Love is always hopeful because biblical hope is not based on what is humanly possible but is founded on the unchanging character of God.
Author Archives: Renee Srch
Transformation
Transformation may involve pain, loss, hardships, and struggles, but all God asks is that we trust Him and move forward one step at a time.
Discipleship
Discipleship is more than just listening and following; discipleship is about fostering a teachable mind and spirit.
You know you’re a bibliophile when…
. You pack more books than clothes when you travel . Your to-be-read book stack resembles the Tower of Pisa . Your book bag is heavy enough to set off your car’s front passenger seatbelt warning light. . Your furniture mostly consists of bookshelves. . You worry the predicted ice storm will prevent a trip …
Exclusive preview of my upcoming mystery novel, The Ditty Box
A small island. Family secrets. A mysterious ditty box. When Nora Nash inherits an old house from her aunt Bea, she decides to renovate it into a bed-and-breakfast. As she begins the remodel, some would do anything to stop her like Hattie Smith, the owner of a beauty salon, who’s been eyeing the three-story house …
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Ode to Autumn
Autumn arrived last night, lugging its trappings of hot chocolate, soft wooly sweaters, bright orange pumpkins, and bold hues of copper, amber, gold, and candlelight red. Autumn is not timid like the spring but bursts forth with brisk winds, rustling leaves, crisp mornings, and harvest moons. Autumn ushers in a season of closure as we …
Fed by the Ravens
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The …
For Writers: Show Don’t Tell – Conflict and Stakes
Before you can create conflict, you must determine what your protagonist wants most. What are his or her goals? Basic Survival (Safety, food, water, air, sleep) Emotional (Love, self-esteem, achievement, respect….) Relational (Family, friends, spouse, ….) Spiritual (Salvation, spiritual, growth, spiritual battles, ….) Clarify the stakes: What is at risk? What are the rewards? How …
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Life’s Journey
Many years ago, I boarded a ship The boat was christened Life’s Journey It seemed a fairly worthy vessel A ship custom-built for me. I was headed to a land far way My destination heaven’s shore I knew my Savior waited there And loved-ones I yearned to see once more At times the seas were …
For Writers: Show, Don’t Tell workshop – Setting
Workshop #6: Setting Setting is your story’s stage – Show your reader what you want them to see, narrow the camera lens from panoramic to single shot Her skiff lay in its slip, near the end of the dock. Its hull had faded to a sickly hue of green. A pair of oars hung …
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