Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

By Zelphia Peterson “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). All the lovely broken people Knit together, now made whole Shattered fragments shining brightly Healed and clean, a...
Twenty-Seven Examples of Ways to Bend Clichés

Twenty-Seven Examples of Ways to Bend Clichés

Although some clichés used to be powerful writing tropes, they have become trite with age, bringing as much life to your story as a dead doornail. Writers are advised to avoid clichés like the plague, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. When manipulated...
Character Types: The Evil Overlord

Character Types: The Evil Overlord

It was only a matter of time before a video series on character stereotypes would get to the evil overlord character. And so here we are. The overlord character often struggles to be much more than a cheap Sauron rip-off. And it often struggles to be more than a...
This Year’s Generation

This Year’s Generation

By Jason Zimmerman We carry our phones in our pockets while our minds ponder other things. We meet the world with hunger, and treat ourselves like royalty. The world tells us to ripen like juicy fruit to pluck, and we respond by shouting back, “Good grief! We’re only...
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