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FaithWriters - November 2018 News & Information for the Write Brained Christian"
Seek and Save the Lost Through Writing! Devotional & Newest Member E-books Included |
| | | CONGRATULATIONS QUARTERLY CHALLENGE WINNERS |
| | | | You Are Just One Comment Away From Being a Great Blessing
We all know how blessed we feel when other writers take the time to comment on our articles. Keeping this in mind, we are asking all members to commit to being a blessing by commenting on at least one Challenge entry per week? It just takes a few minutes, and there are some great entries to read every week.
Be a blessing today by clicking the links below and leaving at least one comment.
Reading the work of others and critiquing them on a regular basis, helps us grow as writers. Both parties benefit.
Thank you to all our members who do leave comments on a regular basis. You will reap what you have sown. |
| | We Love and Are Praying for You Amy
Amy Michelle Wiley, a longtime member of FaithWriters that many of you know, helped us for years in many ways. She needs our prayers and support for a ministry she has started for crafters who are chronically ill. Amy is an amazing writer and below we are featuring a Challenge article of Amy's written in 2006. She had many first place Challenge entries. It breaks my heart to tell you that due to her illness she can no longer write. Please take a look at the ministry she has set up. I know you will find some amazing handcrafted gifts for Christmas. https://www.etsy.com/shop/spoonstospare
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| | The Challenge Will Greatly Improve Your Writing!
Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Love (04/27/06)
TITLE: Not of Fear
By Amy Michelle Wiley
The fear has gripped me since that day. There are times when a chariot rushes by and the ground trembles ever so slightly. Yet it is enough. Fear overwhelms me and for a moment I am unable to move. It is as though the white vision rises before me once more, even as it did that fateful morning in the garden of Arimathaea.
I am a guard under Caiaphas, the High Priest. I am stronger than this. As one of God’s chosen people, I do not fear pagan spirits.
Hours spent analyzing my fear has not lessened it. I avoid the others who were there that day. The others who also felt the ground tremble, saw the vision, woke to an empty grave.
It was some trick of devilry; I know this. A curse was in the air, and while we were under its power the body was stolen. Perhaps that is the cause of my fear. Was the curse effective because my faith is weak?
Tonight is my chance to redeem myself. Tonight I can look evil in the face once again, and this time I will stand firm. Two of the followers of the blasphemer have been caught and are even now lying in the very prison at which I am guard.
As night falls, I enter the familiar halls, a prayer on my lips. Flickering candles do little to drive away the darkness that lies on the stone steps. They are shadows I know as I know my own hands, and even tonight I do not allow them to phase me.
I wave away the day guard and take my place. It is easy to pick out the two men, these with falsely open faces, confident, I suppose, in their own evil powers. I return their look, and I yearn for the real Messiah to come. To show them who He is. Their paltry Jesus will shrivel away in their minds.
The evening drags on. I wonder what I was nervous about, and it is easy to laugh away my fear in the stillness. Sleep overtakes me.
I am awakened even as I am thrown to the ground. The earth is shuddering as it did once before--on that morning in Arimathaea. Even in my fear I see ... Finish reading this entry and leave a comment for Amy HERE.
Amy has been with FaithWriters for many years. Through the years she has been a great blessing in many ways, helping with the site and conferences. Read more of Amy's articles HERE.
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Do You Always Keep a Copy of Your Articles? We STRONGLY recommend you do.
We appreciated your patience when FaithWriters was down for over two days this last month, due to issues with our service provider. The issue we experienced makes this message of even more importance. We do not want you to lose your articles. Therefore, we have been pushing this for a year and hope you have already taken advantage of it. You can download a copy of your articles in mass, with one click on the site.
We back up the site regularly but cannot give you a 100% guarantee of there safety. Things happen online as you know. Hackers are a big issue and some out there would like to take a Christian site down. If you log into the site and look in the middle left column of the My Account page under Update and Manage Your Profile/Account, you will see the following link on the website.
