What is your Elevenses beverage of choice?
Tell me a little bit about yourself and your story.
What led you to decide to share your story, not only with me today, but in other avenues like your books or Bible studies?
In your Faith Storytellers story, it seems as if writing is an essential spiritual discipline for you, along with prayer and reading God’s Word. Can you talk a bit about how the writing process has helped you in your spiritual and emotional health?
You lead a Christian Writers Conference. Can you tell us a little about that experience and why it’s important to come together in a community of fellow believers and story sharers?
What good things and/or bad things have you experienced in response to the stories you have shared? Does sharing these hard stories ever reignite your grief?
How has your faith been impacted by your story, and vise-versa, how have your experiences impacted your faith journey?
Do you have any practical tips, habits, or routines that help you live/tell/write a good story?
Who else has a story that has impacted you, who you might love to hear share their story on this podcast?
What books/movies/shows have inspired you personally, creatively, and spiritually?
Is there anything you want to add or reiterate from our conversation? Where can we find you and your work?
Mary Portzen graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and is a certified grief counselor trained under world-renowned grief expert David Kessler. She is the author of seven books under the name Mary Potter Kenyon, including award winning titles Refined By Fire: A Journey of Grief and Grace and Called to Be Creative: A Guide to Reigniting Your Creativity. Mary and her husband Nick Portzen coordinate the annual Cedar Falls Christian Writers conference. They are the authors of Soul Mates: Path to a Praying Partnership.
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