Prodigal Magazine is a user-generated publication, which means that whether you’re a professional writer, novice blogger or just a regular guy or gal with some wisdom to share, we want hear what you have to say. If you are interested in writing for Prodigal Magazine please read our Contributor Guidelines and upload a sample article here. Include your finished article or article proposal, a photo and a short bio.

We’re looking specifically for articles that fall into one of the following categories:

1. Faith

We believe that faith impacts everything about the way that we live our lives, and we want to talk about it that way. This section talks openly about the following aspects of faith:

-Church: Church is becoming a growing area of controversy for modern Christians. How do I choose a church? Which is better — big church or little church? What does it mean to submit to church leadership? Do I even really need to go to church? These are the kinds of questions we want to tackle at Prodigal. We’re interested in hearing your take.

-Un-church: Let’s be honest. Most of the questions (and doubts) we face about our Christian life happen outside the doors of a church. Why doesn’t God heal everyone? Is the Bible really God breathed? How do I know what God is really asking me to do? Instead of ignoring the difficult questions of faith, we want to face them head-on.

-Justice: At Prodigal we believe that the love of God is best shared by delivering Christ’s justice to suffering men, women and children all over the globe. We need articles and stories of organizations and people who are seeking to bring God’s justice to those who are hurting and in need. If your church, community or non-profit has a cause worth supporting, write about it.

Please be sure to include how Prodigal readers can get involved.

2. Life

Life is complicated.Even though we want to live lives of integrity sometimes we have a hard time figuring out what that means. This section addresses the following areas of everyday life:

-Relationships. We all have questions about love, friendship, parenthood, marriage, dating and even sex. “Why are Christians waiting for marriage for sex?” “What’s the big deal about online dating?” This is the place to ask questions that keep you up at night and give us real answers (meaning not sugarcoated). This is where we talk about singleness, lust, and the beauty and pain that comes along with Christian marriage, divorce, and even adultery.

-Work. Our relationship with God influences how we work and the way we spend our hard earned money – doesn’t it? We want to know the specific challenges you face in the workplace, and with your paycheck. How do you stay out of debt? What are the difficulties you face with supporting a family? Do you “share your faith” in the workplace? What does that look like?

-Passion  - You have passion. We all do. What do you spend your weekends doing? What really gets you going? Do you experience God through hiking, biking, eating healthy, painting, styling or pottery? We want to hear about it. Submit an article about your favorite recipe, a workout plan that’s really whipped you into shape or a fishing trip you took that changed your perspective on life. Take this opportunity to share your expertise with our readers.

3. Culture

We believe that culture is important and that, as Christians, we have an important role to play — not by creating our own subculture where we can live without conflict, but by really engaging in, wrestling with and working to shift the culture that we’re already apart of. We’re looking for articles that address the following areas of culture:

-Media. We know you’re reading books, watching movies and listening to music and we want to hear about it. They don’t have to be Christian authors or artists. Think outside the box. What inspires you in your walk with God? Who has lyrics that really make you think? Tell us a story about something you learned by listening to your favorite band or review a secular movie from a Christian worldview.

-Current events. We want to talk about news, politics and current events in a way that is real, honest and thoughtful. Whether you’re a political junkie, a current events fanatic, or just a regular Joe who happened to get inspired by something she heard on the morning news – share your thoughts with us here.

4. Story

We believe that everyone has a prodigal story and we want to hear yours. Even if you don’t think you have one, you do. Prodigal stories are stories that highlight God’s radical love for us. We believe that telling and hearing these stories is necessary and important.

Tell us your prodigal story in 1000 words or less. We’ll be posting our favorites in our featured “Story” column.

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Compensation: We do not compensate our writers financially; but we do feature your photo and bio with a valuable link back to you or your organization’s website.

We look forward to working with you.

(Last Updated 1/30/2012)