Promoting Creativity
How to Find Your Catalyst in the Deep, part 1
05 - How to Find Your Catalyst in the Deep, part 1: What is a Catalyst and Why Does it Matter? Do you know why you’re writing what you’re writing? What the true message is in your books? Or do you just think you do? In this 3-part series we’re going to explore the...
How to Find Your Catalyst in the Deep, part 2
06 How to Find your Catalyst in the Deep, part 2: Digging Deep to Find Your Catalyst Do you know why you’re writing what you’re writing? What the true message is in your books? Could it be something more? Something deeper? In this 2nd installment of our 3-part series...
How to Find Your Catalyst in the Deep, part 3
07 How to Find Your Catalyst in the Deep, Part 3: How to Use Your Catalyst Why do we write the things we do? And why, if we’re serving God, do we find ourselves in deep places of struggle? In this podcast, the 3rd and final in our discussion of catalyst, we’ll build...
Creating with God
13 - Creating with God How do you create in the deep places? When it feels as though your creativity is just...gone? In this engaging interview with Allen Arnold, one-time senior VP at Thomas Nelson and creativity expert, we explore that very question. And the answers...
The Power of Community in the Deep
28 - The Power of Community in the Deep When we’re in deep places, it’s easy to feel alone. Like no one understands or has ever been through what you’re battling. But the truth is, there are people out there—people you already know—who have been in the deep too—or are...
Refilling Your Well of Creativity
32 - Refilling Your Well of Creativity The deep brings us many challenges, not the least of which is how it depletes our ability to be creative. How can you inspire others with your writing when it seems your well of creativity has nothing in it but dust? But God can...
God’s Invitation in the Deep
36 - God's Invitation in the Deep We often struggle when we’re in deep places, wondering what we’ve done to deserve this, why God hasn’t fixed the problems, and why oh why are we there when we’ve done all we can to follow Him? But the truth is God is there, beside...
113 – How God Speaks to Us Through History with Guest Tamera Alexander
There are all kinds of reasons to pay attention to history, both world history and our own family history. And guest Tamera Alexander helps us see some of the most important reasons of all. She shares how history can inform and enlighten us in our lives, our writing,...
115 – Push Through Writing Barriers with Guest Sharon Dunn
Too many things can stop us from writing. We hit barriers that seem too big, too tall, and too strong to ever get through. Guest Sharon Dunn has faced many of those same barriers, and is here to share how God can equip us to push through. About Sharon Dunn Sharon Dunn...
120 – How Clutter Hinders Creativity and What to Do About It
So much is happening in the world and in our lives today. So many opinions come at us, and voices about what we need to do, and in the midst of it all we get overwhelmed. Which is only made worse when we look around our living and working space, and all we see are...
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