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Donald Miller Would Be Proud?
ONE OF THE THINGS said by Donald Miller at the Storyline conference that I attended in Portland was that “we live in a world of way too much, so we have to fight to keep our stories clean.” Miller said … Continue reading
The Emotional Make-Up of Muppets
ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS of last year’s The Muppets movie (and there were many), was the song between Walter and Gary, “Man or Muppet.” It was an Oscar-winning song (admittedly in a slow music year), but it was also … Continue reading
New Song Saturday: Andrew Peterson
A FEW DAYS AGO I posted an entry on Grantland’s “Top 10 Songs in Christian Rock.” In it, I commented that I don’t listen to much Christian music these days apart from particular artists (many of them out of Nashville). … Continue reading
Musical Genre Revisit
CHRISTIAN MUSIC has changed a lot since I lived near a decent CCM radio station (and even then, things were changing fast). I still listen to a handful of artists, though most of them are now independent music makers living … Continue reading
Public Speaking in the News
IN THREE WEEKS I start one more summer of teaching Communication Skills. It’s been a real blessing for me. Not only has it given me something to do during the summer, it has also helped me build solid relationships with … Continue reading
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Catching Up with Godin (Part Two)
INNOVATION, it turns out, was the topic of another recent post by Seth Godin. Innovation, of course, was the topic a few days ago in relation to Nicholas Carr’s views on a possible “hierarchy of innovation.” Godin takes the idea … Continue reading
Catching Up with Godin (Part One)
THE MOST CONSISTENT blog I read is by Seth Godin. Godin is a writer-marketer who posts some good gems of thought pretty much everyday. Every now and then he posts a string that doesn’t really connect with me (like last … Continue reading
21st Century Maslow
I’VE KNOWN ABOUT Abraham Maslow for some time now, got his ideas stuck in my head by the time I left college. He’s part of the curriculum I use in summer school when we talk about persuasive speaking. His hierarchy … Continue reading
Music Mash-Up with Chuck Klosterman
SOMEWHERE LAST SUMMER, the band Nickelback became something of a punchline in my summer school class. I’m not sure why, at what point it happened. What was interesting, too, was that such a sentiment can be found across those who … Continue reading
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Sea Change or Shifting Sand?
I’VE SPENT the last few weeks working through David Kinnaman’s You Lost Me with co-workers. It has been an interesting, and at times heated, discussion about connecting with young adults who are “leaving the church . . . and rethinking … Continue reading
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