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The Scriptorium with Douglas Bond

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Musings from the Reformation, Church history, literature, writing, poetry, hymnody, practical theology, and Christian worship

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Today we will lay some foundation stones about poetry: What exactly makes some words on a page poetry and others not? Why does our age have an aversion to poetry, the real kind? On today's The Scriptorium I will begin with a... more
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Today on The Scriptorium I will continue our Writing Tutorial Part V. How is it that a creative activity like writing confines the writer with rules? Isn't it sort of inconsistent to be creative and to keep the rules? Many young writers have... more
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Writing Tutorial Part IV explores more about style and how not to achieve it, generder inclusive language in non fiction, and the importance of saving the weightiest words and phrases for last in your syntax. Chapter 2 of Strunk and... more
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Today on the Scriptorium I have the privilege of interviewing my good friend and fellow author--really the inspiration for my own writing, the jolt that got me going almost 20 years ago. Bob is author of both non-fiction and fiction. We will... more
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Today on The Scriptorium we continue our Writing Tutorial with Part III, Style, Brevity, and the Bain of the Adverb. Avoid adverbs. Show action with active verbs, and you will not need adverbs. In dialogue use said Jane for your attributions.... more
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Writing Tutorial Part II (interview with Bob Rogland postponed to future podcast)
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Today on The Scriptorium my guest is Pastor La Pierre "Thy way not mine, O Lord, how ever dark it be..." Horatius Bonar's hymn. Pastor Scott LaPierre's books Marriage God's Way and Enduring Trials God's Way--I love these titles--remind... more
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Wheatley was born in West Africa somewhere around 1753, but was kidnapped in tribal warfare and sold to slavers bound for Boston. In 1761, the Wheatley family purchased 7 or 8 year old Phillis (named for the slave ship) at the auction... more
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Welcome Steve and Cindy Pimpo from Annapolis MD to The Scriptorium. they will share with listeners how they made it a priority to give their kids boots-on-the-ground memorable experiences of Church history and the heroes of... more
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Welcom Moriah Simonowich to The Scriptorium today. Moriah has told me that I have been her favorite living author since she was fourteen (she is now 21). What an honor for me. Few things give me as much pleasure as an author... more
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