Remember that story about a handsome young man whose beauty masked an ugly soul? He was cursed, so that his exterior truly represented his interior – he was turned into a monstrous beast. That curse could only be broken when he truly changed, and when that change was observed by a young beauty who loved […]
Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen welcome a special guest, Julianna Baggott. Julianna teaches screenwriting at Florida State University and is the author of numerous books. Most recently, she’s released Pure and Fuse, the first two installments in a post-apocalyptic trilogy. We talk to Julianna about where her stories come from, why religion plays such […]
Fuse is the second installment in Julianna Baggott’s Pure trilogy, and like any good second installment, the world expands, the stakes get higher and the characters sink to depths that make us fearful for them. In my review of Pure, I highlighted the religious overtones of the book. In Fuse, Baggott continues to weave reflections […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About God (WWTAG) is the first book Rob Bell has written since Love Wins blew up the internet. Since then, Rob has stepped down from his position as Lead pastor at Mars Hill, the church he founded, and moved to the Los Angeles area. Writing book reviews is […]
I’ve heard for years that faith in God is like sitting in a chair. I’ve even demonstrated that idea myself a few times. Pointing to a chair I’d say that putting faith in God is like sitting in this chair. I trust that I won’t fall over backwards and crack my skull. Then I’d sit […]
I have always been fascinated by post-Apocalyptic worlds. Whether films, TV or books, I love tales of humanity in a world where we lost it all. But missing from most post-apocalyptic worlds is something basic to human nature: religion. Herschel waxes religious occasionally on The Walking Dead, and Rick prayed once, but other than that, […]
Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! In This Episode 0:00 – Meet Dallas Jenkins a.k.a. Mikalatos II 3:45 – A Brief Review of the 2013 Oscars 6:45 – Wait, Who is Dallas Jenkins? 15:15 – Growing as an Artist 26:30 – Bad Art because “God Told Me” is a Protestant Problem 30:30 – Putting in […]
Watch this great little story and get your smile on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTaB-hPg0P4 Update: Or apparently get your cry on 🙂 I guess that’s how a number of you have responded to the sweetness of this story which is good too I think.
My 2012–the year I wrote a book on death and life–began and ended with the funeral of someone I cared about. I found myself at a funeral home three days into the year and three days from its end. Some people are comfortable pondering life’s eventual end and the possibilities surrounding it. Others banish the […]
Matt, JR., and myself have been at The StoryMen Podcast now for a couple months and are starting to establish something we really like. Like JJ Abrams and Star Wars, we’ve just released Episode VII, albeit on a slightly smaller budget than Disney’s newest toy. In this episode we discuss: Why we missed a Valentine’s […]