As many as 1700 pastors leave American churches each month. A recent Barna poll of ministers taken last fall showed more than half (54%) said they sometimes experience mental and emotional exhaustion. The poll also found that 45% said sometimes they feel inadequate. Why? Because members of the flock want more, want perfection, they want … Continue reading Why Pastors Are Leaving The Church
John A. Williams is an author, teacher, and journalist in Edmond, OK. His latest book, "The Truth About Fake News: Top Tips To Separate Fact From Fiction" is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon.com. How To Spot Fake News by The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)is licensed under CC BY 4.0
HAVE YOU HEARD!!!! Archaeologists working in Western Australia have unearthed the remains of an 11th century Viking settlement. A Woman in California is Not Suing Her Parents Due to ‘Ugly Genes’ According to Victoria Rubin, faculty member of the Information and Media Department of The University of Western Ontario, stories classified as fake news can … Continue reading Beware of the 5 types of fake news!
When I was writing my book “The Cost of Deception” (Broadman and Holman, 2001) about urban legends and false e-mail warnings, I quoted material from researcher Bob Passantino. He offered several reasons why people are so easily fooled by urban legends and I believe the same applies to fake news.[i] They fit into our worldview. “[The fact that] … Continue reading Why do we fall so easily for fake news?
From Hoax-Slater.net Brett M. Christensen Facebook is awash with bogus competition pages. You know, the ones that promise prizes such as store vouchers, holidays, luxury vehicles, ocean cruises, free air travel, and even houses in exchange for liking, sharing, commenting, and filling in surveys. And, despite many warnings about such scams, very large numbers of … Continue reading 4 Reasons Why Participating In Bogus Facebook Giveaways is NOT Harmless
So much has been made of "fake news," especially on Facebook, where users are not shy about making their preferences, lifestyle, political beliefs and shoe size know to untold masses. But nothing gets the ire of the Facebook crowd like a good (or bad) dose of "fake news." What "fake news" has in common with … Continue reading Facebook and Fake News
When Larry McMurtry began writing, he had no reason to believe that the dusty plains and grim ranchers that inspired him would capture anyone’s attention. Here is an interview with McMurtry from the July 2016 issue of Texas Monthly. Enjoy.
I had difficulty settling on a single tip to offer for improving your business writing, so instead I present a potpourri of advice. These tips are offered to provide professional consistency and aesthetic appeal in your business correspondence, speeches and writing. As a general rule, avoid using abbreviations and acronyms that your readers would not … Continue reading I’ll Take Potpourri For $200 Alex.
Comedian Steve Martin tells this joke on his first record that humorously makes a point about using technical jargon to the wrong audience. “Ok, I don’t like to gear my material to the audience but I’d like to make an exception because I was told that there is a convention of plumbers in San Francisco … Continue reading Well If You Want To Get ‘Technical’ About It…
A writing crutch that many writers will lean on too often is adding the word in where it really doesn't belong. These verbose constructions can often be whittled down with no loss of clarity or meaning. Here are some examples of where in can be dropped for cleaner, tighter writing. This applies for fiction, nonfiction … Continue reading Dropping “In” For Better Writing
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