The Three Act Structure is the oldest story telling method in recorded history. Greek plays used the Three Act Structure as did Greek literature. It’s also common in our literature and movies today. The Lord of the Rings uses the Three Act Structure as does the Star Wars movies. This method can be used as […]
The next novel planning method we’re going to look at is The Snowflake Method. It was developed by author Randy Ingermanson. The Snowflake Method Step 1: One Sentence Summary Write a one sentence summary of your plot using no more than 15 words if possible. (This sentence could become the hook that will sell your […]
It’s pretty simple, really. We, as Christians, have been commanded to reach the world with the Gospel. The trouble comes when people in the world don’t really want to hear it, right? But what if you never even had to open your mouth and people knew you were a follower of Jesus? Could it possibly […]
Every major urban center in the United States has a significant immigrant population. The uttermost part of the world has, very literally, been brought to America’s doorstep. You, dear reader, can’t necessarily go to another country to minister to people there, but you could minister to the other countries that have been brought to your […]
The children at Kabazana sit in the front of the church instead of the back. This morning these two little ones were so cute, in their own little world, talking and whispering to each other and ignoring the service. We’re working toward restarting their Sunday School. The lady who used to teach it emigrated to […]
Every country has their own process for legally accepting (or rejecting) people who wish to live therein. I thought you might be interested to hear about Uganda’s. When we came into the country this time, we had 90 days to accomplish all these things. The paperwork was finished just under the wire. (Immigration Offices in […]
Refugees and immigration have been front and center in people’s minds the last couple years. When we were on our first furlough and mentioned our work in a refugee camp, we were met with blank stares or questioning looks. Few people knew much about refugees. That had completely changed for our second furlough. Now, when […]
The Ngarama church has been meeting in their church building even if they don’t have a roof on it. Theogen texted us Friday night to inform us that it was storming out there. Another section of the roof came off, not a huge one, thankfully, but now they have less than half a roof. We […]
With NaNoWriMo fast approaching, it’s time to cover another method of novel planning. Maybe the outline, covered briefly in our last post, doesn’t work for you. That’s okay, I’m not a huge fan of it, either. That’s why there are different processes for different people. Synopsis The Synopsis comes closest to the method of novel […]
I am not a fan of feet. They are funny looking. You never can get them truly clean because the minute you wash them, you have to put them back on the ground to walk and, in that way, get them dirty again. I’m thankful for my feet, don’t get me wrong. But I try […]