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Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part VI

Posted on April 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

This time, we’ll look at tension and conflict from a different perspective, an uncommon and sometimes unconscious way of looking at it. We do it in our everyday lives, and it has the potential of creating peace or conflict––negotiation. Click to Tweet #amwriting #scintillatingscenes It is understood that conflict is at the heart of out […]

Storytelling – What Makes a Story Great?

Posted on April 29, 2015 2 Comments

What is it about a story that makes it compelling? Is it the characters? Is it the plot? Is it the element of surprise? Is it the challenges? Is it danger? I submit, it’s all of them, skillfully put together, woven like a tapestry to make an impression on our minds and in our hearts.

The Days of Noah – Part 2 – Enoch

One of my favorite Bible characters is Enoch, the sixth from Adam, who lived only 365 years on earth. Did you know that he is quoted in the Bible? He is the only extrabiblical source mentioned in the Word of God. Jude quotes Enoch, and Peter refers to him. What is it about Enoch that […]

As It Was in the Days of Noah… Part 1

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.[1]”

Reminder: First ONLINE Event for Refreshing Streams

Saturday, April 12, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88421433819?pwd=JjYTtgELMCP8z7Rvxs815a7e2rL7W2.1 Our first IN-PERSON event will be held in Akron, PA, on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, please email Donna at donna@refreshingstreams.com.