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Archive for April 8th, 2008
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I Don’t Drink Beer
John Piper has posted some helpful tips from C.S. Lewis on communication. Below is #4. Read the short post here.
In writing, don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the things you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us the thing is “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers “Please, will you do my job for me.”
(Originally published in Letters to Children, letter from June 26, 1956. Quoted in Wayne Martindale and Jerry Root in The Quotable Lewis, p. 623.)
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Stuff Christians Like
You’ve got to check out this hilarious blog. I’ll leave it at that…
(HT: AlienSoil)
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what….
From the Sovereign Grace Blog:
A question asked by one of the wives was simple: How should a wife respond when her pastor-husband is criticized? The question was asked in the context of pastor’s families, but the answer will likely benefit all married couples.
Click here for the whole thing.
As a soon to be husband I will take anything I can get when comes to creative ideas to show my affections to my fiance. These are seven simple and easy ways to show your spouse how much you treasure her.
1. Keep current photos of your mate front and center in your home and office.
2. Create an “Atta Boy!” wall or board. One wife posted positive notes and work memos on her husband’s closet wall where he’d see them every morning.
3. Brag on your spouse’s character and accomplishments to others—within his earshot.
4. Write a sentence prayer for her on a sticky note and leave it on her steering wheel.
5. Copy the Top 10 Reasons approach, such as “10 Ways You Helped Me This Month” or “10 Reasons You Make Me Smile.”
6. Tape an index card with his name and a Bible verse on the bathroom mirror as a prayer prompt. Change the card once a month.
7. Leave your words of love or thanks on your spouse’s voicemail or message machine.
(HT: Z)
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