Of the many things I learned in seminary, several of them were from David Hubbard. One of these I\u2019ve turned into a regular practice. Back in that day Hubbard was president of Fuller Seminary as well as professor of Old Testament. Now, Hubbard was a master of language, and every student knew it. So he had our attention.<\/p>\n
It was an aside, probably sparked by an Old Testament wisdom text. Hubbard broke away from Proverbs or Ecclesiastes to speak of the value of effective language in communication.<\/p>\n
He encouraged the class to improve our skills in using descriptive language. And he gave us some simple, practical advice: while driving\u201d\u201dthat mentally idle time between life\u2019s real appointments in Southern California! \u201d\u201dwe should practice describing what we see, whether it be a tree, a building or a landscape….<\/p>\n