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5 Usable Strategies for Digital MediaTriology is the new word I like to use for theology. It is the integrated method that combines the Biblical with the Systematic and then lives it out in the Evangelical Lifestyle.
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The Secret Life of Fish and Man"Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex."
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Royal Weddings and Marriage God's WayI love History but lately I have been rewinding, stopping and fast forwarding and trying to make sense of what is the purpose of remembering. -
Looking for a Breakthrough?Sin issues in our culture are difficult to talk about. Actually if sin and law were the same thing we'd all be accused of violating "privacy laws."
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Three Point Line -why We Aren't EmergentIn a book called "Influencer" The power to change anything including the divorce rate, demand for full attention is paramount, breaking it down to a three point daily play- edits distractions out of the equation. -
"Do You Want to Get Well?'I shop at Whole Foods, not for the prices but for the answer to that question. It is more budget-wise to shop at the warehouse- but if you keep feeding your kids junk -food...
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NewSmart Book Beats Smart Phone in Interactive TestsMac or PC? The Cloud or the I-Pad? Today's technology is tomorrows fetured landfill item. The Book has it all and has never lost it's interactive power or relevance.
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A Breakthrough at the MousetrapThe area of urban Denver that hosts the National Western Stockshow was once ripe for revival. That was until the elevated walls went in to divide and isolate Elyria Park from the rest of the city. People are praying for a breakthrough! -
Daily Balance 3.11.11 QuakesAs we watched the news last night there was no hint of the pending disaster. Another episode of pray,serve and invitation and the importance of being ernest.
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The Daily Balance 03.10.11 Out of Touch, Out of MindWhat is God saying? You're free to go? Which way? Exactly!
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Daily Balance 3.9.11- GiantsIt is a constant pouring out and refueling that keeps us going.
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Daily Balance- the Portable YouPoet Carl Sanburg called the guitar an instrument that is a "portable companion." I like that phrase and as a guitarist, realize that since technology has made us to be portable, and transportation has made us to be more accessible.
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Daily Balance 3-7-11 Two Sets of BooksThe word balance come from the Latin "bilanx" which means two sets of books. The word "integrity" is integrating the many scales we measure our lives by, When you get on the scale this morning, the content of your character needs to weigh the most.
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Daily Balance 3.4.11It has been a year today that my father died. He was a great architect, a better husband and the kind of father that modeled love and giving. Here are the notes from the gallery on my staircase. -
Daily Balance 3.3.11A year ago state agencies claimed that they would lose state funds if they brought their special needs people to church. Now that state funds have dried up it is a whole new ballgame!
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The Daily Balance 3.2.11- The Relationships the ThingToo much time on your hands is the devil's tool when dealing with addiction. Admission is one way out of drowning in denial. Here are 3 ways to start out your day. -
The Daily Balance 3.1.11- Union Teachers Need to Learn HumilityI've been a Union actor, writer, and media rep. In order to work you joined SAG or Actors Equity. Unions were designed to help workers and protect their works, now there is a problem with balance and we are all falling off the mark! -
An Accessible Living Legacy- for ALLWhat do we all have in common? All of us have in common that we have a need for fellowship and a family.
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The 2010 Men-Tour is the Newest Thing in Higher Education and Media!Raising the bar? Well will you be able to pass it on? Envoy Creative thinks that they are doing that and as they start the new decade with a flash- they are doing something no one else has successfully figured out- Read EN!
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Business Planning for Land MinesDid I do that? Probably... But here are some ways to avoid tripping yourself up.
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High Fidelity and the Business PlanIn another column that I write I have been examining the state of ministry and business and the obstacle course it is.
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Edifying Summer ReadsAbraham is not just the father of Christianity, he in fact is the Patriarch of three religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
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American Christianity in FocusI want to continue to help grow the reputation of Christian colleges in America. Please read and comment on the idea of teaching Christian heritage in the context of American History. Notes from my window...
