Keep it simple but accurate

Minsan nagbibigay ako ng essay assignment sa aking mga estudyante. Ito ang pagkakataon nila upang iorganisa ang kanilang ideya patungkol sa isang paksa at isulat ito sa sistematikong presentasyon. Ngunit usually, sa kagustuhang magkaroon ng mahabang essay (as if length determines grades), paikot-ikot lang ang estudyante da kaniyang sanaysay. Yung thesis statement ay irere-state lang sa ibang porma without development. Then papasakan ng napakaraming unnecessary adjectives, conjunctions at clauses. Sa katapustapusan I end up reading an essay that is arguing about nothing. Malungkot na ganito rin sa ating mga churches. Let me give some examples. We have preachers teaching salvation is by faith alone. Then in the same breathe will say but the faith that saves is not alone. Then they will spend minutes (and even hours kung sermon series) arguing that you're saved by faith alone but if you're faith is alone, you're not saved. Huh? Is it faith alone o...