Getting to the Glory: An Excerpt from The Storied Life
The sportswriter Red Smith was once asked if writing a daily column was difficult. “Why, no,” Smith replied. “You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed.”[1] Admittedly, Smith’s observation is a little overwrought. But only a little. There is a way to write that costs the writer very little. And then […]
25 Quotes from The Storied Life
My new book The Storied Life: Christian Writing as Art and Worship is now available from Zondervan Reflective. This book is for both experienced and aspiring writers — whether you write stories or sermons or even just social media posts or daily journal entries — and is designed to equip you with some nuts and […]
Jason Duesing on Adverbs in Theological Writing
In this video, FTC.co talked with Dr. Jason Duesing on the role of adverbs in theological writing.
Michael Kelley On The Writing Process
Series: Conversations
Describe your writing process.
Jared Wilson on Advice for New Writers
Series: Conversations
FTC.co asks Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Spurgeon College and Author in Residence at MBTS, "What advice would you give to new writers?"
Dan Darling On Pastors As Writers
Series: Conversations
Should pastors be writers?
Why I’m Mostly Quoting Dead Guys These Days
Here are three reasons I’m more and more intentionally looking back in my preaching and writing rather than around.
Barnabas Piper on Becoming a Better Writer
FTC.co asks Barnabas Piper, Director of Community at Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN: "What is a surprising way to become a better writer?"
A Call for Content Creators to Cultivate Discernment
A relationship with the local church and submission to her leaders will help set a Christian blogger’s sights on building up God’s people.
Michael Kelley on Pastors Who Write
Series: Conversations
What is the one thing pastors who write ought to remember?