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Perez Hilton and His Gossip Versus the Gospel of LukeMedia founded on the Gossip of Culture is self-serving, self absorbed and self centered. The words tear down, they cut and they slay the Spirit and that is what the Gossip of Culture does in reality.
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Going from on to En and BeyondBeattie added that by "changing the letters from O-N to E-N the EN button had a catalyst spark to it and we knew we should not press EN until we tested it further."
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Press EN! Tax Exempt Status is the Great CompromiseThe church is disabled by tax exempt status, it forfeits the voice she should have to preach to the World- instead of "The Great Commission," she is mired in "The Great Compromise..."
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Press En and Moving EN!Removed without reason writer becomes Examiner!
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Press EN! 02.12.09: More on This-LaterWe take some shots here and there from some people stuck in the old school. Then we will proceed to help ministries, businesses, and the message, find a home with the right media, marketing, and ministry mix- and watch what God will do with it.
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Press EN! 02.11.09 Envoy Cafe Meets Worship PlanetBy all accounts The Door is a pioneering effort of a recorded piece being released in and out of China that was recorded there.
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Press EN! 02.10.09. Building a Better NewsroomThe idea is community rather than selfish competition where paranoia destroys collaboration.
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Press EN! 02.09.09. Micropayment Saves JournalismThe business model of journalism is analyzed this week on the cover of Time Magazine. For the first time in weeks the President is not on the cover! President O (Obama not Oprah) is replaced with a fish wrapped in the front page of the New York Times.
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Press EN 02.03.09 And 02.05.09- What Gives?Press EN is a daily column on Associated Content, unless they remove an article that contains the words "Prayer and Fasting." For more go to http://www.envoytown.com.
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Press EN: 02.04.09. The Envoy Glossary ContinuedSo as a public service we want to give you a good reference point. Last week we covered the first half of the alphabet, so this week here is the rest from M-Z.
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Press EN: 02.02.09-From One Transition to AnotherAttacks from people, challenges from others, and then support from unlikely places gave us the legs to walk this thing through. Like the Robert Redford character in "The Candidate" every time a contract or a check came in, I uttered, "Now what?"
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Press EN 01.29.09- Envoy from A-ZThe idea of coming up with words that might conjure up images is part of the creative process. At Envoy- we are developing our own glossary!
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Press EN: 01.28.09- Mass MediaInstead of shirking, or pointing fingers, we would get the messes out of the way- disposing of our garbage and taking ownership and responsibility. That's the kind of mass media you won't see too often!
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Press EN: 12.27.09: The State of Paper NewsI use to be enamored by the newspaper business. I would go off to Times Square and then later places like The Tattered Cover and bring home the news from LA, Chicago, Glasgow, and New York.
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Press EN: 01.26.09. Rescue the Prisoner of the Culture WarFor two years, News 13 reporter Tak Landrock (I'm not making the name up) has been investigating New Life Church with more allegations against former pastor Ted Haggard.You would think Landrock could get a real job!
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Press EN: Weekend 01.23.09--Pray HardRadio Envoy is the media arts audio magazine that takes His game to the culture. Listen at http://www.envoytown.com
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Press EN: 01.22.09 As Theo Meets World- MediaI believe the concept of atonement is at the forefront of the discussion- All the time we hear the message of the Gospel that "Jesus died to free us from being slaves to sin."
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Press EN 01.21.09: The Application of Theology in Our WorkThe application of the theology is the theological task. If theology presents God's Truth and we apply that truth to our articles, our websites, our songs, broad-stream and podcasts that theological truth is being applied to our work.
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Press EN:01.21.09 The Task AheadWhen we choose to reflect on the ways of God, follow the actions of the Son, and allow our movement to be directed by the promptings of the Spirit, we engage the culture.
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Press EN: 01.19.09. The Content of Our CharacterAbout 20 years ago I ceased being a liberal. "The Big Idea" that magazines like Newsweek portray in their guest column is not the Big Picture idea.
