Race, Grace and Forgiveness? Can We Write Our Way to Racial Healing? This was the subject of a candid and interactive exploration of how writers of every background can help heal racial wounds by writing truthfully about our racial struggles and journeys. What’s required? How does one start? What narrative and spiritual elements make a […]
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Like journalists across the globe, Jeff Finley, executive editor of Light+Life, was plotting the best way for his Indiana-based publication to cover the escalating coronavirus pandemic. Then things turned personal. One of his sources, a Louisiana pastor and community leader, died after contracting COVID-19. “That was just a real shock to me,” Finley said. “I’m […]
Continue ReadingLike every other organization in the U.S. and, for that matter, in the entire world, the Evangelical Press Association has been impacted by COVID-19 in unprecedented ways. For the first time in more than 70 years, EPA has not held its annual convention, the April event being cancelled after the nationwide shutdown went into effect […]
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The Evangelical Press Association believes that Christian students should be prepared to be outstanding journalists and communications professionals, equipped with a biblically-based philosophy of journalism and the skills, knowledge and experience they will need to effectively communicate a Christ-centered worldview to their audience. To that end, EPA sponsors an annual scholarship contest to find outstanding […]
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The Evangelical Press Association will host six weekly professional development webinars on Tuesdays, beginning April 28 and going through June 2, 2020. The sessions will feature three speakers and topics from this year’s canceled convention as well as two popular sessions from recent conventions and one new session. A bonus free session on legal issues, […]
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The 2020 EPA convention, which was to take place in Colorado Springs in April, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus and will not be rescheduled. Here are answers to 6 questions you may be asking: Will there be an EPA convention in 2020? No, EPA will not hold a convention in 2020. How […]
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The EPA board of directors has announced the candidates for two open board positions. A committee made up of Mark Winz (Cru Storylines), Eric Thomsen (ONE Magazine), and Sarah Brown (Evangelicals) has nominated Danny Conn for the position of treasurer and Warren L. Maye for one of the two advisor positions. The candidates will be […]
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Flagler Law Group has announced a major rebranding as it prepares to enter its 15th year. The firm’s new logo, color treatment and website reflect its mission to provide trusted counsel to those who publish and teach Christian messages. Mountains remain a central theme in the brand, alluding to the solid foundation of the Gospel, […]
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The EPA board of directors has unanimously approved a change to the organization’s bylaws that will bestow full membership on associate members, giving them voting privileges and eligibility to serve on the board. The change came about as the board recognized a changing industry with publications reducing staff and relying more on freelancers. EPA has […]
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By Chris Maxwell Poetry is, at least for me, like life. Life isn’t a three-point sermon. Life isn’t a doctrinal debate. Life isn’t a lecture series. Life isn’t a new platform for the coolest and newest and tightest and loudest performance. Life, to me, is poetry. I know. Many poems aren’t smooth. They aren’t always […]
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