#Writing

Mar 28, 20223 min read

Thoughts on the Second Edition of Christian Apologetics

The mail recently brought me two hardbacks of the second edition of my book, Christian Apologetics, published by InterVarsity Press. It...

Nov 14, 20194 min read

Losing our Letters

Amazing as it may seem to many of us now, human beings wrote letters to each other before the arrival of electronic mail. My mother did....

Oct 18, 20195 min read

Tales of Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. Recorded from the early 17th century, the word...

Apr 12, 20182 min read

26 Tips to Writing Badly

Writing badly comes naturally to most, but these tips will help you become awesome in your epic badness. Don’t proofe read . Who cares...

Mar 22, 20184 min read

Looking Back to an Old Typewriter

What difference might a typewriter make on one’s writing style; might it even affect one’s thinking itself? We are what we write, and how...

May 8, 20151 min read

Let Books be Books

Many books today seem afraid to rely on pure text. They are books that seem to be embarrassed to be what they are: books, that is,...

Feb 7, 20151 min read

Notes on Writing Cards

1. Use your own handwriting. Chose a tasteful pen. Write slowly. 2. Write for consolation, encouragement, or to share you life with a...

DOUGLAS GROOTHUIS, PH.D.