The whole purpose of creative (and most other) writing is to convey a message, to entertain, and to be understood.
Read your sentences again after writing them to be sure they say what you think they do. You might be surprised!
You’ve read all those hysterical church bulletin bloopers, haven’t you? Following re four of them. Although they meet the “entertaining” requirement in abundance, they convey a different message entirely than their writers intended…
Don’t let worry kill you – let the church help.
Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say “hell” to someone who doesn’t care much about you.
Thursday at 5:00 pm there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All ladies wishing to be “Little Mothers” will meet with the Pastor in his study.
Yeah, thought so…
So review carefully before you hit “Publish”.
