Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Name name name, what's in a name, anyway?

When I was thinking what to call the press that I wanted to start, the name came very quickly. I thought of the feeling I had whenever I saw something I wrote appear in print. It was pure elation. So, I had it: Elation Press. Being a Christian, elation can also describe that incomprehensible joy that enters your heart when you ask Jesus to accompany you on your life's journey.

When I thought of launching a new Christian quarterly for Victoria, BC and Vancouver Island, I struggled with finding a name. I would flip open my Bible, comb newspapers, magazines and thumb through the phone book. I felt so uninspired. I began to pray about it. I had a few criteria: I wanted it to be short, a noun and a verb and have something to do with the ocean. Kind of a tall order, thinking back. The Bible perusing ended up being fruitful. I came upon scripture: Psalm 55:22: "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall." There it was . . . Cast! As someone who loves to fly fish, this was perfect. I love that it has a theatrical meaning as well. We, as humans are a cast of characters. (I know Shakespeare used this metaphor first "All the world's a stage /And all the men and women merely players") With God as our director, we will play our roles to the best of our ability.

Monday, January 24, 2011

ElationPress Debut Blog

My name is Natalie Fuhr-Salvatore, and I am the Publisher of Elation Press in Victoria, BC, Canada. We are launching a new Christian quarterly entitled CAST magazine in the Spring of 2011. I am getting very excited. Everything is starting to come together. What started out as an idea at the beginning of 2009 is becoming a reality. Believers are interested in contributing and finding out more about the publication. Every quarter we will be featuring a Christian artist. Writers can submit poetry, short stories, news stories about what's happening in the Christian community or opinion pieces. Advertising is affordable and so are subscriptions (pay-what-you-can). Our website is http://www.elation-press.com/

The magazine will be in print and will be available online.

One full page will be devoted to prayer requests, which are free!

Please pray with me that we can effect change in our city and share the love of Jesus with others.

Peace and blessings,
Natalie Fuhr-Salvatore