How to Show, Not Tell
The best way to tell any story is not to tell it, but to show it. Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. – Anton Chekhov This is the golden rule of writing, to show not tell. Telling results in flat, dull images. Showing breathes ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: prayer, writing Comments (42)------------------------------------------
Working the Kinks Out of Writing & Life
She’s trying to work a knot out from my back, and it hurts — the kind of hurt that, curiously, makes me want to laugh instead of cry. “Is that normal?” I ask her. “That I want to laugh? Is that normal?” I’ve rarely visited a massage therapist — only three times — so I don’t ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: pain, Worth Reading, writing Comments (38)------------------------------------------
An Interview with Jesus
You can take the girl out of the newsroom, but you can’t take the newsroom out of the girl. I can be such a Nosy Nellie sometimes. The Bible contains all the words and promises and stories that we need to live a life of faith. But my imagination runs wild when I read that verse ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: Bible, reporting, writing Comments (12)------------------------------------------
Finding Words Through Tears
He was laid out on creamy velvet inside the bronze, 18-gauge steel box at the front of the Baptist church, crammed with people and pews and the heavy perfume of gladiolas. The boy was only 14. Shot in the head on the streets of Omaha. A woman wearing a wide-brimmed yellow hat played the organ. I shuffled down the ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: grief, writing Comments (29)------------------------------------------
The Final Bell Tolls
I stood in the bathroom, wringing wet, when the telephone rang. Jan, a widow from town, dialed our number. The men had rung her church’s bell for the very last time, and they were lowering it from the tower, and it would never ring here again. She needed to process the pain a bit with someone. And could I listen to a poem she had written about ... Pin ItShare Continue Reading.... Posted in: healing, Sacramental Moments, writing Comments (23)------------------------------------------
JENNIFER @ GETTING DOWN WITH JESUS