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Press EN 01.16.09- Village Voice Relevant in Bird CagesThe Village Voice was a cultural icon that started in the Warhol era and may have overdosed on really strange classifieds. Answer a poll on the Free Press at http://EnvoyTown.com.
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Press EN 01.15.09 God Speed Mr. PresidentWe say hello to one leader, but we need to send the soon to be, former President our prayers and our respect. Listen to Radio Envoy at http://www.envoytown.com for a tribute to President Bush.
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Press EN 01.13.09- Relevant Journalism"Ready for the Rapture? Here's 40 things that you can do right now!" Imagine a magazine with that headline!
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Press EN: 01.12.09Art, Music, and Theatre, should play a major role in the community. Communicating and bringing the message and God's word forth media and arts, as designed by the Father, carried out by the Son, and inspired through the Holy Spirit is our purpose.
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You Put Your Whole Self In! Press EN 01.08.09Through music, work, at home, and our relationships with one another, it is the key element in the process of transformation.
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Press EN 01.07.08 Two Act ConversionThrough our work and through our art, in our articles, our postings and songs, can the audience see God?
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Press EN: 01.06.09: Repentance and the Waiting GameThe Triune God is the model of community and through the mind of the Father, the heart of the Son, and the action, the catalyst of the Spirit, Christian work can be done. The community of believers is led by the God Head.
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Press EN 01.05.09http://www.envoytown.com
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Press EN 01.02.09: Seven Pounds- Another Stab at Benevolent SuicideIs suicide benevolent? That's what Will Smith's character Ben Thomas is trying to tell us in the new film "Seven Pounds."The latest example of Death Culture Media- Rated PG-13
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Press EN 01.01.09-The Empty Page RevisitedI pray that in 2009 that our bookshelves will be full of new works of earthy, quintessential, heavenly images that bring out the best in us.
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Press EN 12.31.08- "A Gid New Year"Hogamany is the Scottish New Years Celebration and first footers is a joyous time when the first person to set foot in your house for the New Year is given a household gift.
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Press EN 12.30.08- The Songs of GenerationsThe songs I can't get out of my head but wish I could are too numerous to mention! They begin with "MacArthur Park" and they slide down to "Afternoon Delight," This year I want to replace those songs with songs of truth!
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Press EN 12.29.08: Integrated Media- Critical Mass 2009340 million dollars will be spent on Internet Radio Advertising in 2009. That was a prediction from a leading advertising research team-in 2004. As we cross out days in our countdown the 2004 prediction seems right-EN!
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Yes Virginia,There Is...Press EN: 12.24.08The sign in Washington State says red apples, and no gods... No spitting too!
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Press EN 12.23.08- The Son of Man Invited for ChristmasThe Big Picture is seldom seen from the mainstream- Press EN changes that. We like to bring Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, and Theology to Journalism. For more visit http://www.EnvoyTown.com
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The Creative Process"God is in the plans" said architect Louis Kahn... He also is the creative process...
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How K-Mart Saved Christmas and Jesus Saved the WorldSpirited dialogue with a touch of sanity from old and new friends. They say never to bring up politics and religion at family gatherings. How about issues and relationships. Ahh, that is where the love really flows down from: caring and invitation.
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Safe for the Whole Family?Did you watch the "Family Entertainment Awards" recently? I was horrified to see so many "Culture of Death" programs being awarded Family Friendly trophies.
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The Image BankWe are created in God's Image - it is a fact - so how now do we create? Press EN is the daily column from Envoy Creative Media at http://www.envoytown.com.
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Storyline is King-Three DIn relating the storyline as the foundation of all communications I believe it is important to develop characters, and interview people, presenting portraits through the perspective of motive, approach and prayer life.
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Media in Community; Press EN 12.11.08he best thing right now is to keep working, keep motivated, refine the approach, and pray-a lot. The other thing is to continue to foster in the need for community. The need for the community of media is essential now.
