• perfectionism, Christian author, Xulon Press, Tiffany Wasson

    How One Christian Author Shed the Weight of Perfectionism

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    The pressure of perfectionism finds everyone at some point in life. Author Tiffany Wasson struggled with it in her personal and Christian life: the wife of an aspiring pastor, mother of two young sons and devoted member within the body of Christ. Until she attended a woman’s conference three years ago, which sparked the realization that perfection is impossible—except through God. “My whole life I have strived for perfection in every way: in my Christian role, in my physical appearance, etc. Through breaking that belief, the Word revealed to me that nothing is perfect,” she says. With her new book, Running Mascara: Embracing the Beauty of…

  • books to read for black history month

    Top 5 Books to Read for Black History Month

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    I have very distinct memories of Black History Month in the primary grades: reading about Martin Luther King Jr., watching movies about Jackie Robinson, and painting a lot of clasped hands in different shades of paint. Now I know that, as a writer, the most significant way for me to celebrate this month is to revel in the rich words and reflections of African-American authors. Celebrating Black History Month might be just the muse you need for your own writing. After all, Black history is a huge field that connects different time periods, perspectives, styles, continents, and topics; books written by…

  • Author of the Month: Lynn Marie Foy

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    When you are dealing with the passing of a loved one, the last thing you want to do is write a book about your testimonial highlighting your loss. It was the farthest from Lynn Foy’s mind when she suffered back-to-back losses, with the death of her mother Verla to congestive heart failure and then, a short time later, losing her fiancée Terence to murder. God, however, had a purpose for her grief and guided Lynn to write her pain and healing journey for her first published book, Twelve Days Later. “This book was all God using me as a vessel,”…