Here's my current reading list.
12 Things That Make Me Happy
Your Saturday Smile: Dad and Daughter Duet Edition
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Why the Reformation Still Matters: A Review
The Rebelution Interview with Girl Defined
Your Saturday Smile: Chuck Norris Edition
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Why There Was No Post Yesterday (+ a Huge Announcement)
3 Truths About the Spread of the Gospel
Your Saturday Smile: Less Stupid Stuff Edition
Finally, some attainable new year's resolutions!
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Young Writers, Young Authors: A New Video Series for Writers
God Likes Artists
Today I finished Exodus, and something struck me (slapped me, whacked me, knocked me over the head) with fresh clarity: God likes artists. Not in the way that many a disapproving parent does - begrudgingly, warily, resentfully. But joyfully.
God likes artists because He gave them their art and their skill and He uses them to bring Him glory.
Your Saturday Smile: Slaying Edition
Quick caveat: I have not watched Beth Moore's Passion talk and thus would not endorse it. But Josh merely uses it as an example to make a very true (and amusing!) point.
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Can Teens Get Published? Absolutely.
As a teen author, I've heard it said many times that most teens can't get published. At least, it's tremendously improbable, if not nearly impossible.
But the more that I'm learning about the process of publishing a book, the more I'm realizing how possible it is for other young writers to get published.
8 Tweets From Matt Smethurst To Encourage You Today
Every few months I love to share a few encouraging tweets from one of my favorite people on Twitter. I've highlighted both Burk Parsons and Lore Ferguson Wilbert in the past, and today I want to share 8 tweets from another master Twitter-user: Matt Smethurst.
Your Saturday Smile: Why We Call a Dollar a Buck Edition
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2016: A Year in Review
Your Saturday Smile: 2016 Was the Worst Edition
Note: On Boxing Day Dad and I fly to Indianapolis to attend CROSS Conference (which I've written about here.) In that case, I'll be taking a blogging break until the new year. I've got some big and exciting plans for jaquelle.ca in 2017, so stay tuned! And have a very merry Christmas, friends.
Growing in Grace: December 2016
Yes, Go to Church on Christmas Day - "Though gift-giving is special and can be done in a godly way, why would we want to miss this glorious time with our church family feasting on the joy of heaven in order to simply open earthly treasures?"
He Came Down: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - A beautiful video.
6 Ways to Help Teens Doubting Their Faith
I was on Beliefnet this week with this piece:
"Navigating the world of faith as a teenager in the twenty-first century can be overwhelmingly confusing, complicated, and tenuous. We’re establishing our intellectual independence and our ethical convictions, and we’re brimful of questions. We want unshakeable and unwavering faith, but it’s the very teens who grew up in the church...