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The Color of BrandsAs we walk the streets of Envoy Town, there's no telling what you will find. The guarantee though is that it is good!
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Press EN! 12.09.08: the Rest of the StoryA friend of mine wrote a radio spot that we liked. It was about voter apathy and how every vote does make a difference. In my career I have never seen a clearer answer to pray merge with a radio commercial like this one. Read-EN!
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Press EN: 12.08.08: The Great Relay RaceGod calls His people, the Family of Man, to run our leg, run well, and finish well in our communities, in the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Press EN!
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The EN-Velope Please- Press EN-12-4-08The old adage "Truth is stranger than fiction" gets an interesting twist when you read the roller coaster ride of the genre known as Christian Fiction. The adage for Christian Fiction could now be: "There's more truth in Christian Fiction!"
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Press EN! December 3, 2008: Think Community-Stream GloballyTo engage the culture we must get in the game and reinvent the game. We should not merely jump into the world system of show business and talk radio- we need to be game changers in show business and talk radio.
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Press EN: Theo and His WorldviewWant to go deep TRUTH FISHING? There are ways to bait the tradition of lists and lips, and orality to published works has it's place on a long pier.
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Is There Business of Ministry or Should it Be the Ministry of BusinessAs we Press EN we are reminded to learn from our mistakes, don't rest on our laurels, and of course be correctable. That is a lesson we learned from last years business of ministry plan. Now it's time to get past it!
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Back on the Bar Stool AgainEvery door I tried to force open was bolted tight. I applied for a music pastor and was rejected, I sent out recording demos and the work dried up, everywhere I turned it was the same thing.
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The Monday MontageThe annual business planning session for Envoy is in full throttle! This time we are more focused instead of 'out of focus.'
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The Further Adventures of EnvoyWhen we were making the decision to take that unknown temporary job I had to make a stand, a leap of faith-to listen to His voice.
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It's Time for Change: A Heart ChangeFor the last eight years Christian ministries have been on the defensive in a political arena that calls for knee jerk reactions instead of outreach. The Great Commission cannot thrive from going on the defensive.
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Business of MinistryThere are many people who don't see the difference between the business of ministry and the ministry of business. We have and it is a new series from Envoy Town. It is just one area that we are helping Christian entrepreneurs.
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McCain or Obama Will Find a Better White House Han Bush DidBush isn't preparing legacies, he is preparing for the next President. That is because his motives are pure, which is better than he had it.
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Obama/Biden: Culture of DeathIn a two sided post cared ad, NARAL says "Obama Needs Pro-Choice Allies." I think that is "above his pay grade.
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Trusted Tools of the TradeLaptops, guitars, recording equipment, cell phones and cameras are tools of the trade for any one in business. To create, produce and distribute here is a professional consumer's guide to my favorite things.
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"Mark My Words..." Joe Biden Speaks OutThe sad thing is that it is also the kind of truth that makes Obama a tragic choice for American Voters. The choice makes for a weak military, bad foreign policy, Clintonesque arrogance, and Jimmy Carter malaise.
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Crash and CorrectionIt's true we need change but if not a heart change and a change of mindset change is worth pennies on the dollar. In the falling dark correction is the answer and ours is moral.
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A Call to the Gifted and TalentedThis is an appeal letter with some appeal. It is an offer with an offering, and a new perspective on new media.
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Maslow: Subtracting SelfMaslow was perhaps just chipping at the tip of the iceberg. Although he explores the human potential at his disposal was evidence from a letter from the Apostle Paul to the church in Rome.
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This is Envoy Town and I Approve of This MessageHow many times do you mention the url, slogan, phone, or the products name? Well stop it!
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Yes Curious, I Call Myself a ChristianAs with many situations this is a teachable moment. The Russian Guard yells "Who are you and what are you doing here?" For Christians in media we must be prepared to answer at any time.
