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What is a Prophet?
If you’ve taken the time to peruse my website or know anything about me, then you know that my first published novel, Winter, has a main character with the gift of prophecy. I worked very hard to make sure Winter was not just another “telling the future” type prophetess, but was one that exhibited the characteristics of an actual Biblical prophet. You may not have seen all of those things in the first book, but hang on. I have three more to write.
So it seemed fitting that I write a post describing what a Biblical prophet looks like. You may find it doesn’t quite look like you expect. So what is a prophet? Here are some things to look for. They may not fit all of the Biblical people who are described as being prophets or all the prophets may not exhibit all these characteristics to the letter, but these things make for a simple standard with which to recognize a prophet.
How to write an academic paper using a “Word Count” system.
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ne of the most frequent requests I have as graduate student and a published author is for help in writing papers. Here at seminary we get a lot of graduate students, and even undergrad students, who have been out of formal education for a long time. They’ve forgotten how to do academic papers…if they even learned how to do one properly in the first place. In the first three weeks of this semester alone, I’ve received at least four requests for help. So I’ve decided to write an article on the process I’ve developed for writing academically. It’s not the only method out there, but it’s a method I’ve tested and refined, and it makes writing papers much easier than you might think. A call my method a “Word Count System.”
This is not an article on using Turabian, Chicago, APA, AP, MLA, or whatever manual of style you’ve been instructed to use. I don’t intend to write one of those either. Nor is this an article on how to “write good.” I might do one of those one day, but honestly that’s pretty complicated and depends on your topic and audience. And this is not an article on how to do research. This article is simply on my style and process for preparing for, organizing, and outlining an academic paper. This article will help you with your prewriting, a deficiency for many people. Prewriting is one of the most important, and often neglected, steps in writing a paper. If you don’t plan your paper, it’s like going jogging blind folded. Sure you may get there, but it’ll be painful and you might not end up where you wanted to go.
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