My New Venture in Weekly Blogging
I’ve joined the team of broadcaster Lorna Dueck, whose TV show “Context with Lorna Dueck” is seen coast-to-coast in Canada. Her shows are...
THINKBETTER
What's wrong? How did we get here? What shall we do?
JOHN G. STACKHOUSE, JR.
Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
Connecting with Millennials et alia
I need to crowdsource this concern via my blog, and I’ll likely advertise it on FB and Twitter, too. (Why, yes, there is a little irony...
Students and Writing Tutors
I was asked recently, as I often am, to recommend the services of a professional writing coach to any of my students wanting to improve...
Why You Should Review–and Shouldn’t
Book reviewing done well is a fine art: one must humbly submit oneself to the mind of the author, to the shape and direction of the book,...
And Now, the Other Kinds of Book Reviews
I promised to discuss three nonstandard forms of book reviewing. Here goes. Plundering This sort of review simply offers to the reader...
On Book Reviewing: Judging Properly
My last post outlined the elements of a good, generic book review. Here are a few extra considerations regarding such a review. First,...
How (and Whether) to Review a Book (Nonfiction)
I teach book reviewing at Regent College. I found it a tremendously valuable discipline as a graduate student and young professor (I...
In Defense of “Stale” Opinions
We NFL fans have just finished a weekend full of playoff excitement: It’s all on the line, the stakes are absolutely high, someone’s...
A Grumpy Riposte to the Orthodoxy of “Vancouver” Magazine
I subscribe to Vancouver magazine. It tells me what’s happening in the arts in my city; it tips me off regarding new restaurants and good...
Why I Can Recommend You Buy Lots of My Books for Christmas
I’ve written seven books to date, on quite a range of subjects: evangelicalism in Canada, the problem of God and evil, defending (and...
Another Brilliant Tip for Writers: Don't Annoy People You're Trying to Persuade!
Next Saturday at Regent College I’ll be conducting my annual Writers’ Seminar: 12 November, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., nominal charge,...
Read These Books to Succeed at College/University This Year
I’ve been teaching study skills seminars in one form or another for many a year. I took a study skills course myself when I was a...
How to Write Something that Is Worse than Useless
You might think that the worst thing you can do as a writer is fail to mention something important. Not so. Many textbook authors share...
Why I Am Not Blogging about Rob Bell's "Love Wins"
I’ve been asked by friends and readers (overlapping, but not identical, categories!) to opine about Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins. Some...
GrammarCheck: "Only"
As part of our wide-ranging conversation on this blog, let’s discuss the word “only” and the two ways it is typically misused. Won’t that...