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Letter From the Editor
Writing

Letter From the Editor

ByStephanie Reeves January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024. There’s going to be some changes around here starting next month as we move to Substack and become The Redbud Hyphen. Our guild president, Dorina Lazo-Gilmore Young will be telling you more about that soon. Meanwhile, we want to look back on our 2023 issues and repost our most…

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a Golden-crowned sparrow sits on a post.
Spiritual Growth

Joy Is a Golden-crowned Sparrow

ByKatelyn Jane Dixon January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

Birds are visual reminders of the faithfulness and tender care of God.

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The Work of a Christian Writer
Faith and Culture

The Work of a Christian Writer

ByMabel Ninan January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

God has given me a gift and he has called me to utilize my gift to make him known to the world.

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When Running Means Staying
Literature

When Running Means Staying

ByMichelle Stiffler January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

I wanted closeness with God. I wanted my calling and my role as a mom. I wanted faith so strong I’d run with the horses, but I also wanted to feel strong and capable.

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Shaping My Story with Story
Literature

Shaping My Story with Story

ByJennifer Kinard January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

The Bennets proved to me that a writer need not be of the Jack London ilk. One might inhabit a small world, but a keen mind could expand even the most confined drawing room.

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Our Miraculous Home—And God’s Call to Steward It Well
Faith and Culture

Our Miraculous Home—And God’s Call to Steward It Well

ByDorothy Greco January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

Our heavenly Father knew exactly what every living thing would need to survive and created the Earth with these needs in mind.

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Returning to the River
Spiritual Growth

Returning to the River

ByKeren Dibbens Wyatt January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

I am sick, isolated, feeling hopeless. The world tells me I am unwanted, unloved, worse; unneeded. That I am useless, a drain on society’s resources, on my caring husband’s time. A waste of space and breath. It does not say these things out loud or in full, but nevertheless I feel the hot breath of…

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Time Out from the Practice of Hurry
Lifestyle

Time Out from the Practice of Hurry

ByMichele Morin January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

“Do you always read to your kids like that?” she queried. My friend was referring to my rendition of a Dr. Seuss classic delivered at tongue-twister speed from a rocking chair in the church nursery: “Would you like them in a house? Would you like them with a mouse? Would you eat them in a…

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Dunes, Desert, and the Sands of Time
Lifestyle

Dunes, Desert, and the Sands of Time

ByJulie Pray Walton January 6, 2024January 5, 2024

We live on a sand dune high above Lake Michigan. Over time, the landscape changes entirely, eroded and caressed by calm and storm alike. Mostly rugged, sometimes docile, its environment is never static, always blowing, moving, and changing in westerly gales that send the sand airborne and provoke water into indignant waves. The sand itself…

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Letter From the Editor
Spiritual Growth

Letter From the Editor

ByStephanie Reeves November 1, 2023October 31, 2023

As we approach the holiday season, the word “joy” will be more prominent as we celebrate Jesus, who brought joy to the world. As you read this issue and contemplate the writers’ words, consider your won definition of “joy.” 

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When Joy Eludes You
Spiritual Growth

When Joy Eludes You

ByMaggie W. Rowe November 1, 2023October 31, 2023

Joy is a central theme in Jesus’ teachings, but how do we grasp it when his Father and ours sometimes seems so far away?

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Joy is Warm
Spiritual Growth

Joy is Warm

ByLindsay Banton November 1, 2023November 2, 2023

We are full of good cheer and big smiles. All good things come from God and it’s these milestone moments that are memorable, but were they moments of joy? 

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A Feast of Joy
Spiritual Growth

A Feast of Joy

ByMargaret Philbrick November 1, 2023October 31, 2023

Joy is loud. We sing. We shout. We process in celebration. We dance. Our hearts thrill. We share.

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The Joy of Losing Control
Spiritual Growth

The Joy of Losing Control

ByJoylanda Jamison November 1, 2023October 31, 2023

Is God really leading me to this place? What if something goes wrong? Am I really going on this trip alone? There was at least one moment where I told the Lord in tears that I didn’t want to go; having at least one travel buddy would be more fun even though I had been longing for some alone time with God.

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