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Walking the Plank- Dems and Their Platform ProblemFrom pro-Abortion and FDR to our old favorite plank in the platform: FREE HEALTH CARE! read the fine print...
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Lat Day at SheaI wasn't there for The Beatles or even the Jets or the Pope. My interest in Shea has always been The Amazin's who have brought me this close to heaven and too close to hell!
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Family Night WeeklyI'd like to introduce you to my friend The Family Night Guy. You probably have heard his voice on the radio or have his collection of Family Night Tool Chest books.
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Farewell to Show BusinessThere is nothing wrong with working at your craft and going from "good to great." Yet when the motive for the writer, actor, artist, composer or producer is for celebrity rather than a vessel of god's love is a cloud in the perspective department.
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Yankee StadiumYankee Stadium had some great moments. Will Shea get as much of a nod than the house of A-Rod?
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Obama/Biden: Enabling ChangeThe liberal mindset is liberal economically and morally. Both Obama/Biden are products of the Washington liberal elite that are cut from the cloth of Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Clinton, and dare I say Hilary Clinton?
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Envoy Media Teams Unite at EnvoyTown.ComA fire starter in the creative process from a Biblical perspective.
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Jonah MomentsDr. Nabeel Jabbour is a scholar and expert on Islamic culture and believes we must reach out to Muslims. But how? And why me? In a series of radio interviews with Richard Beattie and Mark Oss on Radio Envoy, Dr. Jabbour makes some suggestions.
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The Truth from Mad-MenThirty years later I'm still standing, but the street sign in front of our shop reads "Gladison Avenue." When the Madmen say "Thank God," it means something else than I do. For me- I really mean it. Join us at http://www.envoytown.com.
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Born for This- Part 3The only way to combat Media-ocrity in our culture is through working together. Envoy Media Teams around the world need your help to conquer the sin of Media-ocrity. Call (888) 266-3180 today!
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Born for This Part IIWhat happens when policy and procedures are not written down? Everybody looses! Then when accountability comes to light and the confronted one refuses correction- ego blows the whole thing up. Life is hard- so why make it harder?
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Born for ThisHave you ever had people ask what time in history you would like to have lived in? II don't know if by reaching 50 years old- I have been thinking more about these times and what God has placed me here to do- for such a time as this.
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Hold It!Excuse me, are you using that?
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The National Day of Prayer, May 1, 2008The National Day of Prayer is important for our country and getting the best "angle" on President George W. Bush is a character issue we will all miss in 2009
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Question of the DayPerformed by Mitch McVicker
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Psongwriting- IIAnalyzing the psalms is learning what songwriting is all about-prayer.
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PsongwritingIn the media lab there are specialists. This time we examine the heart of the Psalmist. This heart is related to motive and delves into the heart of the psalmist.
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Meanwhile...Back At the LabHere's a story of interpreation and how to avoid the plot of falling into revisionist history. You'll need a bridge and at least two cultures.
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The Legend of Pepperidge Hall- a Sunday Lesson on Greed and DeathThe home that I grew up in was part of an estate that has more twists in it than a French Crueller. Read on.
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Wasps and SaintsThis is the overview the third day of the devotional, creative lab that we are working on. Writing a book in the open is kind of like the Truman Show.
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The Capital GDay 2 of our media memo on motive, approach to media is to include the element of the Big G. To figure out how you can add this powerful element to anything you might create read this.
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The Creative Element ChartThis is the beginning of a daily column that I am writing that is the basis for a media curriculum based on God's creative process. This is also the beginning of our fourth season of Radio Envoy complete with interactive blogs, printed and online resources.
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Big MACMotivation, Approach, and Cultivating is what media is all about. It depends what your mindset is.
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Empty PageThis describes a travel experience at Denver International Airport. The frustration? No paper, no pen and loss of memory-read on.
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Constance Towers Stars in "Same Time, Same Number"Constance Towers and Richard Beattie star in an original drama "Same Time, Same Number."
