Besides looking sharp, we need to be sharp. For that, we need to draw upon the abilities and insights of others. If all we have to write about is what...
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“Work” is a four-letter word that sounds like drudgery, strain, and pain—something we might want to avoid if we could. To keep writing from becoming work, we need to add...
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Early on Sunday morning, Matthew Jeffers saddled his horse and rode into town. This time, he didn’t stop at the saloon but tied up at the old church, which had...
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To Finish, Start. Without beginning, you can’t reach the end. Garrison Keillor once said we don’t know how to tell a story until after we’ve told it a dozen times....
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Reporters are asked to “get the story,” which we might translate to mean “find out what happened.” If that’s all the assignment involves, we’ll get to read boring news. The...
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It’s a common malady: at times, we want to have written, but we don’t want to write. We just don’t feel that inspired. We’re like young Johnny with a writing...
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A malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one. Norm Crosby was known for those, which he did intentionally to create humor. But when...
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Former literary agent and Gilead Publishing CEO says, “While it might seem like writing is similar to the biblical voice crying in the wilderness, it is actually closer to whispering...
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For Scripture to be personal, we’re helped with verses that are rewritten with our personal interests in mind. We have a significant difference in saying disciples came to Jesus and...
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Writing is different from a climb to the peak of Mount Everest. Both are more challenging than you can imagine, and you may lose your footing once in a while....
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
