Stories are the best way to make a point. While obviously important, theological exposition is boring and will put people to sleep. But a snoozing audience will immediately wake up…
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Ideas come from experiences. For writing inspiration, we need only pay better attention to our surroundings and find the extraordinary among what others would judge as ordinary. The more we…
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We will never do well at being someone we are not, but we can learn by from the excellence of others, first by observing, then copying, and finally by adjusting…
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“Schools’ out, school’s out. The teacher let the mules out.” This was a common saying in some neighborhoods in the 1940s. Kids loved getting out of school before Memorial Day…
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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. — Proverbs 27:17 NIV Have you ever tried rubbing the edges of two table knives together? The edges won’t sharpen. What’s…
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Twenty years ago, italics was a popular means to indicate unspoken thoughts. That’s still acceptable, but we now have another approach that can be more engaging. Writing in “deep point…
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What is Writer’s Block? Merriam-Webster calls Writer’s Block “a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece.” While that definition is accurate, we might expand our insight into…
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Rules have changed. At one time, authors were respected for their long sentences and paragraphs that consumed half the page. Not anymore. Today, we want the picture in as few…
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Like city lights on a hill that cannot be hidden, your testimony should give light to the whole world. Writers do not hide their stories where they cannot be read.…
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“My writing isn’t good enough.” That thought can take us in any direction. We can try harder, quit, or just be satisfied with the status quo. If we really want…
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