In this episode, Blake sits down with creative director, Doug Klembara. They discuss how his experience as a photographer and web designer led him to become a creative director and his love of collaborating with and empowering others.
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Heavenly Father,
May I find joy
in the ordinary, mundane good works…
In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Gretchen Ronnevik. They discuss how her initial website for sharing knitting patterns she'd written led to a career in writing.
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Music has always been a huge part of my life - living in Music City only enhanced my love for it. When I was younger, my songwriting hero Sara Groves drew out that passion for sharing my heart through story and song; that’s when I started singing and writing, too. Over time…
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In this episode, Blake sits down with designer, Brannon McAllister. They discuss his entry into design as a young boy wandering into an art studio, his commitment to supporting other artists, and his latest endeavor, Leaf Institute, a community focused on the intersection of art, faith, and vocation.
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As Adam left the Garden
With Eve close by his side,
As inward, hearts were hardened,
And eastward, daylight died…
In this episode, Blake sits down with whiskey distiller, Dan Garrison. They discuss how the loss of his job led to the creation of Garrison Brothers Bourbon, the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas.
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Disrupting the garden,
He stirred up the ground,
breathing life into the dust:
God’s image became us…
As a kid, I enjoyed rap music for its unique ability to energize me. Later, I grew to love its social commentary. Eventually, I wanted to contribute back to the world, the mood, and the enrichment rap music gave me.
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In this episode, Blake sits down with arranger & producer, Steve Young. They discuss his journey into music, his approach to creativity, and the ways restrictions can actually free us to create.
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“Do you think we are going to make it?” Every vocation asks this eventually. When husband and wife see beyond the fig leaves that covered all the shame during courtship and early marriage, one asks “Are we going to make it?” When friendship hits that make-or-break moment, one asks, “Is this friendship worth it?” Some vocations…
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In this episode, Blake sits down with musician & designer, Ramy Antoun. They explore his journey into music and his quest for the perfect drum which eventually led him to create his own drum company, A&F Drum Co.
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when i feel like
i am
less…
I think we were born with music in our bones. There wasn’t a time I remember where music wasn’t a part of me. We both grew up using music as a form of expression.
As writers, our journeys were wrapped in trying to express what was happening on the inside. God has used music in our lives to help us relate to Him, ourselves, and the people around us.
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Ministry is unimaginable apart from community, not just in a community, but with a community. The rugged individualist, John Wayne, and the celebrity pastor are not models to emulate. Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto. Ministry doesn’t begin isolated in the pastor’s study, but in the heart of the Triune Community. The…
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In this episode, Blake sits down with poet & songwriter, Micah Bournes. They discuss his journey into poetry, and later songwriting. They discuss his creative process and the importance of exercising one’s creativity. You can find Micah’s poetry and music at MicahBournes.com.
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A long time ago, in old Israel dwelling
There lived a man Jonah, whose story I’m telling.
Now Jonah was special, what they call a prophet,
Who spoke with the Lord, not a person to scoff at…
Ada Calhoun writes in her article, To Stay Married, Embrace Change in the New York Times on 4/21/2017, “Several long-married people I know have said this exact line: ‘I’ve had at least three marriages. They’ve just all been with the same person’.” It is the same in the…
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In this episode, Blake sits down with Bear Soliven of ONYX Coffee Lab. They discuss his journey into the coffee industry and the interconnectedness of coffee and community.
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