Below are the notes from my Spark talk at Luminous: There is a literary term, ekphrasis, which is made up of the Greek words ek and phrasis, which are literally translated “out” and “to speak” respectively. When combined, they form the verb ekphrazien, which means to speak out, or proclaim. In literature, ekphrasis poetry is [...] Read original post
Word of mouth is the best marketing. Period. The problem with word of mouth, of course, is that it can take a long time and requires real people sharing your product. It’s much easier to blast updates to the masses, hoping people are listening. Rather than pretend to be Seth Godin here, I’ll move on [...] Read original post
I was at a movie this past weekend, and saw a preview for The Words, which looks like an excellent movie. During the preview, there were sound bites from interviews with the actors, and one line caught my attention. Jeremy Irons who plays The Old Man, said he enjoyed being a part of the movie [...] Read original post
I was planning on having the print version of Creative Theology in print by now. I just found out this week that I won’t have the book until late June, which means you won’t have it until July 1st, which I’m now calling the release date. As I’ve learned throughout the process, not everything (including [...] Read original post
Our church, The Gateway Church, is in an Eastertide series called Resurrection to Restoration, focusing on the now but not yet Kingdom of God. One of the foundation beliefs of Gateway is that we are joining God in the renewal of all things. And one way this is expressed, perhaps the best way to express [...] Read original post
