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Bringing Preachy Back, Baby
Once upon a time, I memorized the modern rules of Christian writing: Avoid sounding preachy. Stay away from “Christian-ese” – words that only people in the church understand. Don’t be a Bible-thumper. Weave the gospel into your story but don’t be obvious. Never sound judgmental or condemning and whatever you do, don’t mention hell. Once …[ read more ]
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Stop Being a Baby and Grow Up, Already!
One practice I appreciate at our karate studio is that of upper belts teaching lower belts. All students begin their martial arts careers as white belts and proceed through a progression of colors until, eventually, they achieve their black belts. At our karate school, or dojo, as soon as you move up in rank, you …[ read more ]