Click Here to Download a Copy of Your Articles in Mass
When you are logged into the site, click on that link on the website and a copy of your articles will be downloaded to your computer in a zip file. It will be fairly quick depending on your internet speed and number of articles. Save them to your computer or a thumb drive. While this should download all of your articles, sometimes a couple are missed for some unknown reason. Therefore, double check the downloaded articles by opening each one on your computer. If an important one is missed, you will need to manually copy it to your records from the site. Then going forward, make sure to keep a copy of each new article you post.
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Great Multitude Daily Bible Devotional Receive it by email or place it on your website HERE
Make Me Wise – Susan Ferguson
Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort work to acquire understanding (Proverbs 4:7 ISV).
King Solomon is considered the wisest man who ever lived. His wisdom was evident when two harlots came to him to settle a dispute. Both women had infant sons, and they lived in the same house; while they were sleeping, one of the mothers rolled over on her baby and smothered him. She got up during the night, took the other woman’s son from her side, and replaced him with her son. When the other woman woke up to nurse her baby she discovered he was dead, but when she examined him in the morning light, she knew he was not her son. King Solomon listened to the women as they argued back and forth, both claiming to be the mother of the living child. The king called for a sword, and it was brought to him.
He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.” The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!"(1 King 3:25 -26 NIV)
King Solomon ruled that the woman who wanted the baby to live was the real mother, and he awarded her the child. When the people of Israel heard about the king’s wise verdict, they knew God had gifted him with wisdom to administer justice.
Heavenly Father, make me wise and give me an understanding heart to discern right from wrong. Amen.
Susan lives in Madison, MS. Contact
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Support Fellow Christian Authors - Free Reads for Reviews
Read Great Christian Books for Free in Exchange for a Review
Many already have multiple five-star reviews on Amazon.
These are all free to read for you while others pay full price on Amazon. Plus you receive the bonus of helping a fellow believer and FaithWriters member. It takes reviews to sell books these days, and other members appreciate your help.
This Months Featured Free Read for Review
Living the Lifestyle of Faith and Power
Mark Thompson
God has given his children eternal life through the shed blood of his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. We did not earn this precious gift, and we did not deserve it. But God saved us because of his great love for us. But it did not end there.
Find this book HERE. Learn how the program works HERE.
We have some great books for you to read for free!
There are several member books you can read for free in exchange for a review. Many already have multiple five-star reviews. One book is running just below five stars with over 180 reviews online, and it is listed in the top ten books of its two categories on Amazon. Another with over 30 reviews is running close to five stars and was honored as the book of the year by a major theological website. Another has over 20 reviews and is running almost five stars. Read one of these or one that has just joined the program and desperately needs reviews.
Go HERE to find other great books to read for FREE for a REVIEW.
Hurry and choose one while they are still free to read! The authors can take their books out of this program at any moment.
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| | | | The Challenge WILL Improve Your Writing!
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| | Another Great Way to Improve The Critique CircleFellow Members Need Your Help.
Providing comments and critiques for fellow members is of great encouragement to them. It is also the perfect way to improve your writing skill.
Tips on Giving Critiques
Critiquing the work of others requires balance. Being too nice will not help your fellow writers develop their work; being too harsh can crush a writer’s ego (particularly new writers, who tend to be shy about sharing their work). How can you achieve the right balance? Here are some tips:
Take care to point out both what works, and what doesn’t. If you’re new to critiquing, a good hint would be to point out one thing you like (a phrase, a description, an idea) for each thing that bothered you.
Whenever possible, be specific when pointing out things that you didn’t like (don’t just say “I didn’t like this part” or “I’d cut that,” say “I didn’t like this part because…” or “I’d cut that because…”).
Try to offer suggestions when you think a change is needed. Suggestions, even to the point of an offered rewording, can be very helpful; even if the suggestion isn’t exactly right for the author to use, he or she may get a good idea from it, or at least a better understanding of the point you are trying to make.
