Emily Parke Chase
If you are joining us for the first time today, welcome! We are in the midst of a series of Advent devotionals on the theme of Immanuel, “God With Us.” You will find earlier thoughts in the series posted at my website, emilychase.com. When my grandson Josiah was a toddler, one day he climbed out …
Read More Advent 2019 – Day 5Welcome to the fourth devotional in this Advent series on “God With Us.” We’ve seen how God always intended to live in close proximity with His people, and that, even when they walked away from God, the Lord has never abandoned His people. Have you ever struggled with a disobedient child and experienced the child …
Read More Advent 2019 – Day 4Thanks for coming back! Glad you can join us for the next of these 24 Advent devotionals on the theme “God with us.” Yesterday we saw how from the very beginning, God wished to dwell near His people. Today we discover that His desire has never changed, even though Adam and Eve rebelled against Him …
Read More Advent 2019 – Day 3Welcome back to the second in this Advent series on Immanuel, “God with us.” We begin by going back to the very Beginning, to the Garden of Eden. In the first two chapters of the Bible, God created an amazing garden for Adam and Eve. It was a delightful place, a good place to walk …
Read More Advent 2019 – Day 2Every year for over thirty years, our family has celebrated Advent with a series of 24 devotionals on a particular theme. Each year a new theme is chosen and this year is no different. So, without further adieu, the theme for 2019 is [drum roll, please] “Immanuel.” Almost a thousand years before the birth of …
Read More Advent 2019 – Day 1Last month, I explained how we all need a guide as we step into unfamiliar territory. My attending a writers’ conference led to six of my books being published. And this month? I took another step on this journey. For the first time, I have a literary agent! Non-fiction manuscripts rarely require an agent, but …
Read More Meet my Agent!When I began my pursuit of being a published author, like most people, I went about it in all the wrong way. I felt like I was climbing a rugged mountain without a map. Attending a Christian Writers Conference turned me around in the right direction. There I learned all the steps that lead to …
Read More Rugged Terrain AheadAttending the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference recently was the culmination of months of preparation. First, I had two full book manuscripts to put in shape in order to show them to publishers and editors and agents at the conference. Then there were two workshops to organize. Not to mention manuscripts for other writers that …
Read More PrioritiesThe Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference is coming up, August 8-10! These annual conferences are a special time for me each year because gathering with other writers energizes my spirit! Sure there is plenty of work to do volunteering to help with set-up, teaching several workshops, attending other seminars, and critiquing manuscripts for those attending …
Read More Conference ChemistryDuring the Spring term of my senior year in college, my campus was on high alert. The National Guard showed up to keep the peace. One night during that tense period, my date and I were walking across the quad when a quartet of young men came towards us. As they approached, they fanned out …
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