a Rafflecopter giveaway Author Lorie Langdon joins the StoryMen to tell us about her new book, the contemporary young adult fairy tale Doon. We learn her long and painful journey to publishing Doon, and talk some of the key themes of the book, all without spoiling it (mostly). At the end, you can win a […]
I have seen some amazing people in my life, but Richie Parker here is near the top of the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLDMBDPCEY What excuses have I been making lately? Dang.
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In Between with Jeff Goins
a Rafflecopter giveaway Jeff Goins joins us to talk about his new book The In-Between. Plus we dissect what exactly is wrong with Millennials these days. In this Episode: 0:00 – New StoryMen in the Storyverse! 9:30 – What’s Wrong with Millennials?! 30:00 – Jeff Goins and The In-Between 43:00 – No pasa nada 1:00:00 […]
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Elysium’s Upside-Down Jesus
I understand why the hippo did it. — Max Elysium is the last of the 2013 summer blockbusters, and this year saved the best for last. Forget Star Trek Into Darkness or Man of Steel or even Pacific Rim (though it’s a close second). With his second film Elysium, director Neil Blomkamp (of District 9 […]
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The Language of our Liturgies
Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen talk recent films and books, then move into a question on all our minds lately: who is the Christian worship space for? Christians? Non-Christians? How can we design worship spaces that are meaningful to people who aren’t comfortable inside the Church? In this Episode: 0:00 […]
Sunday mornings before church are usually one of my most peaceful times of the week. I enjoy sitting down with a hot coffee and no workplace to go to for that one day. I often scan Facebook for a few minutes too. Yesterday I was perusing updates and pictures of friends and acquaintances when a […]
Christy Blanch, professor of the SUPERMooc talks how she’s innovating in the classroom using pop culture and comics, plus what it’s like to write for Thrillbent! In this Episode: 0:00 – Where’s Matt? 4:00 – Meet Christy Blanch 10:00 – Using Comics to Teach 23:00 – The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood 38:00 – SuperMOOC: Teaching […]
Why can’t anyone tell me what’s happening? — Sophina Fruitvale Station is the dramatization of the 2009 New Year’s Day shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by BART police in Oakland. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as the fateful Grant, who is trying to get his life on track on this fateful day. The film’s […]
I’ve never needed this before. – Logan What? Help? – Mariko The Wolverine is 20th Century Fox’s sixth X-Men film, and I’m pleased to report that if it’s any indication, the future is bright for the X-Men films. The Wolverine moves Logan’s story forward and opens the universe for more films. Add to that some […]
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Has Anyone Ever Impacted You This Much?
Here’s what I know about Steve Harvey: He’s a comedian who hosts Family Feud. That was about it until today when someone shared this video on Facebook. Apparently Steve Harvey has a TV show and it was his birthday a while back. That’s when the producer or someone surprised him. Here’s the video. I think […]