Be honest and direct, but in a polite and caring way. Holding back your feelings about a piece because you’re afraid to share your thoughts isn’t going to help anyone. Just be mindful of how you share your opinions!
We Also Need Your Article to Critique!
Members and paid editors provide the critiques in the circle. You can even submit your judged Challenge entries to the circle.
"I have a few, very few, trusted friends who will edit me with a scowl. Most people want you to feel good so they give you compliments about your writing, and these don’t help at all (except emotionally). Really, you need some grouches to edit your work." Philip Yancey in a FaithWriters interview.
This is a real chance to help others and receive some very constructive and private critiques of your writing.
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Fishers of Men in Over 230 Countries Together We Spread the Gospel on The Net
There is only one unforgivable sin, the sin of unbelief. Those who believe will trust God and are led to the safety of Jesus. Those who do not believe will be like those who did not enter the Ark and were lost.
The enemy is alive and rampant online with a word of unbelief. A message of hate for Christianity and Jesus. A message that is leading countless children to embrace unbelief. (Free book HERE you can review with your kids on the objective evidence for Christianity.)The number of atheist sites and organizations posting online is increasing rapidly. If you go no further in this message, at least go HERE and see for yourself the growing number of purveyors of unbelief online. Here is a short video we would like you to watch also.
Not all of us can go around the world as missionaries in person, but we can reach the world online. We can even reach many places missionaries cannot go in person. The world needs sites like FaithWriters, prepared Christian authors and as many Christian articles and books that point to Jesus as possible. The web especially needs your Bible studies, apologetic articles, calls to salvation, nonfiction and fiction articles and books leading people to Jesus. Together we attract lost people from all over the world who need Jesus along with believers who need their minds renewed and encouraged. God has given us a great opportunity to reach many people who may have never heard of Jesus. The image above marks the location of our visitors.
Numerous people from around the world have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior directly through FaithWriters. We contact every person who leaves an email address and provide them with more information. Sometimes we correspond with them several times. We even offer to place them in contact with another believer (FaithWriters member) in their country. Consider how much time people --- especially kids --- spend on the internet these days. Watch this two-minute video from Kimberly on how she found God on the internet
A few unedited emails from people who have accepted Jesus on the site.
1) This first one was from a person who hacked FaithWriters a few years ago. We feared the entire site might be lost. We prayed for our hackers and posted articles letting them know that their salvation was more important than the website. The shutdown of the site stopped and we received this message through our evangelism page. I am certain is was our hacker.
Type of prayer : first time prayer
Country : Algeria - Please leave a comment. : I JESUS PRAY TODAY MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER I USED TO BE THIEF CRIMINAL IDENTITY SCAM BUT NOW LIFE IS BETTER UNDER JESUS CHRIST MY LORD SAVIOR.
Your work occupation : Other Religious background : Muslim
2) Hi my name is Collin I live in Utah heber I know that we are n the last days and I want to be saved so please I need help I've been going to site to site I'm tired of going home from school a sinner I'm stressed with all my homework I cry more than ever sometimes I need Jesus. (This message was obviously from a young boy)
3) I felt the the holyspirit lead me to you and that God's message of love drew me here.
4) I want Jesus to be the number one in my life.
5) I'm saved from sin and I've rededicated my life to HIM who owns me. I'm now free from lies, exam malpractice etc. Pray for me to believe that indeed "It is finished "
6) I accepted Jesus as Lord and Need A Bible. (We sent Roger a Bible.)
7) I have accepted Jesus and prayer not continue to commit sin any more. Matthew
8) Recently had a deputy police chief from a major city accept Jesus on the site. He is responsible for over 1,500 officers and staff and could be a big influence for Jesus. Please pray for J. Ramar.
For quite some time now, FaithWriters has been experiencing increasing expenses and declining income. The vast majority (99%) of our members are free, even though our membership is only pennies per day. Our main ongoing expenses come from administering the Challenge, other tools that help writers improve and site maintenance. We have increasing regular expenses and heftier one time expenses like converting our large site to a mobile responsive site. We always seem to have some type of technical issue cropping up that needs to be corrected too.
