Please note that WordJourney is interested in your news, especially as it pertains to the Body of Jesus Christ and the work of the Lord. While we can’t publish your local church news — unless it has a much broader impact beyond your area — we’re always interested in news that builds up the church universal.

The best way to contact Matt Keegan, the administrator of this site, is to fill out the easy to use contact form. Easy, in that you only need to share with us your name, email address, subject and a few paragraphs about your request.

Once done, correctly complete the Captcha code and hit the submit button. That code keeps spammers at bay, so be careful to repeat the four digit code as shown.

The contact form doesn’t allow you to attach your news, but you can include a link to a web page or site. WordJourney isn’t interested in republishing news verbatim, but if you have a press release we’ll review your information to see if it can lead to a story.

Matt will contact you within 1-2 business days after receiving your request. If you haven’t heard back from him after that time, please try again. Sorry, obvious commercial tie-ins will be ignored.

Some examples of articles we’ll consider:

Ministry spotlight — Give us an overview of a particular ministry and the work that they do. It would help if you are affiliated with that ministry — we like “inside” news! We’re not interested in personalities, rather the work being done to share the gospel primarily and helping people secondarily. Yes, these two matters usually go hand in hand.

Event news — If there is a special event that will be taking place, let our readers know about it. One example of this was “Cry of the Orphan” an adoption event headlined by Stephen Curtis Chapman in November 2009. We featured that story on WordJourney and are interested in similar news.

Global stories — We’re always interested in sharing with Christians what God is doing in the world. This can be a tremendous source of encouragement for believers who see that their prayers are, indeed, being answered.

National news — WordJourney does not make a point to cover general national news unless it impacts the church. Even then, we’ll only add that information if it has an element where you can take positive action such as praying and informing others. For news from a Christian perspective, check out The Christian Post.

Artistic Reviews – On occasion, we’ll review a book or CD and post that review here. Let us know what you have and we’ll see if it is something that we want to review. If accepted, expect to send a review copy to the address we’ll provide for you.

If we agree to share your news please submit your work in English, adhering close to AP Stylebook guidelines, and with photos (optional) that are released or attributed to the source. It may seem odd to say, but we do run everything through Copyscape, rejecting anything that has been clearly plagiarized.

Thank you for following WordJourney; we are blessed through your participation and prayers.

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Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind. — C.S. Lewis

It may be summer, but the work of the Lord continues unabated.  My work load remains heavy, but I’m still keeping tabs on what is happening on various websites, through a number of ministries, and elsewhere around the world including:

• WordJourney was mentioned in Christian Carnival 335, a feature of the Other Food website. Other Food spotlighted a recent article published here about college students not being fully prepared to head off to college and what one Christian organization is doing to make a difference in the lives of college-bound Christian youth. Among the other articles featured in the carnival include: a look at happiness, an examination of accountability and two kinds of success.

• Nearly six months have passed since a violent earthquake shook Haiti, collapsing buildings and killing tens of thousands of people. The country has battled poverty for hundreds of years and this temblor has only exacerbated conditions on the ground. Thankfully, the response has been encouraging with Samaritan’s Purse working to build temporary housing for 7,500 families.

• Abortion mill Planned Parenthood is in trouble as its affiliates in California are being accused of massive fraud. The American Center for Law and Justice has filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District, on behalf of a whistleblower, the state of California, and the federal government. The ACLJ contends that Planned Parenthood, “…illegally marked up the supposed cost of various birth control drugs when seeking government reimbursement, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of overbilling-at taxpayer expense.”

• 180 college students are making good use of their summer break by helping out inner city children this summer. WordJourney has mentioned the work of Here’s Life Inner City previously; this summer college students are working with poor youth by providing them life skills, career development aid and food. HLIC is an outreach of Campus Crusade for Christ.

Summertime Devotions

How is your summer going? Are you spending time with the Lord or are you finding yourself busy pursuing unrelated activities?

No, I’m not looking to dispense guilt. Rather, I am exhorting you to value your personal time with God. That’s a challenge I’m facing this summer, but am managing to keep up my reading (Hebrews 11) and have enrolled our children in Vacation Bible School once again.

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