Imagine a world without writing. People simply talk. They make promises. They shake hands. When the matter is really important, they employ rituals to ensure that everyone remembers. In pre-literate England, the sale of real estate included an elaborate ritual: go to town and round up a couple of little boys, then go to theContinue reading “No Written Records? Close the Deal and Slap the Children: Ezra 6:1-2. “
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WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12
Why would career fishermen become writers? Talk about a career pivot. John explains why he writes: “We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete” 1 John 1:4. “I am writing you so that you may not sin” 2:1. He says he writes to those who have been forgiven, know God, haveContinue reading “WRITING IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. 2 John 12”
OPENING LINES. 1 John 1:1-4.
Can you name these novels by their famous openings? “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” “He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had goneContinue reading “OPENING LINES. 1 John 1:1-4.”
Journaling for Faith.
In high school I kept a “visual journal” full of pictures (that I often drew during down time in class). The pics illustrated my emotions that day. When I got home, I would put them in a binder and write something to explain them. And the more I wrote—analyzing my troubles—the more I felt compelledContinue reading “Journaling for Faith.”
Not Just Any Songwriter.
Everyone should learn to write songs. Teachers make children write poetry, stories, and essays. But songs? Perhaps songs are too difficult. It’s not just the music—it’s the HEART. A good song touches the heart of not only the writer but the singer and the audience. David Allen Coe has the ghost of Hank Williams singContinue reading “Not Just Any Songwriter.”
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