Category: preaching writers & writing preachers
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Socratic Dialog Verses Narrative Dialog
There’s a distinction between Socratic dialog and narrative dialog in recorded debates and stories respectively. I hope to show that when both are perfected, the distinction is erased. Often, my narrative dialog will fall flat when it rises to a Socratic register. And often my Socratic dialogs will feel hollow when they simply serve a…
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Eugene Peterson Articles — A Megalist
I’m finding more and more that the old guard like Eugene Peterson tend to shy away from comprehensive bibliographies and lists of their available online articles. I suppose if I spent less time making lists like these, I might one day get around to updating my own published works list. Nevertheless, I’ve made another megalist…
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Why Preachers MUST Write Good Books
Yesterday, I shared 3 More Tricks Writing Preachers Can Learn from Fiction, which followed Friday’s rant about Why Preachers Write Awful Books. Today, I’m taking a lighter note and sharing one last tip. See I typically take this route on my diagnostics for other writers. I figure if you’re diagnosing a cancer, people want the bad…
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3 More Tricks Writing Preachers Could Learn from Fiction
For newcomers, Friday’s rant was called Why Preachers Write Aweful Books… and what they can learn from fiction. I say “rant” because I refuse to dignify that post with the label “article.” I shouldn’t have been surprised — a rant was inevitable after writing poetry for two months. Oh well… In any case, here’s a…
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Why Preachers Write Awful Books …and what they can learn from fiction
Most of you regulars who will read this first either hate religion, remain skeptical of the church, or you’re a Christian that feels bored/frustrated/faithful-yet-concerned with out-of-touch Midwest Megasomething. Books by pastors, we can safely assume, bore the living Barjesus out of you. Me too. (You who found this post via the recommendation of some first…