A
Step in the Write
Direction
February
23, 2015
Update:
More on Peter walking on the water, part of sermon two weeks ago:
·
It
was still storming, but now Jesus was with them.
·
Peter
was sinking one moment, safe in the arms of Jesus the
next.
·
Where
are you now, still in the boat or walking on the water?
·
What
is God calling you to do?
·
Take
the risk of falling into the arms of Jesus.
Talk
about getting out of the boat and making changes, I just found out about an hour
ago (Sunday evening) that our pastor has resigned and will be taking a church in
Prescott, Arizona, on April 1. He’s been here 19 years and we really love him.
Someone will have big shoes to fill, but I know God will bring just the right
person….My husband has been sick again this week with high potassium, weight
loss, fatigue, and weakness. More blood tests tomorrow. And my son-in-law now
has C-diff. So our family needs to fall into the arms of Jesus, knowing He’s
here in the storm with us!
Thought
for Today:
“Maybe, just maybe, we notice the kingdom of God best when we leave our own
backyard and our own town for a time, which is why we send the youth group on
mission trips, and the children to summer camp, and why adults sometimes need to
go to the other side of town to see more clearly what is right before them.”—Ann
Carter Florence, Journal for Preachers, Lent, 2015, 5. (Wes Tracy, Manna Morsel daily e-mail thought,
January 31, 2015.)
Song
for Today:
Some
thro’ the waters, some thro’ the flood,
Some
thro’ the fire, but all thro’ the Blood.
Some
thro’ great sorrow, but God gives a song
In
the night season and all the day long.
G.A. Young, “God Leads Us
Along”
Laugh
for Today:
(Another
one from my great-niece Anna): Abraham must have been really smart because he
knew a Lot.
Writer’s
Tips: More “Show, Don’t
Tell”
Make Scene
Logical (which the following are not):
Levi is on his knees, sitting back on his heels, his
elbows resting on his thighs. (Try this!)
Girl braiding her own hair the day after she breaks
her arm and is wearing a cast.
Man in car watching girl go into apartment building.
She goes up the steps, into the front door, down the hallway, up the steps, and
“he watches as she knocks at the door.” (Did he have a periscope?)
Incorrect Order Can Change
Picture in Reader’s Mind…
* "A buffet will be
served in the cafeteria so that parents can eat as well as meet their children's
teachers."
Correct: "... so that parents can eat lunch
and meet their children's teachers."
* Driving along the
highway, a deer leaped in front of the car. (Claire Cook)
Correct: As we drove along the highway, a deer
leaped in front of the car.
…As Can Incorrect Punctuation
* Man wanted to wash
dishes and two waitresses.
* Pen lost by man full
of ink.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel
through the printed page.
Donna
Clark Goodrich
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