WritingSpirit Resources

Christian Women Today

The Internet magazine, Christian Women Today, exists to encourage, challenge and inspire women around the world. Their vision is to build Christian women in their faith and spur them on to be an influence for Jesus Christ through personal ministries of evangelism, discipleship and prayer. They also offer general interest information presenting issues that affect the daily lives of women.

Christian Women Today
Writers Guidelines

Spirituality.com

The spirituality.com community is all about individuals sharing experiences that show how an understanding of Christian Science can lead to healing and to other practical, positive solutions. These insights and results help anyone see how their lives--and their community--can be made better through prayer. Spirituality.com invites you to share the experiences and healings that have come about through your study and practice of Christian Science.

Spirituality.com
Writers Guidelines

Killing the Buddha

Killing the Buddha is a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches, people embarrassed to be caught in the "spirituality" section of a bookstore, people both hostile and drawn to talk of God. It is for people who somehow want to be religious, who want to know what it means to know the divine, but for good reasons are not and do not.

The idea of "killing the Buddha" comes from a famous Zen line, the context of which is easy to imagine: After years on his cushion, a monk has what he believes is a breakthrough: a glimpse of nirvana, the Buddhamind, the big pay-off. Reporting the experience to his master, however, he is informed that what has happened is par for the course, nothing special, maybe even damaging to his pursuit. And then the master gives the student dismaying advice: If you meet the Buddha, he says, kill him.

Why kill the Buddha? Because the Buddha you meet is not the true Buddha, but an expression of your longing. If this Buddha is not killed he will only stand in your way.

Why Killing the Buddha? For the ezine's purposes, killing the Buddha is a metaphor for moving past the complacency of belief, for struggling honestly with the idea of God. Killing the Buddha insists that if religion matters at all it matters enough to be taken to task. They believe it’s high time for a new canon to be created, and that the Web is just the place to collect it. They refuse to accept the internet as a world wide shopping mall. They know intuitively it can be a sort of Talmudic cathedral, a tool of transcendence made of words.

Killing the Buddha
Writers Guidelines

Spirit-Led Writer

http://www.spiritledwriter.com/
http://www.spiritledwriter.com/guidelines.html

Spirit-Led Writer is a resource for Christians who write in fiction and non-fiction genres for Christian and secular markets. It is for the beginner, intermediate and advanced writer.

As an alternative to secular writing resources, Spirit-Led Writer chooses to uplift the name of Jesus Christ, and give Him glory; thus, promoting Spirit-led excellence and integrity in publishing. Spirit-Led Writer recognizes that our achievements come "not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord" and that "all things work together for our good." Most sections of Spirit-Led Writer are open to submissions from non-Christian writers, however, the advice given must not conflict with Biblical principles.

Spirit-Led Writer
Writers Guidelines

Chabad.org

The Chabad.org website is recognized as the purveyor par excellence of Jewish information on the internet. Their online magazine offers a sophisticated but accessible weekly mix of Torah commentary, Chassidic philosophy, stories, personal essays and more. The newsletter that announces each new weekly edition has over 100,000 subscribers.

The magazine's archives go back to its inception in 1999. Although there are no writer's guidelines online, there is a listing of the magazine's editorial staff.

Chabad.org

Comfort Cafe

Word Length: 800 – 1,200 words
Non-paying market

Comfort Café offers hope, help, and healing to Christian women facing physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges. Through personal stories, practical resources, and inspirational articles, Comfort Café offers encouragement, support, and comfort to hurting women.

If you have experienced God's comfort, provision, or help in the midst of difficulty, suffering, or loss, they want to hear from you!  They are specifically looking for stories on the following topics: addiction, abuse, depression, abortion, chronic illness, alcoholism, death, divorce, loss of a child, disability, and marital difficulties. Additional topics will be considered, but please query first.

Comfort Café

Beliefnet.com

Beliefnet is a multi-faith website committed to providing information and resources that are respectful and inclusive of the various religious, spiritual, and ethical beliefs of their readers. Their content is designed to
inform, entertain, and inspire their readers.

Regular columnists provide most of Beliefnet’s original content, but  you can submit an idea for editorial consideration by sending a query letter. Provide a brief description of the story idea with an approximate lead for the proposed article. Give the editor the framework for the article’s structure and content, limiting this description to 300 words.

Beliefnet.com
Writers Guidelines

Divine Eloquence

E-zine
Looking for: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Book/Music Reviews, Devotionals
Query First
Non-paying Market

Divine Eloquence is a Christian E-zine that contains a variety of topics aimed at the Christian reader as well as the writer. Contents include devotionals, inspirational fiction, writing tips, book reviews, industry and world news, poetry, featured guests, Bible quizzes and more! Divine Eloquence strives to be a blessing to others who are using their gifts to the Glory of God, by helping to showcase the gifts and talents that God has given them.

Divine Eloquence
Writers Guidelines online

Spiritually Fit

E-zine
Article Length: Up to 1,000 words.
Non-paying Market

Spiritually Fit has been publishing online since 2000. This bi-annual e-zine includes book excerpts from the latest spiritual and self-help books, articles by well known spiritual authors, and enthusiastically publishes the works of new and unpublished authors, as well.

Spiritually Fit
Writers Guidelines