Behold the Lamb: Some Thoughts on Friendship and Creativity
I just got back from the Behold the Lamb of God show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and my heart is still full of it. If you’re not familiar with Behold the Lamb of […]
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I just got back from the Behold the Lamb of God show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and my heart is still full of it. If you’re not familiar with Behold the Lamb of […]
This week on The Habit Podcast, I talk with Randall Goodgame, songwriter, TV show host, and leader of the Slugs & Bugs universe. He has a brand new Slugs & Bugs Christmas Special: Make […]
Last week a reader named Ferzeen wrote to ask if I would provide some tips for improving vocabulary. “I need to have the right words to be more articulate […]
This week on The Habit Podcast, I talk with Christiana Peterson, author of Awakened by Death: Live-Giving Lessons from the Mystics. We discuss the link between mysticism and mortality, our culture’s lack […]
One of the most familiar complaints of the surly teenager also happens to be one of the most fundamental of theological truths: I didn’t ask to be born. None of […]
In this week’s episode, I talk with Tsh Oxenreider, teacher, podcaster, literary tour guide, and author of Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent. We discuss the challenging art of graceful endings, the perils of […]
When I teach creative writing, I often challenge fiction writers to try writing as if they were screenwriters, using only the tools that screenwriters have at their disposal. To put […]
Crystal Downing is the co-director of Wheaton College’s Marion Wade Center and an expert on the Inklings and Inkling-adjacent authors. This week on The Habit podcast, I speak with Dr. Downing, about […]
Seth Godin has a new book out, called The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. I have always found Godin’s work to be exceedingly helpful (though I haven’t read The Practice yet). […]
In this week’s episode of The Habit Podcast, I speak with Charlotte Donlon, author of The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other and host of the Hope for the Lonely podcast. We discuss the […]
I just got back from the Behold the Lamb of God show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and my heart is still full of it. If you’re not familiar with Behold the Lamb of […]
This week on The Habit Podcast, I talk with Randall Goodgame, songwriter, TV show host, and leader of the Slugs & Bugs universe. He has a brand new Slugs & Bugs Christmas Special: Make […]
Last week a reader named Ferzeen wrote to ask if I would provide some tips for improving vocabulary. “I need to have the right words to be more articulate […]
This week on The Habit Podcast, I talk with Christiana Peterson, author of Awakened by Death: Live-Giving Lessons from the Mystics. We discuss the link between mysticism and mortality, our culture’s lack […]
One of the most familiar complaints of the surly teenager also happens to be one of the most fundamental of theological truths: I didn’t ask to be born. None of […]
In this week’s episode, I talk with Tsh Oxenreider, teacher, podcaster, literary tour guide, and author of Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent. We discuss the challenging art of graceful endings, the perils of […]
When I teach creative writing, I often challenge fiction writers to try writing as if they were screenwriters, using only the tools that screenwriters have at their disposal. To put […]
Crystal Downing is the co-director of Wheaton College’s Marion Wade Center and an expert on the Inklings and Inkling-adjacent authors. This week on The Habit podcast, I speak with Dr. Downing, about […]
Seth Godin has a new book out, called The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. I have always found Godin’s work to be exceedingly helpful (though I haven’t read The Practice yet). […]
In this week’s episode of The Habit Podcast, I speak with Charlotte Donlon, author of The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other and host of the Hope for the Lonely podcast. We discuss the […]