Some telling is unavoidable. After all, we are storytellers. The goal of “show, don’t tell” is to move readers from a position of observation to the strongest feel possible of…
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One of the ways Roaring Lambs reaches the world for Christ is through the A Time to Dream radio program on the nation’s first shortwave radio network, WRNO. Executive Director of Roaring…
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Present tense storytelling is challenging. Why? We don’t easily adjust to the every-moment-is-now mentality when our mind is wanting to describe something “as it took place,” not “as it is…
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In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell says ten thousand hours spent in a craft are required to attain a level of excellence. Just a little time and effort will produce…
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The “Flight of the Bumblebee” is an instrumental—no words to be sung—so we wouldn’t expect a choir to do that number. So leave it to Nick Lachey to show us…
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In conversation, we use some words interchangeably, as if they meant the same thing. But if synonyms meant exactly the same thing, we wouldn’t need different words, would we? If…
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What would people think if a deranged minister held someone under the water for way too long? Just for laughs, let’s find out. JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI4NTQlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI0ODAlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGZDFwYXZFZWxzbk0lMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBnZXN0dXJlJTNEJTIybWVkaWElMjIlMjBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4lM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=
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In conversation, we use some words interchangeably, as if they meant the same thing. But if synonyms meant exactly the same thing, we wouldn’t need different words, would we? If…
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In respect to all forms of life, we might conclude that plants have rights. Baxter Black explains the situation quite well while on the Johnny Carson show. JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI4NTQlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI0ODAlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGLXpmelQ3UWZMWmMlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBnZXN0dXJlJTNEJTIybWVkaWElMjIlMjBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4lM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=
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