Submissions have closed.
What Lies Have You Been Believing?
The lies we believe make us feel like failures. Like we don’t measure up.
Some lies can even make us feel worthless.
And Satan loves it.
He is the father of all lies, and whether he is whispering in our ear or it’s our own sinful nature tearing us down, we don’t have to take the bait.
Every time Jesus squared off in Scripture, He fought the lies of Satan with obedience to God and by trusting His Word.
Satan wants us to doubt ourselves, and the One who created us. He wants us to believe his lies. He want’s the worst for us and from us.
But God said, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). He says we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37). God created us, He called us by name, and we are His (Isaiah 43:1).
I want to invite you to join me in this anthology for Christian women and share a lie you have believed, and the truth that set you free.
Hey, I’m Heather
Wanna Know a Secret?
I almost titled this book, “Fight Like Jesus” …because spiritual warfare is real.
But, being completely candid with you: I don’t always have the strength to go to war.
At some point in our lives, we’re all taught to pick our battles. Constantly being on edge is exhausting and unhealthy.
In today’s day and age, many of us are stressed to the max. We don’t need another book telling us to:
- Try harder.
- Armor up.
- Get on our knees.
- Do more.
- Be better.
- Achieve perfection!
I’m stressed out just thinking about it.
But what if we could avoid the battle by refusing to take the bait?
What if, instead of suiting up, we told our enemies to take it up with our King?
He’s already given us our marching orders, and He has promised to give us rest (Matthew 11:28-30).
When the Israelites were trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army was bearing down on them, Moses told them: “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent” (Exodus 14:14).
And God Himself whispered to the sons of Korah, “Be still, and know that I am God…” (Psalm 46:10a).
Oh, and – spoiler alert – the war is already won (1 Corinthians 15:17). Death has been defeated. The price for our sins has been paid.
So instead of suiting up, all we really need to know are the terms of Satan’s surrender.
When he challenges us (because he does, and he probably always will), we can silence him with God’s truth.
What Lie Has Satan Used Against You?
In our upcoming anthology, we want to help other Christian women know how to recognize, reject, and replace the lies they’ve been believing.
That includes lies about
- Who God is and/or what He can do.
- Where our worth comes from.
- What God wants for us or from us.
- Mental health as a Christian.
- What it takes to be a good mom.
- The roll of women in the church.
- What God considers sin.
- Being a “Good Christian.”
- Reading the Bible.
- Boundaries.
- Body image.
- Self care.
- Forgiveness.
- Acceptance.
- Trials.
- Temptations.
- Prayers.
- Healing.
- and so much more.
Submissions Are Closed
UPDATE: We are sorting through the submissions we have received and will notify authors if their submission was accepted soon. We will also post a complete list of authors below once it’s finalized.
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions must include:
- a lie you have believed.
- what God’s Word says about it.
- a personal testimony about how you struggled with this lie.
- Writing must be relational vs teachable.
- Your testimony should be roughly 1,000 words.
- All submissions must be original and not previously published elsewhere.
- Note the Bible translation for each Scripture quoted other than the ESV.
Legal Agreement
If your submission is accepted and published, you understand and agree to the following:
- By submitting a testimony, you are stating that you are the original author of the work and own the publishing rights.
- You grant Heather Hart the right to edit and format your submission for clarity and project consistency.
- You are granting Heather Hart exclusive publishing and distribution rights of your submission. This includes (but is not limited to) print, digital, and audio format.
(This book will be part of the KDP Select program which requires exclusivity of its content.) - By submitting your writing through the form on this page, you agree to receive emails from us.
Please note: Submission does not guarantee acceptance.
While contributing authors don’t earn royalties and are not paid for their submission to this anthology, they will be able to order paperback copies of the anthology at a reduced price to sell at speaking engagements, book signings, locally, from their website/online store, or to give away.
You can also submit a pitch for a guest post on our website here
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The Benefits of Contributing To An Anthology
If you have never contributed to an anthology before, they can be a huge benefit to you as an author. Some of the benefits include:
- Name Recognition – While your name may not appear on the cover, you can add it to your Amazon Author page. Your name will also appear on the page with your devotion, and your author bio will be in the back of the book. The more often people see your name, the more they will come to know you as an author and be more willing to spend money to buy your books.
- Introduces Your Writing To New Readers – Along with that exposure comes new readers reading your writing. It’s not just your name, it’s like a free advertisement for your other books.
- No Publishing or Marketing Costs – Heather Hart, the founder of Candidly Christian is fronting all the costs of publishing this book. She will take care of the publishing, formatting, editing, marketing, everything. All you have to do is write a devotion and it will be published for you.
- A Whole Team Working With You – When you have a dozen authors working together to market a book, it usually gets pretty awesome exposure. This is highest during the book launch when all the authors work together and readers are trying to figure out who everyone is. But a book is a gift that keeps on giving – to both the readers and the authors.
- And More – There have been whole blog posts written about the benefits of contributing to anthologies. I know I haven’t covered all of them, but you get the idea.
The Biggest Reason to Contribute
Before ascending into heaven, Jesus gave what became known as the great commission.
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20
The digital age opened a whole new world of possibilities for us to share God’s Word with others. We can share our faith with women we may never meet face-to-face. Candidly Christian exists to let today’s Christian women know they aren’t alone in their struggles. To that end, we have published over a handful of anthologies that have reached thousands of women across the globe.
The power of the Candidly Christian ministry is women like you who are willing to share their struggles. We all bring a unique voice and insight to the project. I might not relate to your struggle, but someone will. Just like you might not relate to my struggle. That’s the power of anthologies like this. When we come together, we can meet real Christian women where they’re at. And that’s something I could never do on my own.
Here’s what’s being said about some of our other anthologies:
