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January 14, 2020 - January 13, 2021
Devotionals are a unique genre — a short piece of biblical inspiration wrapped in an illustration with a takeaway.
want to share their experiences with God
he struggled first with connecting them to scripture and second in being too verbose. His readers got lost.
This book helps you identify the insight God has given you in your everyday life and then structure that insight in a way that they can receive it, remember it, and use it.
unique genre
busy, distracted readers.
when they stick, you help p...
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“Guard what has been entrusted to you” (1 Timothy 6:20, NLT). He has entrusted
devotional is a short, inspiring illustration
with a biblical takeaway.
three distinct parts (scripture, illustration, and a takeaway).
length is short.
content i...
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A devotional is simply one device to use to help you grow in your journey of faith.
A devotional is not designed to do heavy lifting in the spiritual journey, nor is a devotional meant to be the centerpiece of guidance in a reader’s walk of faith.
Its brevity and single focus make this form a unique and useful device, much like a small hammer or a match or a piece of flint.
create a spiritual spark.
That spark can drive the reader’...
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it touches the heart of a reader in life’s daily moments and allows him to take one next step of faith.
One spark
pivot...
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sticks with today’s busy, distracted readers.
One item must be sticky
other item needs to be compatible — stickable
The Tape Principle.
writer is stickable:
reader is stickable:
content is sticky:
reader can relate to it and un...
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heart is positioned to hear from God and then record what you receive.
you’re able to format the truth in content that sticks to the reader.
The Tape Principle.
self-check
Am I stickable? What’s the writer’s stickabliity? Is th...
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“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it” (Habakkuk 2:2).
Habakkuk conversed with God on behalf of the Hebrew people about the escalating tension and violence, openly questioning God’s presence and movement.
How were they stickable or sticky?
clear mandate
be open to how God speaks to you.
wrestle with what He shares with you so you can discern nuggets of truth.
don’t let the insight you receive fall ...
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“So he may run who reads it.”
way for others to absorb God’s truth as it crosses their path, their desk, or their inbox.
how your readership c...
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How readers use the truth you share is their responsibility. Yours is make it ...
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incumbent upon you to
communicate it in a way that others can understand it.
It starts with the writer — a writer who is ready to hear what God has to say.
“ready writer” —
positioned himself.
