The Sheer Awfulness of Christianity

The Sheer Awfulness of Christianity

As much as I appreciate saying “you” instead of “thou,” I can’t help feeling that modern English has lost some of the richness our language once possessed. The word awful is a prime example. Today we use it to mean “bad” or “disgusting,” but its original...
Seventeen

Seventeen

By Hannah Whatley When I was a child, I spoke as a child; I acted and thought and felt as a child, But then I turned seventeen. Seventeen—Oh, the great and glorious mystery, Between the realms of infancy and maturity; The questions of life that shape our future...
Five Methods to Flesh Out a Character

Five Methods to Flesh Out a Character

By Naomi Jackson It’s happened to every writer. You push through thousands of words like butter, and then a pivotal character suddenly dries up. The voices in your head stop talking. You’re stranded without a plot or character arc, because it’s...
KP Book Review: Gunner’s Run

KP Book Review: Gunner’s Run

By Bethany Melton Are you a World War II fanatic like me? If tales of war heroes and rugged survival immediately draw your imagination into the excitement of historical drama, then I have a must-read for you. Nineteen-year-old Jim Yoder doesn’t consider himself...
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