The Twists w/ Sean Palmer
Faith, formation, and prophetic proclamation for the faithful and brave.
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New Interview: Faith, Formation, and Houston (opens the original)
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Thank you to Voyage Houston for including me in their “Hidden Gems” series. I’m grateful for the kindness and the chance to talk about The Center for Prophetic Formation.If you’ve got a few minutes, give it a read. I’d be honored.Subscribe nowThis Substack is reader-supported. If this work serves you, the most direct way to keep them coming
Love & The Heart of the Beast (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago about 100 friends and I gathered at my local theatre for a pre-release screening of the new Brad Pitt movie Heart of the Beast. The film, a reunion between Pitt and director David Ayer, releases this weekend and I’ve written a review HERE for Good Faith Media.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-B7V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
History You May Have Missed (opens the original)
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My film column is up at Good Faith Media today. I’m reviewing the new Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Mark Wahlburg film, By Any Means.It covers a little know swath of history, the murder and investigation of Civil Rights Leader, Vernon Dahmer. Dahmer lived just 90 miles from my birthplace and died just 10 years before I was born.Elegance Bratton’s film brings us back to an old question: What makes
Order the Same Thing: On How to Create Connections In An Algorithm World (opens the original)
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At restaurants I listen to what everybody else orders so I can order something different. It took me years to see that habit for what it is, and to see that the whole culture has picked it up. The monoculture died, the algorithm handed each of us a private menu, and now we sit down together with nothing in common but the weather and our grievances. This is a case for choosing on purpose what somebody else has already chosen: their movie, their show, their music, their Renaissance fair. Not becau
Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry From Your Preaching (opens the original)
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In my earliest days of ministry a word kept coming up whenever I went to conferences or talked with other ministers and pastors: Content. At conferences, speakers were introduced by or praised for their “content.” Preachers started talking about their sermons as “content,” and their teams worked on “content calendars” for their church.I knew what they m… Read more
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