You’ve read the stories where the characters have repetitive actions. They’re described in different ways, but in the end, they mean the same. Harold glanced at Audrey. “Are you okay?” Audrey peered through the darkness at him. “Scared is all? Harold narrowed his...
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature – Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length,...
“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.” (Matthew 28: 5-6) He is risen! Alleluia! A Joy beyond all understanding is upon us. Christ lives! Easter is the beginning of our...
“We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.” (Romans 6: 4) Today, the darkness of the tomb begins to be replaced with a...
“But He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins; upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed. We had all gone astray like sheep, each following his own way; but the Lord laid upon Him the guilt of us all.”...
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is...
“The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, That I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; And I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those...
Lately, a case of style versus aggravation has cropped up in a few pieces of work I have viewed: the “verbless” sentence. I am undecided as to whether authors attempting this form of style are doing so because they are trying to eliminate passive verbs...
“I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6) We are called to be a light to the world. To be a witness for Jesus in our thoughts, words, and deeds. But how easy it is to put on Christianity...
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature – Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length,...
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