Category Archives: Nonfiction

My Work in Progress

Posted on June 10, 2014 by rebeccabruner

What am I working on? My current work in progress is called A Wife of Valor: Your Strategic Importance in God’s Battle Plan. For many years, I have been teaching Christian wives about God’s design for marriage and how to put biblical principles into … Continue reading →

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My Experience with the Promising Beginnings Contest

Posted on May 13, 2014 by rebeccabruner

I began working on the manuscript for A Wife of Valor: Your Strategic Importance in God’s Battle Plan back in December, 2012. The main premise of the book is that marriage is not just a nice human convention, but an … Continue reading →

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Paid in Full

Posted on May 6, 2014 by rebeccabruner

The Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference was phenomenal. I attended the non-fiction mentor track. As someone with a bachelor’s degree in English and several years’ experience in freelance writing, I thought I knew what I was doing. Under the expert … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on April 5, 2014 by rebeccabruner

Just before Thanksgiving, I wrote a post about jealosy. I was struggling with envy over all the ways God had been blessing other writers that I knew. Right now, I think it is only fitting for me to share all … Continue reading →

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 1: The Kingdom of Heaven Belongs to Such as These

Posted on January 29, 2014 by rebeccabruner

It was the middle of an Arizona summer, when opening your front door is like checking an oven, and I had cabin fever.  No mother in a Minnesota blizzard ever had it as bad as I did.  After all, kids … Continue reading →

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A Heart Like Mary’s–Faith

Posted on December 21, 2013 by rebeccabruner

After the angel tells Mary that her relative Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist, she goes immediately to the hill country of Judah to visit her. As soon as Mary’s greeting reaches her ears, Elizabeth’s baby leaps in her … Continue reading →

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A Heart Like Mary’s–Faith

Posted on December 14, 2012 by rebeccabruner

After the angel tells Mary that her relative Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist, she goes immediately to the hill country of Judah to visit her. As soon as Mary’s greeting reaches her ears, Elizabeth’s baby leaps in her … Continue reading →

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Not Amanda, but Grace

Posted on December 12, 2012 by rebeccabruner

Like many women, I struggle with my body image. When I don’t like what I see in the mirror, and I blame myself for it because of the things I’ve put in my mouth, I feel discouraged and unlovable. In my head, I … Continue reading →

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Working The Polls

Posted on November 3, 2012 by rebeccabruner

 There is nothing like working the polls to put you in touch with all that is best and worst about Americans, though interacting with my fellow citizens was the last thing on my mind when I signed up to serve … Continue reading →

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