Want to know a quick way to become a favorite guest on a podcast? Drop compliments like this:
My recent interview on the Something Beautiful podcast with @jdblundell (the greatest voice in podcasting) –> http://t.co/VBZXJfPWco
— Joshua Becker (@joshua_becker) February 19, 2014
Thanks Josh!
And whether you think I have the greatest voice or not, be sure and listen to my chat with Joshua Becker over on the something beautiful podcast.
We’re trying something new over at the something beautiful podcast.
Yes, it is indeed an experiment in podcasting.
We’re trying a new shorter and concise format with the podcast, with a goal of keeping each episode between five to 10 minutes max.
Along with the shorter episodes, we’re changing up the style and the focus of each podcast.
Rather than drilling down into a guest’s entire story – we’re shifting our focus to what inspires them.
Our first guest is Kevin Hendricks – a good friend of the podcast and the author of several books, including his latest, 137 Books in One Year.
Whether your a long time listener of the podcast or you’ve never even visited the site, I hope you’ll take a few minutes and give the new format a listen and let us know what you think.
After several weeks of taking submissions, the something beautiful podcast 1more event is live.
In celebration of Reformation Day 2011 we asked folks to submit their thoughts to the following question:
If you could say just one thing to the Church universal — what would it be?
If we could add “1more” item to Luther’s 95 Thesis — what would we add?
We had a variety of submissions (including several really creative ones) and I’m so thankful for each one.
They each ring with a different message and a goal of creating a better world through a better Church.
You can view all the submissions online or I’ve shared my submission as well below:
So what about you?
If you could say just one thing to the Church universal — what would it be?
over at the podcast, we’ve just released a FREE e-book, redemption stories.
(I say “we” but Stewart did most of the hard work in bringing it all together and doing the layout.)
The e-book includes stories, pictures and verse, but all of them tell a story — a redemption story.
We received great input from Adele Sakler, Ben & Joy Thomas, Laura Bridge, Jason Duke, Adam Howie, Christine McIntosh, Trent Yaconelli, Emma Boyd, Angus S. Mathie, Paula Spur, Avril Cutler, Emma Boyd and Rob Griggs-Taylor.
Every submission was wonderful but these few paragraphs from Ben Thomas really grab me…
John Wesley said, “catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn”. This reminds me of Jim and Patty. Ten years ago, their neighbors wanted their boat. Today, they are a inspiration to hundreds of others in our community of what God can do when you allow Him unrestricted access to your life and resources. Our lives may become less predictable, but as our desires slowly start melting away and blending into God’s desires, our hearts become oddly comforted by the uncomfortable.
I think being a fixer means being okay with these messy, imperfect situations. Doctors mustn’t be squeamish, mechanics mustn’t be afraid to get oil on their pants. Being fixers with Jesus means we’ll encounter questions we can’t fully answer and pain that can’t be explained away by pat answers and bumper stickers. Often, the fix is simply our presence, reassuring the broken world around us that “no, God has not forgotten about you”.
Its hard-wired in us all to fix something. If you want a neat and tidy situation to fix, you should probably stick to fixing up your kitchen. If you’re up for something a bit more adventurous and long lasting, consider following this Jesus character, who invites us into a Fixers’ Collective called the Kingdom of God, where we’re invited to enter into the broken mess and tell a story about a God who loves the unloveable, reassuring them that “it’s okay” because “you’ll get better soon”.
I hope you’ll take some time to download the book, read it, chew on it and then share it with friends.
Thanks again to everyone who took part!
The top 5 posts here at Stranger in a Strange Land for March 2010….
And the top 5 posts at We Live Simply…
And our top 2 podcasts at something beautiful (based on page views)…
Of course these are just numbers — I’m curious what were your favorite posts in March?
For those of you who don’t subscribe to our podcast, you’re missing out!
Not because of our savvy production skills or Thomas and Stewart’s great accents — but because of the amazing stories we get to share each and every week.
We’ve just published our sixth episode of our third “season.”
Here’s a run down of the stories we’ve shared so far in 2010:
David Timothy – Dallas SoupMan
William Stanger – Salvation Army Officer in Canada
Charles Lee – justice and compassion issues, co-founder of JustOne
Pernell Goodyear – Salvation Army Officer in Canada (part 1 and 2)
Jonathan Merritt – Why creation care matters
If you have’t subscribed, simply click here and all the new episodes will be downloaded every time you use iTunes — or you can subscribe to our regular RSS feed in your favorite reader as well.
Also, in case you missed it, my buddy Chad interviewed me over on Homebrewed Christianity about my novel. Really enjoyed it and was honored to be invited on as a guest.
