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Show Don't Tell: Luke 2:1-7
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Show Don't Tell: Genesis 7:1-24
Instead of saying "The flood came and destroyed everything," make them feel the rain. The first drops hit the roof of the ark—a sound Noah has never heard. Then more. Then a roar. The fountains of the
Show Don't Tell: Genesis 4:1-8
Instead of saying "Cain killed Abel out of jealousy," trace the slow burn. Watch Eve hold her firstborn—"I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord"—hope and pain mingling. Two boys grow: Cain's ha
Show Don't Tell: Luke 8:26-39
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Show Don't Tell: John 2:13-22
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Show Don't Tell: Genesis 37:12-36
Instead of saying "Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery," see him coming from a distance. That coat—visible a mile away. "Here comes that dreamer!" The murder plot hatches in seconds. Only Reuben h
Show Don't Tell: Matthew 16:21-28
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Show Don't Tell: Matthew 5:43-48
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 1
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Show Don't Tell: John 16:16-33
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Show Don't Tell: Mark 9:14-29
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Show Don't Tell: John 18:28-40
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Show Don't Tell: Matthew 23:37-39
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Show Don't Tell: Matthew 7:21-23
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Show Don't Tell: John 14:15-31
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 40
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 124
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Show Don't Tell: Genesis 3:1-7
Instead of saying "The serpent tempted Eve and she sinned," make them hear the hiss. The serpent doesn't slither up shouting accusations; he slides in with a question. "Did God really say...?" Feel ho
Show Don't Tell: Matthew 19:16-30
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 78
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 93
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Show Don't Tell: Matthew 25:14-30
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Show Don't Tell: Psalm 55
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Show Don't Tell: John 1:43-51
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