From time to time we like to inform all our authors what the topics and focuses we will be covering in the coming months will be. That way, you as the writers have the opportunity to write engaging content that is relevant to the issues we will be looking at on our sites.

During the months of May and June, there are many interesting topics that we are looking for content on.  We encourage you to take a look, and if you feel led to, submit your work to us.  We appreciate all submissions.

May

• Mother’s Day/Lessons I learned from mom
  
• Role as a stepmother
• Christians confronting the New Age movement
• Relocating
• Preparing for summer
• How do we honor others? (Memorial Day)
• Leaving a legacy

June

• Returning home after university
• Transitioning into old social settings
• Cutting social ties
• What do we value?/Where do we spend our time and money?
• Father’s Day
• Strained relationships with fathers
• Balancing work and family
• De-cluttering your life
• Providing for your family

We thank you for taking the time and having an interest in the ministry of TruthMedia. Blessings on you!

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Yes, we are talking about March already! The year is flying by, and we are looking Spring in the face once again.  Hopefully thinking about the changing weather and the opportunity for fresh starts gets the creative juices flowing, because we are looking for a bevvy of Topics and Focuses to receive submissions on!  Take a look at the list, and feel free to submit!

March 2010

• Lent (making room for the greater)
• Finding balance
• Simplifying
• Sacrifice
• Paralympics
• Overcoming challenges
• Luck, fate, or destiny
• Hope
• Vulnerability
• Parenting children with special needs: dealing with the unexpected
• New beginnings/starting over

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It is the time of the month again when we here at TruthMedia let you know the upcoming topics and focuses for the Content Team.  This month we are covering a wide range of topics, and are looking forward to seeing the submissions that come in from you, our authors!  Thank you for partnering with us.

February 2010

• Winter Olympics
• Valentine’s Day
• Goals
• Success
• Destiny
• Love
• Intimacy
• Unmet expectations
• Meaning (in life/one’s personal)
• Family togetherness/making time with kids
• Teamwork
• Failure of New Year’s resolutions
• Disappointment/disappointing others

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It is hard to believe that we are staring at the beginning of another year!  Christmas is come and gone.  New opportunities are waiting to be pop up and be had. We here at TruthMedia are offering the opportunity to you, our authors, to bless others with your work.

We have a bevvy of new topics that we are covering in the coming months.  Take a look at the updated topics and focuses list to get an idea of what is coming up.

We await your submissions, and are excited to enter into this new and exciting year with you.  Opportunities to show your giftings abound.

January 2010

• New Year’s/fresh starts
• Resolutions
• Health/body issues
• Divorce: rates, prevention
• Finances after Christmas
• Volunteering and coaching others
• National Mentoring Month

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It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is right around the corner! How the years fly by.

With the upcoming holiday season, there are always lots of opportunities to feature new and exciting content.  This time of year is a special time when we can reach out to the world around us via the written word.  We are asking that you, our authors would join with us in making an impact on those coming to the site.

Listed below are the Topics and Focuses for December 2009.  Be sure to take a look and then submit your work to us.  We thank you for using your giftings to further the ministry of TruthMedia.

December 2009

• 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusal to give up seat on bus
• Christmas
• Advent weeks 2, 3 & 4
• Christmas finances (why people overspend, staying within budget)
• Alternatives to retail gift giving
• Holiday traditions old and new
• Creating memories with loved ones
• Family issues (what causes, how to resolve)
• Loneliness during holidays (when going through a hard time, why is Christmas so hard?)
• Jesus being the real reason for Christmas
• How different cultures celebrate Christmas

Once again we are calling all writers to submit fresh new content.  A new school year is fast approaching, and before we know it, Christmas will be upon us again.

We are looking for new content on a wide array of topics.

Take a look at our complete and recently updated Content Calendar, and then submit your article to us!  We look forward to reading your submissions!  We are accepting submissions for November until October 1 2009.

November 2009

• American Thanksgiving
• National Adoption Month
• Affect adoption has on family: siblings/extended
• Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day
• Courage/Heroism
• Holiday Hospitality
• Family Dynamics
• Coping Strategies for stressful family situations
• American Thanksgiving
• The value of celebration from Christian perspective
• Being inclusive during celebrations (opening home to others)
• Love/acceptance/belonging
• Gratitude

Welcome to our monthly updated Topics and Focuses Post.  This is the place to come for a monthly view of upcoming topics that the TruthMedia Content Team is going to be focusing on.  We are always on the lookout for new content from you, our authors!  Take a look at the topics on the the list (View our newly updated Content Calendar here) and then submit your work to us.  We are accepting submissions for October up until September 1st.

