, in prayer or perhaps on a long walk: What is my story? Who am I? What do I want? Why do I want it? Dr. Johnny’s steps to take us to a place of self-knowledge form the word RISE. You can download them here.  R is for Robust—knowing our personal strengths from answering the questions above, we can ask ourselves how best we can be intentional about using them.  This ...