In this third session on writing as worship and witness, we will be looking at how to use your writing to share your faith or experience of God with other people. I know last week I said that not all writing has to have a message, and that Christians should be free to write simply as an artistic expression without feeling forced to ‘use their gift for the Lord’. That being said, many Christian writers, myself included, do sometimes consciously produce work with a spiritual message. Continue reading ‘Writing as Witness’
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At 8.10am on 7 July 2005 I had just finished feeding my five-month old baby when the phone rang. It was my husband Rodney telling me that he was heading into London on the tube. He had arrived from Newcastle via King’s Cross and was staying with friends in Hanwell while he attended some business in Trafalgar Square. We chatted for a while, I wished him a happy day, then hung up. Continue reading ‘A Time To Die’
In this second session on writing as worship and witness we will look at the pros and cons of message-based writing and whether Christians can or even should be involved in secular writing. Continue reading ‘Writing as worship & witness - What’s the message?’
It’s rumoured that Bill Clinton is one of their descendents, but the gypsies of Yetholm on the Scottish and Northumberland border have more than an American president to their name. We look back on the lineage of one of Britain’s less known royal families.
You may be an American searching for your roots, or just a local, enjoying the country air, but if, like many ramblers walking the Cheviots you stop off to have a pint at Town Yetholm’s only watering hole, you will notice a photo gallery of some of the Border town’s more colourful historic residents. These are the Gypsies of Yetholm.
Picture courtesy of Yetholm Historical Society
Continue reading ‘The Last of the Gypsy Royals’
This is the first session in my six-week course on Writing as Worship & Witness for Christians. This week we will look at:
You may do this course on your own or you might like to join up with other writers for discussion. Feel free to post comments or ask questions at the end of the post. Continue reading ‘Writing as Worship & Witness - what’s your style?’
We write because we were created to. Ever since the first scratchings on cave walls, people have tried to communicate their thoughts, stories and ideas through the written word. People of faith are no different. This six-week workshop is aimed at people who want to explore writing as part of their Christian walk. You can work through the material on your own or as part of a discussion group. And by all means post comments or ask questions at the end of each session. If you are not interested in Christian writing but would still like to develop your writing gift, visit my writing advice website The Crafty Writer where there is plenty of other material which you may find helpful. Starting on Tuesday 6 November, here on VeitchSmith.com we will look at: Continue reading ‘Writing as Worship & Witness’
Welcome to my site - I'm Fiona Veitch Smith, a freelance journalist, author, playwright and writing teacher. This site contains thoughts and articles I've written on a range of topics. I hope you find them useful.
