needing a guy’s opinion!

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YAY FOR AWKWARD TOPICS!

Okay, so if you’re a guy — you were specially selected to receive this message. No, really.

I chose ya because you are in various stages of relationships… looking forward, in the middle of, or looking back.

You may have noticed I’m writing a book for girls, to be released in 2013. And every girl wants to get inside a guy’s head. And of course I’m in Ethan’s head (and not just in the nagging way) but I need more input from guys!

I’m working on the chapter about what guys want in a girl. And I’m gettin’ a vote out there: How “experienced” do guys want their girls to be when they marry them?

Yup, that’s right, I warned you this was awkward!

So anyway. Feel free to leave a comment. Or message me away from everyone. Or email me. Writebrained(at)gmail(dot)com.

real devo: armed

cliff erosion

by Staff Writer Matthew VanTryon

The conversation was getting heated, and Tyler was trying to keep his temper in check. However, despite his valiant efforts, “#^%*” came out of his mouth. He immediately hung his head in shame.

“I promised I would stop that.”

As the Chemistry test was being passed down the row, Jessie began to worry. Okay, so maybe worry was an understatement. She was sweating, and profusely at that. (more…)

real devo: love ’til it hurts

Stephany Mendia

By RTF Staff Writer Stephany Mendia

In ten years there are two things I will remember about high school: The lives I touched, and the lives I wished hadn’t touched mine. (more…)

real music: elevation worship

What are you doing for God’s honor today?

real update: happy birthday Bekah!

We hijack your regularly scheduled programming…

…To wish our very own Bekah a gigantic

happy birthday!

real interview: Laura Anderson Kurk

Glass Girl

by Staff Writer Jennifer Grimes

After the death of her brother, heroine Meg Kavanagh realizes that she is made of glass―she’s fragile, and she’s about to break. But moving to Wyoming and attempting to hold together family bonds begins to change things, and Meg realizes she’s not as fragile as she seems. It isn’t until she meets cowboy Henry that she discovers the one thing that will really make her strong: faith in Jesus Christ. Glass Girl by Laura Anderson Kurk is a story packed with sorrow, hope, redemption, and love. (more…)

real story: grace in the face of abuse

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By RTF Guest Writer Elora Ramirez

Sometimes, the biggest step we can make with grace is the acknowledgment of the wrecking ball of pain inside.

My recognition came in the form a whisper and a prayer.

The minute I admitted my childhood abuse the power shifted and I knew nothing would be the same. (more…)

real devo: and she deserves a second chance? riiiiight.

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by Staff Writer Arianna Zander

Sweetness dripped off her words like rain, and at each sentence, I felt my hands clench. I knew what she did to my family. The rumors she’d spread, the accusations, the blackmail. “I was only trying to help,” she said, “it was my Christian duty.” Maybe she actually thought that. Or maybe it was just another lie. (more…)