Pockets is a magazine that publishes “wholesome devotional readings that teach about God’s love and presence in life” to 8- to 12-year-olds. They accept stories and articles that can illustrate a real-life situation, describe children who actively spread God’s Word, or profile a noteworthy Christian individual. They pay $0.14 cents per word ($70 for a 500-word article). To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
devozine is a bimonthly magazine that helps young people mature in their Christian faith. Freelancers are welcome to submit either meditations or weekend feature articles, and they must follow the magazine’s theme list. They pay $25 for meditations and $100 for features. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
The Lookout is a weekly magazine published to a Christian audience. Previously independent, it has "merged" with The Christian Standard. They are a general interest Christian magazine. The publish essays "dealing with topics of current concern." According to our research, they pay up to 11 cents per word, with a maximum of 400 words. To contact them, read these submission guidelines.
Eureka Street is an online journal published by Australian Jesuits. They’re looking for articles that “provide humane, ethical analysis or commentary on politics, religion, popular culture or current events in Australia or the world.” They’re also open to short fiction and creative nonfiction. They pay $200 per article. (Bonus: They also pay for poems.) To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Power For Living is a weekly take-home publication for Christian adults. They accept feature article submissions on a variety of topics, but they must be inspiring stories that “show the power of Christ at work.” They pay up to $375 for feature articles, $150 for columns, and $50 for poetry. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
The War Cry is the magazine published by the Salvation Army. They’ve been around a whopping 135 years. They accept submissions from freelance writers. They pay $0.35 per word for original articles, and $0.15 a word for reprints. They’ve recently published articles around 1,000 words. So that would mean a payment of $350. To learn more, and to submit, be sure to read their submission guidelines.
Guide Magazine is a Christian story magazine for young people ages 10-14. They publish true stories, not fictional ones. They publish adventure stories, biography, Christian humor, nature stories, personal growth stories, and story series’. Each series has 2-12 chapters, with each chapter around 1200 words. They pay 7-10 cents a word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
The EFCA blog offers “both proven
practices and alternative perspectives for Christian faith and ministry from
leaders in the Evangelical Free Church of America.” They accept articles (1,000
to 2,500 words) and book reviews. Their rates start at $65. If interested, send
your submissions to editor@efca.org. To
learn more, read their writer’s
guidelines.
Adventures in Odyssey Clubhouse is a Christian children's magazine that publishes short stories and nonfiction. In addition to stories, they publish factoids, features of "ordinary kids doing extraordinary things, activities, humor, and interviews with noteworthy Christians. They pay $200 and up for short stories, and $150 and up for nonfiction. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
Salvo: Writers interested in writing for this magazine should query the editor to see if their idea will be acceptable. Not only do querying writers need to explain their ideas, but they are also expected to give a little background information about their experience regarding the subject at hand. Salvo runs stories on sex, science, and society, and articles will ideally offer a "systematic deconstruction" of fallacious philosophies and ideologies. Payment is $0.20 per word and submission guidelines are posted here.