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Scripture

A Verse for Writers and Other Artists

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Jeffrey Overstreet

25 May 2004
Filed under: Scripture • Quotable • On Books & Writing • Journal Entry
A Verse for Writers and Other Artists
Photo by Brad Neathery / Unsplash

As I plunge headlong through a jam-packed, stress-heavy workday, I am reminded of a Scripture verse I found quoted recently in a devotional: Ecclesiasticus 38:24.

The wisdom of the scribe cometh by his time of leisure and he that is less in action shall receive wisdom.
The Generosity (or, why we’re celebrating Luci Shaw’s 97th birthday anyway)

The Generosity (or, why we’re celebrating Luci Shaw’s 97th birthday anyway)

In memoriam: Luci N. Shaw, 1928–2025.
10 Jan 2026 12 min read
Sending out a New Year’s SOS, and making a resolution

Sending out a New Year’s SOS, and making a resolution

An update regarding my recent absence, and a resolution — despite my soul’s fatigue — to keep on keepin’ on.
10 Jan 2026 3 min read
First (and second) impressions of Sinners

First (and second) impressions of Sinners

Sinners is a film of two halves: daytime and nighttime. The first half is colorful, epic, and full of surprises; the second is shadowy, violent . . . and disappointing.
31 Dec 2025 13 min read
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