Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference 2 - Story of the Day

sequoia at mt. hermonIf you read nothing else from Day 2, read this. It’s my story of the day for March 14, 2008, of the Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference.

Someone told me to walk in the red woods, so I went looking for the nature trail before breakfast. The signs were clear. I followed the arrows and found myself brushing against swordferns, peeking into old hollowed sequoias, walking through an honest to gosh forest.

In Texas the trees are only five feet tall, so our forests feel very different from most forests.

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Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference 2 - What I Learned

Here’s what I learned for March 14, 2008, of the Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference.

The best thing I learned today has nothing to do with writing. During the newcomers orientation, Gayle Roeper talked about prayer. When you pray about the conference, she said, there are three ways to pray.

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Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference 2 - Who I Met

These are some of the folks I met on March 14, 2008, at the Mount Hermon Christian Writing Conference.

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