Writing: Forget What Your Teacher Taught You

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Marko Saric’s excellent post, 6 Ways Your English Teacher Wrecked Your Writing reminded me of my girls’ high school days, when every piece of their (and some of their friends’) written work encountered my notorious red pen. Both of my girls are excellent writers, so the editing was mostly for flow and to catch an [...]

Tune Your Heart

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So [...]

Nine Commonly Misused Words

Commonly-misused words

Just like other bad habits, it’s easy to fall into sloppy or ill-informed patterns where words are concerned. The more we see an expression — correct or incorrect — the more it becomes burned into our brain. Here are nine words that are commonly misused. Momentarily • It doesn’t mean in a moment, it means [...]

Blog Content: How to Generate It, Organize It and Avoid Killing It

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I gave this presentation at last night’s WordPress Memphis meetup. I uploaded the deck to SlideShare (see below), but I’m not sure the slides make much sense without the notes. So, how do you provide fresh content on a regular basis that establishes you as a thought leader, appeals to your audience and creates community? [...]

Sound and Community

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Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies (MCUTS) A familiar melody. Rustling leaves. A soft rain on the roof. Sounds that soothe and relax us and add beauty and richness. Like much of life, we often enjoy simple things without giving much thought to their origin, but let’s think for a moment about [...]