Writing. Life. Faith.
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In The Beginning…
For some, starting a new thing is easy. But for others, the beginning can be extremely difficult. Ever had that time when you were asked to write a paper for school, and you had the entire thing planned out…except for the hook? Then an hour later you found yourself with a blank page? (Keep Reading)
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Are We There Yet?
Many say people are better today than they were two hundred years ago. They’ll go on to cite examples: we have amazing technology, we’ve discovered AI, we know so much more about medicine and science, etc. Their argument is that technology has “made humans better”. Sadly, they’re wrong. (Keep Reading)
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S.O.S.
You’ve probably heard the expression “Save Our Souls” before. What you may not know is where the saying came from. S.O.S. was, first and foremost, a Morse code signal. It was originally adopted in 1906 as a distress call for ships. So if you were a Morse code operator, and you received . . . – – – . .… (Keep Reading)
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Score: Jesus 0, Sports 1
When your team scores the winning goal, drains that last second 3, slams a home run in the last inning, or punches in a TD to win in overtime, what’s your response? You usually get up and cheer loudly, right? You want to show your support for your team and its players. (Keep Reading)
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The Problem With Redundancy (And How to Counteract It)
Have you ever read a book, and noticed the same word coming up over and over and over? At first you’re okay with it, but after a while you begin noticing “hey, they just described that person as ‘large and strong’ and now they’re saying the same thing about another person”. (Keep Reading)
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What Is Your Priority? (Not Priorities)
Most of us know what it’s like to be in a large crowd – it’s loud, chaotic, and all too easy to get distracted. It can often make you feel disoriented. The same is true with overused words in a book. Words such as that, so, anyway, just, and some are examples of commonly overused words. (Keep Reading)
Writing, Life, Faith – Samuel James
2026
Writing, Life, Faith 