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Glee Club Forms with Maniacal Viewpointit's too bad we all didn't have an inside look at what happened on 9-11-01. The exterior was bad (two planes used as weapons to bring us down) yet the interior was pure evil. There was the face of the enemy.
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The City Within YouThere's more to you than you might think. And when you are building something from the inside out, it might be good to start looking at the city within you!
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Question of the DayWhen the gift of songwriting and music are returned to you, you want to use it in giving credit to the one who gave it back. And then to have it sung by an artist who had his very life given back to him, puts it all in perspective. Read on.
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Family Night GuyThe Family Night Guy Feature is heard on radio all over the world. It is more than media it is a movement to get parents involved in the spiritual development of their children.
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They Don't DeGette It!Diana DeGette, is scientifically sophisticated which means she knows her voter base. She is ignorant when it comes to her constituents though and she is stubborn when it comes to revealing her real motives.
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Small Screen PoliticosBefore there was Michael Moore, Frank Capra clarified the reasons of decency, protection, and the right thing to do.
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Spot Noggin!Instead of "Safe for the Whole Family" why aren't we thinking more on the lines of "GREAT for the Whole family." Read how mediocrity has us all surrounded!
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Before and AfterThe Old Testament provides the best of media in arts, literature, storyline, drama, lyrics, and forecasting than any news organization, website, record company, or entertainment network could ever produce. Why do we take it all for granted?
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The War at Home and on TerrorThere's a parallel in their culture of death that is too close to the death squads that has been playing havoc on the world in a sick Jihad.
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Relevant Radio- CausewayMost companies that pay to have their message in infomercial form don't realize that you can not hold the audience hostage all of the time. And while there's a sucker born every minute they don't want to listen to media that sucks for more than 30 seconds!
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God Bless the CaregiverSawyer is not his real name. He is a gay man who happens to be the owner of a home that takes care of two mentally retarded men. His sincere question? "Where is the Church?"
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Para-Church Ministries DeliverBigotry of science is often played out in obsterics. How many times has a mother been given a choice because early tests indicate there's a problem?
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Stems Put Dems on Political Hot SeatTodays vote by congress on stem cell research has caused a stir around the nation.
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Answering Letters Part 3 : How an Apostle Views the MediaCorinth was the armpit of immorality. Would the church fall into it's tangled web? What we can learn from a letter and how we can answer it.
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What's Fair in the Culture War?If we admitted that we are in a Culture War, how should it be fought. Issues of the heart and mind are not always clear cut. This battle would have to be fought fair with integrity. See the biblical steps.
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Update: World Hunger - Something to Think about this ChristmasIt's a world problem, yet we have enough food. Who will stand up to greed, make arrangements for distribution, and feed the Hungry? Christian Misionaries. The Church. Here's how:
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HangmanThe Divorce of the Church and the State. What if the church initiated the split? It actually could be the Biblically right thing to do!
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The Perversion and Distortion of God's DesignDid God create vice? In our perverted and distorted culture we take what he means for edification to levels of junk food proportion!
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Media and Stem Cell ResearchTwo arenas that the stem cell research debate should not be decided in are politics and media. To b sure education, ethics, and science are the only places to have an intelligent conversation about who should play God and who should not!
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Pastor Ted Haggard and SinThe only spin that this Christian reporter will write about, is the spin that God created in the beginning. The day after the Ted Haggard scandal broke, God did create another day.
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Answering a Letter-Part IIThe apostle Paul and his letter to Rome requires a response from Modern Day America.
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Let's Go Mets!No matter what happens in the NLCS with the Mets and the Cardinals, I will be eternally connected to the first ever NLCS between the Mets and the Atlanta Braves.
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CBGB's Rest in Grunge!I was born in New York. I left my town when CBGB's put punk and the Bowery on the map.
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The Christian Right Brain CampaignII work with a lot of people in media and one of our goals is to provide outreach on Biblical Worldview and to help convert colleagues who are journalists, web designers, and pod-casters, musicians, authors, broadcasters, and filmmakers.
