We're Reading the Bible in 1 Year

 Join us on our journey through the Bible this year. We are learning about forgiveness and God's mercy when people mess up. 

Chapter14 of Numbers

Reading the Bible for 1 Year - Chapter 8 of Genesis - God's Promise

 

If you want to listen to us reading God's Promise in the Bible, in Chapter 8 of Genesis, here it is: Chapter 8 of Genesis

Lars and I are hoping to bring people together by sharing our reading through the Bible in one year. 

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Genesis Chapter 5

Spend about 10 minutes a day going through the Bible. We're in Genesis and have listed all the previous chapter links below. We simply want to learn some good life lessons that the Bible teaches and spend time together doing it. The Bible offers compassion, grace and helpful ways to deal with difficult emotions. So, if you're interested in joining us on our journey of spending 1-year in the Bible, then come along.

And subscribe to our channel so you'll hear about the videos when we upload them.

Chapter 1
https://rumble.com/v32sw6o-reading-the-bible-in-1-year.html
Chapter 2
https://rumble.com/v32yhe4-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-2.html
Chapter 3
https://rumble.com/v336oyi-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-3.html
Chapter 4

https://rumble.com/v338qe6-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-4.html 

Chapter 5

https://rumble.com/v33nr38-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-5.html

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Chapter 4 of Genesis

 

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We're reading the Bible in 1 year. - spending just 10 minutes a day reading a chapter and discussing what we get out of it. We're hoping to learn some important life lessons and to gain some compassion and understanding to use in our daily lives. 

Chapter 1

https://rumble.com/v32sw6o-reading-the-bible-in-1-year.html

Chapter 2

https://rumble.com/v32yhe4-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-2.html

Chapter 3

https://rumble.com/v336oyi-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-3.html

Chapter 4

https://rumble.com/v338qe6-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-4.html

Reading the Bible in 1 Year - Chapter 3 of Genesis

 We decided to Read through the Bible and share our thoughts with everyone as we read aloud. We're hoping this will help us learn some valuable life lessons and share them with others, as we read. 

If you have about 10 minutes a day, you might want to join us in our journey.

Here's the link, if you're interested: 

https://rumble.com/v336oyi-reading-the-bible-in-1-year-chapter-3.html

DON'T HESITATE - TAKE ACTION . . . verbs in your story

 

Action Verbs

Action Verbs are “in-the-moment” words that move a story forward. As writers, we want our reader’s eyes to keep scanning the page, not to stop on a term, word or lack luster phrase.

Mark Twain was once quoted for saying: “When in doubt, strike it out.”

An Action Verb describes the action taking place in the story by using immediate words such as run, walk, do, smile, drive, jump.

Here’s an example of a passive word choice opposed to an action verb.

Before: She was running…

Action: She ran …

Before: She was talking about …

Action: She told…

 Before: The group was beginning to come toward the table…

Action: The group sat at the table … 

Here are some examples of Passive words versus Powerful terms:

Powerful                                                                  Passive

Is	Am
Does	Did
Are	Was
Be	Were
Being	Been
Should	Would
Have	Has
Can	Could
Must	Might

 

Here's a list of Action verbs (or strong, powerful, and descriptive words):

Charge

Shoot

Plunge

Hurl

Fling

Lob

Carve

Forge

Force

 

And, if you need more examples of stronger word choices:

INSTEAD OF:                                           USE THIS:

Increased                                                    Advanced

Helped                                                        Strengthened

Started                                                       Launched

Found                                                        Discovered

 

Last, but not least, here is a short list of strong action verbs to use in your writing:

Advance . . . your story

Advise

Alter

Amend

Amplify

Attack

Balloon

Bash

Batter

Beam

Blab

Blast

Bolt

Boost

Brood

Burst

Bust

Cackle

Capture

Catch

Charge

Chip

Clasp

Climb

Clutch

Collide

Command

Cower

Crash

Crave

Crush

Dangle

Dash

Demolish

Depart

Deposit

Detect

Deviate

Devour

Discover

Dismantle

Drag

Drain

Drip

Drop

Engage

Engulf

Enlarge

Ensnare

Erase

Expand

Explode

Explore

Expose

Extend

Extract

Fight

Fish

Fling

Fly

Frown

Fuse

Garble

Gaze

Glare

Gleam

Glisten

Glitter

Gobble

Govern

Grasp

Gravitate

Grip

Groan

Grope

Growl

Guide

Gush

Hack

Hail

Heighten

Hobble

Hover

Ignite

Illuminate

Inspect

Instruct

Impart

Jostle

Launch

Lead

Leap

Locate

Lurch

Lurk

Mimic

Moan

Multiply

Muse

Mushroom

Mystify

Notify

Obtain

Oppress

Order

Paint

Park

Peck

Peek

Peer

Pilot

Poison

Pop

Power

Prick

Probe

Prune

Recite

Recoil

Remove

Report

Retreat

Reveal

Reverberate

Revolve

Rip

Rise

Ruin

Rush

Rust

Saunter

Scamper

Scan

Scorch

Scrape

Scratch

Scrawl

Seize

Serve

Shatter

Shepherd

Shimmer

Shine

Shock

Shrivel

Sizzle

Skip

Skulk

Slash

Slide

Slink

Slip

Slump

Slurp

Smash

Snag

Snarl

Sneak

Soar

Stare

Starve

Steal

Steer

Storm

Strain

Stretch

Strip

Stroll

Struggle

Stumble

Surge

Survey

Swell

Swipe

Swoon

Tail

Tattle

Toddle

Transfigure

Transform

Travel

Treat

Trim

Trip

Trudge

Tussle

Untangle

Unveil

Usher

Veil

Wail

Weave

Wreck

Wrench

Wrest

Wrestle

Wring

Yank

Zap

Zing

Zip

 

Thought for Thursday - Word Snobs

 

I was talking with my kids the other day and we were discussing words and how much they matter. 

You can soothe a person's feelings with a kind word spoken at the right moment. Or  you can destroy a relationship by slinging words  like weapons.

Overall, we can use one word to put a different slant on a perspective, much like colors you might use in art, words paint pictures. 

I was saying to my husband this morning that the "intricacies" of....

and he said, "why don't you just say the "details" of  ...

I tried to explain by saying "details" is a blunt word that doesn't describe the little nuances of what I was trying to explain.

He said, "Nuances...now you really sound like a word snob."

It's important to know my husband speaks multiple languages, while I only speak one. So maybe that's the reason I use more descriptive words when I'm speaking English. Plus, I want to paint my pictures with words...not to say I wouldn't want to paint a picture with colors if I was talented enough to do it effectively. 

Anyway, what do you think? Is it being a  word snob to use a more descriptive word or is it something else entirely?

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.