Emily Parke Chase
The 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 …
Read More A Hair-raising ExperienceThanks to all of you who have stayed with these “I WILL” promises throughout this entire season of Advent! Today I offer you the last of the series and wish you a joyous Christmas celebration tomorrow! The promise from God for today is a simple one. It is found in Jeremiah 32:38: “They will be …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 24As Christmas draws ever nearer, some people dread the arrival of this holiday. For them, there is no joy. They may have lost a loved one. Their bodies may be wracked with pain. They have faced persecution, beatings and even death. Their tears flow at the thought of another holiday spent in sorrow. But God …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 23Only three more days until Christmas! And I have three more very special “I WILL” promises from God that I want to share with you. Not so very long ago, parents hid their gifts for their children and did not put them under the tree until Christmas eve. Children would run downstairs on Christmas morning …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 22Thankyou for staying with me through this Advent season. We have just a few more stories about God’s “I WILL” promises, though you’ll find plenty more in the Bible. When my husband was a child, Christmas holidays were difficult. Gene’s mother was hospitalized for many years. Family finances were tight. His father felt exhausted being …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 21We are almost through Advent. Do you have a favorite “I WILL” promise from God? I’ve been looking forward to today because, of all God’s promises to me, this is my favorite. My son John’s youngest girl, Lydia, will be experiencing her first Christmas this year. Her dark hair and brown eyes glow as she …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 20In a few days, people all over the country will be traveling home for Christmas. I am glad that wherever you settle for the holidays, you can still read about God’s “I WILL” promises here. As I mentioned once before, 2017 marked our first Christmas in our new apartment. We lived in our previous home …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 19God’s “I WILL” promises keep coming. Here’s another for you to ponder during this Advent season. Every year we receive Christmas letters from friends with news of how God has blessed them in the past twelve months. Recently, we had a face-to-face reunion with old friends over lunch. We hadn’t seen Roger and Bobbie for …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 18Thanks for hanging out with me during Advent. Here’s another of God’s “I WILL” promises! During Christmas, families gather, and for many families, that means sky-rocketing stress. Voices get louder, harsher. Old wounds reopen. But for my family, I am grateful that times together are marked by explosions of laughter and love. My daughter has …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 17