Author Archives: Tim

Writing the Blog People Can’t Wait to Read

Posted on March 18, 2019

When Susy Flory, Director of West Coast Christian Writers, asked me to speak on blogging at the 2019 conference, she gave me the session title Writing the Blog People Can’t Wait to Read. I wasn’t going to quibble over the … Continue reading →

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Naming Rights – When Meaning and Metaphor Meet Reality

Posted on March 14, 2019

[Today’s guest post is from Lewis Seaton.] What’s in a name? To hear Juliet tell it, a name has no significance. It doesn’t mean a thing. But then again, who is Juliet? Just a character in another play written by … Continue reading →

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Treating Women as People Does Not Depend on Their Relationship to Men

Posted on March 11, 2019

Our expectations for how men should treat women are often stated in the negative — don’t abuse; don’t oppress; don’t sexually assault. These are obvious, bare minimum standards for male behavior that shouldn’t have to be stated, but here we … Continue reading →

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Lent Isn’t for Everyone – knowing when to give up on self-deprivation

Posted on March 7, 2019

Lent isn’t for everyone. There are people who have lived with deprivation their whole lives, forced deprivation where someone has told them they’re worthless, and anything they’ve ever gained has been snatched from them because they’re told they’re underserving of … Continue reading →

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The Day You Shared Your Umbrella

Posted on March 6, 2019

[Today’s guest post is from Cori Lynn, who writes of the benefits of not having your own umbrella.] It was a rainy afternoon at the West Coast Christian Writers Conference when I shared an umbrella with Robin Jones Gunn. In … Continue reading →

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My High School Science Teacher Let Me Watch Game Shows for Homework

Posted on March 4, 2019

At 7:00 every weekday night the game shows came on. Not the same game show. Every night it was different. I watched them all. Game Show Science Beverly Kong taught biology at Oceana High School. She was quiet, small, and … Continue reading →

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No One Can Take You Away From the Place You Always Belong

Posted on February 27, 2019

Longing. The longing to belong. The longing to be loved. The longing deep within. Everyone wants to belong. Band Geeks Belong Not fitting in comes easy to me. Or at least the feeling that I don’t fit in comes easy … Continue reading →

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God’s Got Plans – pain and hardship and getting beyond

Posted on February 25, 2019

[Today’s guest post is from Damon J. Gray, a writer who knows pain and what is past the pain.] Donning a look of deep concern, my counselor fixed his eyes on mine and said, “With everything you have been through … Continue reading →

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Cara Meredith: “Everything I Ever Needed to Know in Parenting I Learned from Tim Fall” (a guest post)

Posted on February 23, 2019

[I begged Cara Meredith to write a guest post. She did, sending me something I never expected: a beautiful Thank You Note that made me blush. She is quite an encourager as you will soon see. Everyone should be Cara’s … Continue reading →

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Fresh Bread Is a Love Language

Posted on February 22, 2019

As Bill Giovannetti pointed out in his recent seminar “How to Write Like Ruth” at the West Coast Christian Writers conference, the Book of Ruth is a love story. It’s not about Ruth and Boaz, Bill said. It’s about the … Continue reading →

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