December 2009
11 posts
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Year End Is Their Start
My good friends, Jarrett and Jeanne Stevens, are starting something new.
Starting something new is almost always very scary and very expensive. Especially when the idea you’re hoping to grow has the potential to be so effective.
The very scary/very expensive idea? Transformation. They believe that if you can transform a soul, you can transform an entire community.
The idea is coming to...
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Need Some Fresh Christmas Music?
Me too.
On this lovely Christmas Eve, I wish you Season’s Greetings.
My gift to you this year is a pile of freshly-minted Christmas carols by some of my very good friends. I hope they will be a welcome breath of evergreen air from those stuffy songs you can’t seem to get away from this time of year.
Up first is Nate Yaccino, producer, musical genius, and general wunderkind....
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The Day Has Finally Come
In just a few short hours close to 6,000 people will be arriving at Willow Creek Community Church for the first of 12 Christmas services - God With Us. Friends, families, kids, co-workers. Some who do this church thing every week. Some who do this church thing once a year.
For nearly 7 months, a group of us have been praying, meeting, and hoping. We have fought, cried, and laughed, as we prepared...
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100 Words - Christopher Gurr
Christopher Gurr, a laborer in the fields of theatre, spent the last three and three quarters years on the road with Monty Python’s Spamalot. He can’t wait to get back out there.
ON THE ROAD
Being on the road. I recommend it. It is not the same thing as traveling (which I also recommend) or vacationing (with which I have little experience) or going on a retreat (which sounds lovely — someday...
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Artists Should Act Like Leaders
Nearly all of my creative energy these days has been going into our Christmas Eve services starting at the end of this week. As such, this space has been hearing from a multitude of other voices that I hope are leaving you inspired and ready to get back to work full of vim and vigor.
Today is no different.
This morning I stumbled across a great article on Todd Henry’s Accidental Creative...
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100 Words - Matt Knisely
Matt Knisely is a multi Emmy® award-winning Photojournalist and Storyteller. He currently is the Director of Communications and Innovation at Lawton First in Lawton Oklahoma. You can view his work and blog at mattknisely.com and connect with him on twitter.
THE POWER OF A MOMENT
A picture is really worth a thousand words, it’s cliche but true. What we see, what the camera captures has...
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100 Words - The Welcome Wagon
The Welcome Wagon is a married couple, the Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique, who execute a genre of gospel music that is refreshingly plain. Their hymns are modest and melodic takes on a vast history of sacred song traditions, delivered with the simple desire to know their Maker—and to know each other—more intimately.
CHRISTIAN MUSIC I tend to think by way of that well-worn...
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“Failure is the path to boundless confidence in God. Always remember you have a...”
– Thomas Keating, Open Mind Open Heart
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The War of Art - Book Giveaway
As a ‘thank you’ to the readers of this blog for submitting questions for my Q&A session with him earlier this week, Steven Pressfield had 3 copies of his book, The War of Art, sent over today.
The first 3 people to comment with their address and a good reason why they need this book will get one!
All gone!
[Image via M-C]
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100 Words - Seth Godin
Seth Godin is the author of ten books, a blog with his name on it and some other stuff. His latest book is called Tribes and his next book is called Linchpin and it comes out in January.
Image via Bodoni Design
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MARKETING
Marketing is traditionally a selfish act, an act of taking. Taking time, attention or money, and giving little in return. Marketing was corrupted by...
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Interview With Steven Pressfield
A few weeks ago I got the chance to ask Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, a number of questions regarding creativity and the creative process. I asked you all to send in your best your questions which I passed onto Steven. I hope you enjoy this little dialogue. I look forward to your thoughts.
Thank you for your questions and Steve, thank you so much for your thoughts!
You talk...