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Answering Tips

May 1st, 2018
Remember that responses are personal correspondence, so please feel free to respond to questioners as individuals.   It's often helpful to rephrase the question at the beginning of your response to help focus the response and to facilitate correct understanding.   Defining easily misunderstood terms, theological jargon, or buzz words that can mean different things to different people is a good way to ensure clarity. It might be appropriate to link to a GotQuestions.org article as a short-hand . . .

Writing Tips from the Team

August 1st, 2017
One of our new volunteers, Myles B, asked for some advice from other writers on our Facebook group before starting out, and several responded. We thought it would be helpful for all to see. Thanks so much for your input! From Myles: Before I get my first question in a few days; any advice for me? I've been counseling primarily police and a military for the last eleven years, but typically face to face. I am aware that when I "text" I can come off as aggressive and I know I am embarking on an entirely new area here. I don't want to inadvertently . . .

Writing Tips – September 2016

August 31st, 2016
WRITING TIPS: - Often there are indicators or clues in a question as to who might be asking and why. Use these indicators to help tailor your response to the audience. - Many times questioners ask one question without realizing that there is larger assumption or more important question underlying what they ask. Feel free to point out and address those larger issues. - Sometimes communication is hampered for sheer lack of mutual understanding of terms. Often starting out with some basic definitions to make sure everyone is on the same page is . . .

Note on Frequent Questioners

August 1st, 2016
As many of you know, we have several frequent questioners. Some have told us they have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, or another similar issue. Others seem angry at God. And others we're not really sure about. We attempt to answer all questioners with grace and pray they will be able to see truth. But we also want to use resources wisely and protect our writers. So we do flag these questioners and try to keep an eye on their questioning activity. That being said, we obviously can't do this alone. So please feel free to cut off . . .

Writing Tips

August 1st, 2016
- As you probably know from personal experience, people often scan writing on the web, be it in an article or an email. So it can be helpful to keep paragraphs short and try to make the main points easily scan-able. - Some questions require research, but how can we tell if the resource is trustworthy? It probably goes without saying, but if the site has a Statement of Faith, check it out to see if you agree with it. You can also look at the "About" sections of sites and perhaps do some further research on the organization or people behind them. . . .

Writing Tips

May 5th, 2016
Ed Chait Yesterday at 3:55am Thought this could be helpful. 7 Writing Tips from Charles Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon is the most prolific Christian author of all-time. Prior to the standardization of typewriters—let alone the development of computers—Charles Spurgeon literally penned a boatload of content. He’s considered to be… LUCIDBOOKS.NET http://www.lucidbooks.net/blog/7-writing-tips-from-charles-spurgeon Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry CommentShare Seen . . .

Important Safety Reminder

October 1st, 2015
Please do not put personal identification information in your responses. We deeply appreciate your heart to love on questioners and connect with them, but we also very much want to protect you and your information. We know nothing about questioners other than their email address, IP address, and details they choose to share (which may or may not be true). Feel free to ask questioners about their location and send information about local churches or ministries you may know about, but please do be cognizant of the nature of being an online ministry . . .

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