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Aliteracy—capable Of Reading, But Choosing Not Do ... PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006 (message contributor)
Aliteracy—capable of reading, but choosing not do so—is on the rise. A ‘99 Gallup Poll found 7% of us read more than a book a week, and 59% read fewer than 10 books a year. We read books, magazines, and newspapers less and less. In ‘91, over 50% of all Americans read a half-hour or more every day—by ‘99 it had dropped to 45%. The number of people who don’t read at all has been rising for the past 20 years. Many prefer to get info in short bursts, with bullets, rather than in large blocks of text. Jim Peters, editor of BrandPackaging magazine explains "Marketers and packagers are giving them colors and shapes as ways of communicating." For effective marketing, researchers tell us that the hierarchy is colors, shapes, icons and, dead last, words. Some of this shift away from words and toward images can be attributed to our growing multilingual population. Often business people prefer easy-to-swallow book summaries. Parents pop in a video instead of reading aloud to their kids. Teachers assign a made-for-TV movie like Gettysburg instead of the book it was based on. To Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, “People who have stopped reading base their future decisions on...
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A Priest And A Rabbi From Local Parishes Were ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004
A priest and a rabbi from local parishes were standing by the side of the road holding up signs. The rabbi’s read, "The End is Near!" The priest, on the other side of the road, held up a sign which read, "Turn before it’s too late!" They planned to hold up their signs to each passing car. "Get a ...read more
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It Was A State Campground Near Old Walker Mine ...
Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
It was a state campground near Old Walker Mine in late September. My father and I pulled in about 11:30 at night and setting up camp what I remember most was the night sky. It was black, not dark but black. The stars were clearer, huge, close and more brilliant than I’d ever seen them or could ...read more
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Contrary To Popular Belief, It Wasn't The Apple ... PRO
Contributed by Randall Newman on Oct 10, 2005
Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t the apple on the tree that got us banished from Paradise. ...read more
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But The Tongue Is As Volatile As It Is Vital. ...
Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 14, 2005
“But the tongue is as volatile as it is vital. It was Washington Irving who first said, ‘A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.’ It was James, the half brother of Jesus, who first warned: The tongue is a fire…a restless evil and full of deadly poison (James ...read more
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The Work Of Evangelism Is Never Complete Until ... PRO
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
"The work of evangelism is never complete until the one evangelized becomes an ...read more
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