Tomorrow night (Wednesday) at midnight EDT, The Bible Experiment Kickstarter campaign will end. We hit our initial goal weeks ago. The last few weeks have been about seeing how many more people would want to join us. Overall, I’ve loved …
Doc Shaw
Back in the 60’s, Dr. Byers Shaw built an A-frame cottage up the hill from Catfish Hollow on Rocky Fork Lake. He had three young kids and this new getaway would be their wooded oasis. It was close enough that they …
Miss Ivalee
I was driving back to Cincinnati from Atlanta, and since I had never been to Nashville before, I thought I would take a couple days and hang out on Broadway Street. I forced myself to wander around with the camera …
Burning Down Your Life, Part Two: What’s Left?
Cleaning out an attic is a subtle form of time-travel, isn’t it? While we packed up our house this past week we stumbled upon many interesting artifacts. These included early pencil illustrations I did in high school, a brochure from …
My American Dream
Tomorrow, I’ll celebrate the 4th of July. And like most Americans, I’ll celebrate not because I’m hyper-patriotic, but mostly because I like an excuse to miss work, spend time with family and friends, drink alcohol, and watch ‘splosions in the …
Swimming with the Baptists
This is one post in a series called “Finding God.” You can read Chris Day’s entire series here. Attending a Baptist church after growing up Catholic was definitely a shock to my system. As I was introduced to the pastors, …
Hunchlog: A Collaborative Musing Exercise
Hunch noun : a belief or idea about something that is not based on facts or evidence. I love hunches. I have a hunch there’s something holy about them. And I think having the courage to act on your hunches is the …
My Ears Hurt
He presses his tiny hands against the sides of his face and says, “Mommy it’s too loud for my ears.” Though my little boy enjoys being loud, he does not enjoy loud noises in general. The irony is not lost …
Show Me The Opportunity
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve written about developing a team of friends who will become some of your most valuable supporters, cast, and crew. And I discussed key elements to remember when writing and developing your story and …
What’s Holding You Back?
What’s holding you back? A friend asked me that recently. That is the question of a real friend by the way. Anyone that can inject that kind of reality into a conversation is a real friend. The kind you want …