Archive for December, 2009

The Secret of Contentment No Matter the Size of Your Audience

Posted on the December 14th, 2009 under Words Editing by wordsapart

In a world of mega brands, it’s hard to be content with small. Why write a book when I know I’ll get maybe 20,000 readers? Why take the risk of starting a new business if I’m only going to serve a tiny community—as compared to Costco or Starbucks or Pixar …

My interview with Michael Card about freedom and slavery

Posted on the December 14th, 2009 under Words Editing by wordsapart

At TheHighCalling.org, my interview with Michael Card just went live. It’s about his new book, A Better Freedom. It is a short, wonderful little book that thinks about slavery in the bible, in history, and in the world today.

At Laity Lodge last year, Michael and I talked about different kinds of …

Hail Mary, Full of Grace and Controversy – 3 poems

Posted on the December 14th, 2009 under Words Editing by wordsapart

Oblivious by Rebecca Brame

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My good friend, L. L. Barkat is talking about Mary at her site today as part of a book giveaway for Scot McKnight’s The Real Mary. I’ve never understood the protestant hesitancy with Mary.

Heck, I pray Scripture all the time. In fact, it …

Should Your To Do List Wear a Halo?

Posted on the December 14th, 2009 under Words Editing by wordsapart

A fascinating article over at InsideWork got my attention in the inbox today.  Geoff Finch titled it “A High Calling: Are Some Jobs Holier Than Others?” Since I’m Senior Editor for TheHighCalling.org and HighCallingBlogs.com, that got my attention.

Geoff tells the story of his friend “Stephen” who faced a career choice. …

Hello world!

Posted on the December 11th, 2009 under Words Apart by muhibudi

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