FAITH WRITINGS | Emily Roberts Marshall

the inspiration behind my pen name

While I've always had a love of writing, my dreams of becoming a best-selling author never included writing faith-driven works. This new desire to share my story, lessons learned through Scripture, and more is purely from God and purely unexpected. I'm excited for this new chapter of my career where storytelling meets ministry.

When deciding on a pen name, I wanted something that felt like me and honored the most important people to me--the ones I've lost. My dad, Robert Marshall, passed away from lung cancer in 2018. I was twenty-three at the time. He was a devout Christian man who always did his best to lead our family, provide for us, and he never shied away from the deep spiritual conversations I liked to have. I've found myself wishing he was still here to have those conversations now that my spiritual maturity has deepened. My nephew, Marshall Luke--named after my late-father--also passed away from cancer. In the few short months he lived, Marshall brought sunshine and smiles to every person he encountered. He was a breath of new life and love for my family. And though he's gone, I plan to continue his legacy by bringing smiles to those around me and through the written word. I am especially excited about the Christian children's books I plan to write in loving memory of Marshall Luke.

For now, you can enjoy my blog, Woman In The Word, and anticipate the release of my first Christian non fiction book, Wilderness: The Journey from Bondage to An Inheritance of Endless Love (March 2027).

welcome to the wilderness

Woman In The Word

join me on the journey of discovery

After growing up in the church and desiring nothing but freedom from it, my journey back to God has been long and hard-fought.

I remember the convictions and desires I had as a young girl. I desired love, marriage, and purity. Yet, despite my regular spot on the pew, I didn’t leave my parent’s house or my small town church equipped to receive and steward any of those things.

From a lack of age-appropriate Bible-based teaching to my dad’s expectation of perfection without room for failure to my mother’s realistic preparation to have sex without getting pregnant, I left home without a relationship with God, in search of love, and believing that conforming to the world’s dating standards was the only way to get it. My good, godly desires were quickly exploited once I got into college.

I spent years in the wrong relationship and held in bondage by the invisible chains of sexual sin. My early romantic works reflect both my longing and my lostness. I had no idea how lost I was until God opened my eyes to the truth—not only His truth, but the truth of the enemy’s attacks that had been on my life since I was a little girl—a little girl worrying about being alone forever, a little girl being groomed to settle for the crumbs of some man’s fake love.

Like almost every meaningful journey in my life, my journey back to God began with frustration and determination. I was tired of people using God’s Word to control or condemn me. I decided to take their power away by reading His Word for myself. Not only did reading the Bible take away other’s power to control me, it restored my power as a child of God—the power over forces of evil that God gifts all those who believe in Him through Jesus.

This journey of discovery, transformation, and restoration has been the most surprising, fulfilling, and life-changing of any. I invite you to hear more of my story and embark on your own journey with the help of my Woman In The Word content combined with your own personal study of God’s Word.

His Word, the Bible, is the truth and is key to the best relationship you’ll ever have—the greatest love you’ll ever know.

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