Writers’ Bloc Podcast: A Simple Beginner’s Checklist for SEO
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Join me for a conversation with Cara Ray about how to serve your readers with my simple SEO strategy. It’s perfect for beginners!
Writers’ Bloc Podcast: How Do You Know You’re Called to Write?
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Join me for a conversation with Cara Ray about the call to write for God’s glory. You’ll hear about how I became a writer, including a season of not writing.
How to Be a Writer Without Social Media
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If you’re a Christian writer wanting to build a platform without social media and feel cringy, salesy, or awkward about marketing your content, this is for you!
Spiritual Landmarks: How to Navigate in the Dark
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We all experience disorientation at some point—the inability to see what’s ahead. In those moments of uncertainty, spiritual landmarks can guide our next steps.
The Cost of Loving Well
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Loving well is costly. It’s often inconvenient and uncomfortable. Jesus Christ is our best example of loving well, and we need his help to follow his example.
When You Are Rejected
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How can we deal with rejection in healthy ways? Does the Bible have hope to help us handle our hurt after rejection? Jesus knows what rejection feels like.
Five Books in God’s Library and Why They Matter
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The Bible tells us about five books in God’s library. Each one contains life-changing words about things like heaven, your future, and the problem of suffering.
When You Know You’re Unworthy
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Do you feel unworthy of God’s love today, like your sins make your situation hopeless, beyond God’s goodness and grace? Be encouraged by my story.
My Journey to Clarity—The Purposeful Pen Podcast Interview
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Amy Lynn Simon, host of The Purposeful Pen podcast, interviewed me about how I found clarity about the message of my writing and the audience for whom I write.
How to Be Faithful Instead of Frantic So You Can Get the Important Things Done
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What drives our hamster wheel lifestyle? These three practices changed my life and brought me from a constant sense of chaos to a consistent sense of calm.