http://pursiful.com/2008/12/better-writing-requires-focus/ Darrell Pursiful's blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://pursiful.com/2008/12/better-writing-requires-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 D. P. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:17:01 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=1031#comment-1242 That professor is a far better Christian than I..... That professor is a far better Christian than I…..

]]> http://pursiful.com/2008/12/better-writing-requires-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 SingingOwl Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:50:51 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=1031#comment-1241 Just catching up here, and when I read, "Scholarly sources are to be favored over “devotional” ones. I teach content-heavy academic courses, not touchy-feely spiritual formation stuff" I laughed. Why? Because I remembered something from a Sys. Theo I class that I found astounding at the time and couldn't help but now think of how Professor Pursiful might have responded. We had been assigned a term paper of some sort and also were asked to give a brief oral summary of it and our sources. 'Twas much too long ago to remember the topic, but it was, after all, a theology class. One very young student stood up to give his summary. It was pretty pathetic, and I recall Ken and I (who happened to be taking the class together) rolling our eyes at each other behind our books...but the worst was yet to come. His main source was--ready? THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER! I was shocked, but the professor kept a straight face. Just catching up here, and when I read, “Scholarly sources are to be favored over “devotional” ones. I teach content-heavy academic courses, not touchy-feely spiritual formation stuff” I laughed. Why? Because I remembered something from a Sys. Theo I class that I found astounding at the time and couldn’t help but now think of how Professor Pursiful might have responded. We had been assigned a term paper of some sort and also were asked to give a brief oral summary of it and our sources. ‘Twas much too long ago to remember the topic, but it was, after all, a theology class. One very young student stood up to give his summary. It was pretty pathetic, and I recall Ken and I (who happened to be taking the class together) rolling our eyes at each other behind our books…but the worst was yet to come. His main source was–ready? THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER! I was shocked, but the professor kept a straight face.

]]> http://pursiful.com/2008/12/better-writing-requires-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Higgaion » Improve your writing through FOCUS Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:25:38 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=1031#comment-1240 [...] your writing through FOCUS Darrell Pursiful offers FOCUS as “an apt acronym for the things that make for superior writing: form, organization, [...] [...] your writing through FOCUS Darrell Pursiful offers FOCUS as “an apt acronym for the things that make for superior writing: form, organization, [...]

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