Most writers know that writing is a solitary activity. On the one hand, when I write I need as few distractions as possible to get my thoughts in order, to hear the muse speak to me, and to block obstacles to creativity. (Well, maybe a little music helps.) On the other hand, I also need to participate in activities that will stimulate me, enhance my knowledge of my chosen field, and broaden my experience as a writer. That’s why I find occasionally attending…

...AND WE THANK THEE

Spicy, aromatic whiffs of pumpkin pie, plum pudding, and candied sweet potatoes mingle with and enhance the hearty, mouth-watering smell of roasted, stuffed turkeys. Thanksgiving, a harvest festival thanking the Creator for a bountiful year, has remained virtually unchanged since the pilgrims in Massachusetts shared that first feast with Chief Massoit and some of his braves.

Although Governor William Bradford, of the Plymouth Colony issued the first…

CHAPTER FOUR…

When the Spirit softens our hearts so we can understand gender equality in the ministry, the church, and society we grow near to the heart of God and are forced to make a decision. Women and people excluded, our brothers and sisters

have special and pastoral gifts so there is a need to challenge the church to

incorporate these gifts in every sphere of the church. I am not saying men and

women are identical, women and men, men and men and women and women tend to…

Merriman-Webster.com notes that both the words, marketing and promotion (the terms, or the present day meaning), came into existence around the 15^th and 16^th centuries. Interestingly,

although both marketing and promotion seem to be used in place of each other, and

marketing is regularly used in place of promotion, they are separate processes.

Well to be more clear, promotion is a process under the marketing umbrella.…