Where art has it over life is in the matter of editing (Larry McMurtry, “‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ and the Movie-Less Novelists,” 1987). At its best, good writing develops good character. Today, Jeffry C. Davis suggest five ways that a faith-filled student can transform college into something worth the time, money, and effort—to the glory of God. And each of his proposals depends, to greater or lesser degrees, upon the careful use of words.
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