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Why Met Fans Hate the YankeesThere's been bad blood for years in New York. And it is a fued that may be before The Boss traded for Catfish. Yet the ugly monster of greed may be attacking again. And we're not talking about a wall in Boston!
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The Christian Right BrainRunning an advertising firm with a Christian Worldview and making choices on who and who not to represent is an interesting dilemma. But I sleep very well every night.
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Defining Marriage State by StateA Series of Articles on the Marriage Issue Coast to Coast.
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A Time to MournThe town of Bailey, Colorado is a gateway to fall color. The pathway on Highway 285 was one a perverted transient took advantage of to leave a trail of evil and rob the crisp season of promise from a young High School resident and her community.
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Born Curious? the Trouble with NormanIs advertising a demon or an angel? Is it truthful or is it mostly lies? Truth sets you free but without grace it's like a barking dog shrill through the night.
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Media FallaciesSome call the media bias, others call it liberal - so what do you call media that takes logical fallacies and turns the tables on truth. It isn't easy to navigate through!
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Christian Center for the Media and ArtsThe blueprint is in my mind. The reality is virtual, but the concept is bigger than the world class media centers of New York, LA, and London. This dream is a wake up call!
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Demographics for All GenerationsFocusing in on the target may be way too narrow
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Jesus Rides a DonkeyIt's a book that surely will have some converts. Yet the comparisons of Biblical verse verses politics may knock the apples and oranges off the cart- because you really can't compare apples and oranges. Still compelling and a good read.
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Divorce Drives Supply and DemandYou drive through the developments and see the signs: "Executive homes starting at under $400,000." It seems to be the majority of new homes in Any Town USA. It makes you think. Yet this isn't about housing only- it's about our society.
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A Songwriter Learns Some Creative LessonsA strange feeling of pure purpose of writing songs began to engulf me. I wasn't writing for myself anymore but ideas, chords, and melody lines started to pursue me. Fame and fortune were no longer my desires. The knife had come down on my dream.
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Inaudible Voices, Clear MessageWho knew what was about to transpire? I was about to walk away from my dream when his calling stopped me cold in my tracks. She was in a time warp. Severly injured in a car accident 12 years before. Who was I to deny her dream?
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Fatal Attraction: Will Our Obsession with the Automobile Kill Us?Henry Ford had something no one else did. Yet was it really a Better idea?
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Leadership According to Matthew in the BibleLeadership is a big deal these days. And when you look at Enron and the fall of key leaders in business, politics and even the church-you have to wonder if anyone really has a foundation on character. Well maybe the red letter verses provide the clues!
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Christians in Media: The Impact of News on Christian CultureMany people feel that Christian Broadcasters should stay out of the news business. The attitude is "How could Christian's compete with the likes of the networks let alone CNN and Fox News?
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Roe vs WeddingtonOn my Radio show, Radio Envoy, we discuss some of the issues that impact our culture. There is no bigger story in my time than the continued debate about Roe versus Wade. Here's a story about the plaintiff.
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A Little Less Passion, A Little More Common Decency in MediaThis article talks about media as tool to bring together rather than a devisive weapon. It makes the case that you have to be more creative in clean art than shock value.
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The Duke of the Prairie: Chico Basin RanchTo survive running a ranch you have to diversify. Chico Basin Ranch in Southern Colorado does just that.
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Elements and Attitude of the Creative ProcessThe case of image banking is a great step to brainstorming anything. From product development to screenplays and radio commercials image banking is the starting point in filing the empty page.
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The Song TrunkThe frozen pizza company asks, "What do you want on your tombstone?" Well instead of pineapple and Canadian Bacon what about leaving a legacy?
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The Curious Case of Deep ThroatIn the history of journalism, the turn of the screw on protecting sources happened in a landmark decision is disturbing. Technology has created both instant successes and also many cover-ups of journalistic errors.