October Topics and Focuses:

• Halloween (where it comes from, why we don’t celebrate it, alternatives)
• Canadian Thanksgiving
• Mother in Law Day
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Respecting the body God gave you (regular health check ups)
• Bonding with others in support groups (confiding in others)
• Why in times of sickness people gravitate towards spirituality
• Gratitude
• Volunteering/sharing with others (living by moral code)
• Cutting back due to economy (cut backs that can be made, effect on rest of the world)
• High standard of living in North America/people living with nothing at all in rest of world
• Christian community becoming more tangible in giving to others
• Wedges that arise in relationships/top reasons for marital issues

Once again we are calling all authors to help us generate new content! We are always looking for well written, insightful articles and we are excited to read your submissions.  The coming months cover quite a wide array of topics.  Please go to our updated content calendar to view them all.  We are accepting August submissions for the following topics which must be received by July 10th, September submissions by August 10th:

AUGUST

• Traveling with kids
• Best gadgets on flights
• Sharing faith while traveling
• Security/safety airport
• Building/saving memories, investing in family
• Impact of tech and relationships (i.e. texting)
• Multi generational family homes
• Teaching the next generation about quality time with family
• Scheduling/time management
• Finding the calm/creating balance in life
• Community/moving

SEPTEMBER

• September 11
• Back to school
• Dorm living
• Letting go process for parents
• Mature students/Economic crisis effect on adults retraining in new profession
• Intentionally getting connected after moving: new church, small group, community activities
• Being intentional online vs. in person
• Unplanned pregnancies
• What to do when your life is falling apart
• Seeking counseling as a Christian
• Adoption of a child into your home
• Adoption as a child of God
• Dealing with anger
• Working through confrontation/conflicts
• Getting along with co-workers
• Why as Christians we need to respect others
• How to love the job you’ve got

We are always searching for great new content from authors.  This summer is no different!  The TruthMedia Editorial Team is currently  looking for great new content on a variety of topics for the coming weeks. We will be accepting submissions for the following topics which must be received by June 1st  to be considered for July:

• Patriotism (Canada Day and Independence Day)
• Sun safety
• Advice for newlyweds
• Summer reading
• Release of latest Harry Potter movie (Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince)
• Taking trips/Exploration
• Parent’s Day
• Dealing with hard living situations
• Media influence on parenting (i.e. celebrity parenting)
• Anniversary of moon landing

Please visit our Content Calendar which has been updated with our upcoming topic needs.

Be sure you know our submission requirements then submit all articles for consideration here.

At Truth Media authors are one of our most treasured assets.  We depend on writers such as you to keep those contributions coming. Content is the currency of the internet.  As we partner together we have a unique opportunity to be on the cutting edge of communication in our culture. As you bring insights from your particular perspective and from the nourishment God gives your own heart, you inspire and encourage others in their faith adventure. In return for your gift of writing Truth Media offers the exposure of your work to a vast audience that touches around the globe.  Be watching and listening for those nuggets that will seed the inspiration for a new article. Be very aware of the packaging of your insights as you share.

A conference speaker recently suggested that the cultural paradigm shifts on an average of every eight years. Think of it. By time a 14 year old is entering high school the cultural values, music, movies and ideas that his parents taught him at the kindergarten level have shifted considerably. Eight classes of graduates have come and gone along with the coming and going of many foundational blocks in our culture.

Stop for a minute and consider where you were eight to ten years ago.

It is my observation that the paradigm we found ourselves in at about age 25 – 30 is the paradigm that will dictate most of our responses over the remainder of our lives. Think about yourself and those you know.  Are you able to look at the culture and see where changes are needed as things move forward? Things rarely go back to the way they were.  The foundational principles of life and faith that we have come to know and trust must remain the same; yet the way we express them, the examples we use and the language we communicate with must speak to the culture of today.

Are you looking for fresh ways to share your faith and values with a new generation? Mine out those nuggets of wisdom and truth that you have been shaped by. Be inspired to write about them. Ask the Lord to help you as you express the things you want to share.

Then read and re-read your article. Ask yourself if it would make any sense at all to your young neighbor if you asked him/her to proof read it for you.

Then write it again with that very person in mind. Imagine yourself chatting about the substance of the article over lemonade in the back yard. What descriptive words, examples or thoughts might you re-craft to speak to that person in a way they will understand?

Content IS the currency of the internet. Without good content a viewer quickly clicks off to another site. Online you have less than 30 seconds for readers to glance at your first line or two. Will you capture their interest?

Your nuggets are worth sharing. Your wisdom is to be passed on to the next generation. Consider how you are packaging the things you wish to share. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you re-pack it and re-craft it so that a whole new generation of readers will take the time to listen to what you have to say.

You are a gift to Truth Media! You have a gift to share with this audience! Package it well and know that you are appreciated, valued and prayed for as you craft your words to reach the world!

Gail Rodgers