Write His Answer

Another conference nightmare! This time the copier kept jamming as I was racing the clock to get everything ready in time.

The pressure of needing to pack more into a day than is realistic is a way of life for most everyone today. To-do lists grow longer rather than shorter. Deadlines loom, and we don’t always meet them. Beating ourselves up doesn’t help. Neither does working harder, working faster.

“Peace; My peace,” the Lord speaks to my spirit early this morning. Opening my Bible, He reminds me of His Word to me and to you in Colossians 3:15 (TLB). “Let the peace of heart that comes from Christ be always present in your hearts and lives, for this is your responsibility and privilege as members of his body. And always be thankful.”

Even though I can’t meet my self-imposed February 1 deadline for opening online registration for the May 15-18 Colorado Christian Writers Conference, I can be and I am thankful. I’m thankful for the faculty God has provided – four, possibly five agents; editors and representatives from 12 book publishers and 26 periodicals; and authors like Gayle Roper, Bill Myers, and Ken Gire who could opt to stay home and work on their next award-winning book.

I’m thankful for the program that is now in place – the keynotes and a new opportunity Thursday night for conferees to share what the Lord has taught them and how He is using their book to give glory to Him. I’m thankful for exciting continuing sessions, the great workshop choices the faculty gave me, the clinics, and the panels. I see countless ways Father’s hand is again on this year’s CCWC. And I know He will “see to it that everything is finished correctly” (1 Chron. 28:20 TLB).

There is still a lot to be added to www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado. The site is not yet proofread so please don’t judge the professionalism of the conference by the errors I’ve made that have not yet been corrected. I’ll be posting the grid of workshops later today and, I trust, opening online registration next Wednesday, February 6. Thanks to SKWD Associates we have a new, streamlined registration process. The team at SKWD is a huge answer to my many prayers last year for a website I could manage without HTML. They’ll be at CCWC teaching a workshop on “Effective, Efficient, Engaging Websites.”

I hope you’ll “like” the conference Facebook page that will keep you abreast of what’s happening and when registration is open. The first seven to register will receive a free copy of my book, Write His Answer – A Bible Study for Christian Writers. (If you already have it, you can pass it on to a friend and encourage them to come to the conference with you.) The sooner you register the better opportunity you have to receive your top appointment requests. The first 75 to register for all three days will receive a free FIFTH appointment.

Yes, Father, I am so very thankful for all You are doing and will do. I thank You for Your peace that passes understanding and for the privilege of serving You. In the midst of the time pressures we all will face today help us to look to You, to rest in You, and to know that You are never too late with the help we need.

P.S. Planning of the July 31-August 3 Greater Philly ChristianWriters Conference is also moving ahead. There are presently around 50 on faculty although they have not yet all been added to the website.