Hey, would you mind posting this video on your Facebook page or blog? It’s our commercial for The Mentoring Project. Things are going well, to say the least. We continue to add mentors, and are hiring staff that will take us national. Exciting stuff. But the more we seed the idea that the church can provide mentors, the easier our job will be. All you have to do is embed this Vimeo video on your blog, or use the buttons to share the video with others. Much appreciated. The Mentoring Project – Elephant Musth Cycle from The Mentoring Project on Vimeo.
16Aug, 2009
Everybody feels sorry for themselves once in a while. It’s hard not to. It’s a great coping mechanism for whatever hard thing we are having to deal with. But at some point we have to put down the crutch and walk. Here’s an essay I’m working on for the new version of To Own a Dragon. The book might be called Rogue Elephants, or it might be called Father Fiction. We are still deciding. But the essay is a different tone for me. It’s more direct, advice-like even. I like writing in this tone, because, quite honestly, it’s easier. So I thought I’d post it for some feedback. As always, thanks! Chapter ? Self Pity: how to annoy people and be downwardly mobile.
16Aug, 2009
I’ll be off the grid until Thursday, but we will be hiding manuscripts all week, starting Monday, August 17th. (My publisher will be tweeting locations through my twitter account) Actually, there’s a good chance one will be hidden before then, too. So make sure to sign up on the Facebook Fanpage and follow me on Twitter. My phone number will be with the book when you find it, but I won’t be able to call you back till Friday. But I will, I promise. You can get your tickets to the Million Miles Tour here, but not all the cities are listed yet. We are adding new cities each week, so keep checking back. Next week I’ll review the new Switchfoot album, Hello Hurricane, and I also want to get to that interview with Barbara Bradley Hagerty. Lots to catch up on. But it’s been a long time since I’ve had a day off, so I’m unplugging this week. Back soon, Don
03Aug, 2009
Recently I purchased a new garbage disposal for my kitchen sink as the old one sounded like I’d dropped a watch in it. I got a referral from a friend for a good plumber, a man who happened to be a Christian, and I called him for an estimate. I called around and his price seemed fair so I made an appointment. The plumber, I will call him Judas, came over with the new disposal and installed it in under an hour. As far as plumbing goes, he was a master craftsman. I was very pleased with his work. And he was polite and kind and even made good conversation, explaining to me how my pipes worked. But here is why I was upset with my plumber: He did not share the gospel of Jesus with me. He was a Christian plumber posing as a non-christian plumber. Perhaps he was trying to be “relevant” or something, I don’t know. So I confronted him. I opened my checkbook but didn’t write the check. I asked him how, as a Christian, he could leave the gospel out of his work? He made some excuse about being a plumber, about being a craftsman [...]
15Jul, 2009
Yesterday I ran a contest to see if people knew the significance of this photo. I was surprised so many of you did. Way to know cycling, or random facts, or geek trivia, whatever fits you. And then we opened it up for a second contest to see if anybody could come up with a funny explanation of the photo. Out of more than 200 entries, in which on more than one occasion I looked at Lucy and rolled my eyes, and on a singular occasion she did the same to me, we actually got one that came with a surprise chuckle. Mostly, perhaps, for the visual payoff. Sorry to keep you from working. It really is wrong, you know, to read this stuff while you’re supposed to be selling paper. Regardless, the winner is, after much of the day spent reading the entries, Mr. Shane Bertou, an appropriately French sounding name. Congrats, Shane. The book is in the mail. His entry: ShaneBertou said, July 14, 2009 @ 3:41 pm · Edit He’s this guy’s cousin! http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/upload/2009/04/weekend_diversion_do_tinfoil_h/tinfoil_hat_antenna.jpg
