HopeWords Literary Journal
The HopeWords Literary Journal exists for writers, artists, and readers who long for hope and heaven and who look for timeless stories from diverse voices that all point back to the good, true, and beautiful. The HopeWords Literary Journal is not clickbait, it's not artificial, it's not breaking news. It's a community of writers, painters, preachers, thinkers, musicians, photographers, cartoonists, and storytellers who foster colorful conversations that are rooted in humble hospitality.
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Bird Cathedral by Emily Charlotte.
I can’t sleep tonight because the mourning doves are crying out and I know that, across the room, you are watching me. The birds in daddy’s aviary never keep me awake this late…
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The Cloak of Virtue
I was sitting in the middle section of the Granada Theater, two rows of seats from the front, listening intently as speaker and author Mitali Perkins asked the audience of the 2026 Hope Words Writers Conference what they had gleaned from the speakers over the two-day period the conference had lasted…
A Conversation with Linwood Berry: The Painter Prophet
Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1951, Linwood Berry grew up in a nomadic family, living on both the east and west coasts at different points. After graduation, he left home and continued in his nomadic ways, working various jobs before fulfilling his military duty. Back stateside at the age of 21…
A Ministry of Pages and Presence
My co-worker Michelle would sometimes pop around the corner and ask me about children’s books when we had a slower day at the library. Listening to her revisit stories from her childhood was relatable and hilarious because she was always cheering for the offbeat…
Spring Keeps Asking This Question: Who Are You Becoming?
When I was too little to remember my age, I sat on a mustard yellow, long and low 1960s couch where my grandfather asked me who I wanted to be when I grew up. Predicting who you’ll become is not easy at any age, but being too young to read seems to make it a little bit easier…
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