Conversations on Writing, Reading, & the Christian Life
Join me as I interview pastors, authors, and writing experts in my journey to better understand the calling and the craft of writing, reading, and living the Christian life.
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Episode 80
Scott Kedersha
Don't Let Writing Ruin Your Family
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Andrew Peterson
Writing, Community, and the Mystery of Making
The Male Malaise
Why Confusion About Masculinity is Causing Too Many Men to Disengage and Check Out
Last week I got my hair cut. My barbershop has been feverishly adding locations and rebranding itself in an attempt to monopolize the cutting of all men’s hair within a 50-mile radius. As their website puts it, they are just “your traditional neighborhood barbershop and the future of men’s grooming.” The nostalgia of your grandpa’s...
CT Article: Bonhoeffer Convinced Me to Abandon My Dream
His words challenged everything I had learned about pastoral vision.
It’s hard to estimate the impact Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, Life Together has had on my concept of pastoral ministry. And maybe no sentence has ever impacted my work more than Bonhoeffer’s, “God hates visionary dreaming.” I’m honored to have been able to share more about this passage in a recent article on Christianity Today Pastors....
God Honors Excellence But I’m Allergic to Meat
And Yes, You Read That Correctly
Can you imagine Ron Swanson waking up to discover he was suddenly allergic to meat? No steaks, no brats, no bacon, no cheeseburgers. Can you imagine his reaction? It would have made a great episode, but maybe it sounds too far fetched. Believe it or not, a meat allergy is a real thing, and I...