We need your help by upgrading! Go Gold at $5.95 or Platinum at $10.95 per month and help support the spread of the gospel and the growth of Christian writers on FaithWriters. As followers of Jesus, we are making a difference by publishing the truth of Jesus. Men and women from over 230 countries (View Countries Here) are drawn to the FaithWriters by the various articles on the end of our virtual fishing pole. Often our visitors are from closed countries to the message of Christ and they have no other way to learn about Jesus. They are able to learn from our evangelism site and the sister-sites to which we have provided links, including sites with in-depth information in their native language.
You can also upgrade and designate it as a payment to sponsor new writers. We have many people from around the world who do not have the funds to upgrade. In some countries, even if they do have the funds, no payment processor will handle online payments due to online corruption in their country.
Upgrade or sponsor a person HERE. Just click on Gold or Platinum. As a current member you just need to do the PayPal portion. You do not need to do a new profile. When we see your PayPal come through, we will credit your account. If you wish to sponsor a member, email us after you do the PayPal and tell us your payment was for this purpose. We need to keep telling people about Jesus! Will you help us?
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In supporting FaithWriters you gain access to more tools to improve your writing, foster the growth of new Christian writers and spread the gospel in over 230 countries online. All for pennies per day.
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| | This Months FaithWriters Great Reads Selection
We have some excellent writers and many topics to choose from at FaithWriters. Bless your fellow members by reading one or more of their books. Just imagine how you would feel if they did the same for you. Many of these books have multiple five-star reviews on Amazon.
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Recently Added Books as Described by the Author
Religion vs. Relationship
Jeaune Yarde
Your Price: $7.99
It is time to drop religion for a relationship. What is the difference? it can be found in the pages of this book.
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Washout Express
Jody Day
Your Price: $2.99
Bailey Brown has just lost her job, her birthright, and her fiancé. Loaded with enough insecurities to fill a suitcase, she prays for God to show her the way and then hits the road feeling like the ultimate loser.
Exit 477: Washout Express.
The roadside sign taunts Bailey. Is God confirming she's
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Fiction
Finding Her Heart
Donna Wittlif
Your Price: $2.99
Only true love can help Allison conquer Asperger's and loneliness. David says he loves her, but is he the one? She risks everything to find out. What she finds is more than she can imagine. A must-read for anyone who is looking for love.
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Wedding Express
Jody Day
Your Price: $4.99
Scott West is about to marry the woman of his dreams, but when delayed grief and a life-or-death event jeopardizes their relationship, Scott is forced to ask himself what kind of man he really is. Can he own up to the truth and risk losing the love of his life?
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Children
Tommy TinyKat's Very Big Day: A Little Story About Big Bullies and Tiny Heroes
Rosi Braatz
Your Price: $8.99
The cat cousins bully Tommy TinyKat every day, telling him he'll never do anything important. Are they right?
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Free Reads For Reviews
Speed of Sight, a Superhero Adventure
Nancy Bucca
Your Price: $2.99
Pete Plain, an awkward boy from a crazy town, reads an illegal comic book which takes him on a fantastic adventure. As his home falls apart, he gets transported to another realm where he receives power to defeat bullies, saves lives, and deal with problems at home.
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Wedding Express
Jody Day
Your Price: $4.99
Scott West is about to marry the woman of his dreams, but when delayed grief and a life-or-death event jeopardizes their relationship, Scott is forced to ask himself what kind of man he really is. Can he own up to the truth and risk losing the love of his life?
from Amazon.com!
Washout Express
Jody Day
Your Price: $2.99
Bailey Brown has just lost her job, her birthright, and her fiancé. Loaded with enough insecurities to fill a suitcase, she prays for God to show her the way and then hits the road feeling like the ultimate loser.
Exit 477: Washout Express.
The roadside sign taunts Bailey. Is God confirming she's
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