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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
03:57 Scarlett's Writing Journey and New Book
08:52 Reconciling Faith with Overwhelming Feelings
16:06 The Donkey Attack Story
21:17 Navigating Authenticity in Writing
28:07 The Journey to Becoming a Published Author
31:22 The Reality of Writing Routines
35:09 Finding Time to Write
44:11 Tools of the Trade
46:01 Rapid Fire Questions and Final Thoughts

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11:50 Lessons from Songwriting for Prose Writers
22:58 Exploring the Psalms: A Journey of Experience
24:33 The Passion Behind Writing Children's Books
25:31 Discipleship Through Storytelling: Real Bad Guys
28:04 The Quest for the Best: A Journey of Satisfaction
30:58 The Writing Process: From Index Cards to Books
38:07 Lightning Round: Insights and Recommendations

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05:45 First Publications and Academic Contributions
08:48 The Core Message of Biblical Theology
11:43 Recent Works and Literary Structure of John's Gospel
14:32 The Genius of Biblical Authors
17:39 Approaches to Writing and Commentary
20:42 Balancing Writing with Life Responsibilities
23:27 Setting Writing Goals and Expectations
27:41 Writing Habits and Routines
32:15 The Art of Structuring Content
38:48 Perseverance in Writing and Publishing
41:03 Rapid Fire Questions

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02:43 The Publishing Process and Timeframes
07:46 Passion-Driven Writing
13:18 Writing Rhythms and Routines
18:27 Techniques for Effective Writing Sessions
24:12 Coffee Rituals and Writing Habits
28:37 Influential Writers and Their Impact
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02:54 The Mission of She Reads Truth
05:57 The Journey to Becoming a Writer
11:44 The Launch of 'The Bible is for You'
21:01 Unique Features of the New Devotional
29:44 The Writing Process and Environment
31:53 Creating a Productive Writing Environment
39:34 Finding Rhythm in Writing
46:31 The Art of Devotional Writing
48:47 Rapid Fire
55:08 Dependence on God in Writing

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02:41 The Journey of Sean DeMars
05:56 New Book: Redemption Song
09:02 Writing Journey and Early Works
11:51 Rebel to Your Will
15:39 The Process of Writing Redemption Song
31:05 The Writing Process: Rituals and Inspirations
36:14 Embracing the Identity of a Writer
40:16 Finding the Right Environment for Writing
42:55 Balancing Pastoral Duties and Writing 
46:06 Rapid Fire Questions: Insights into Writing Preferences
55:06 The Importance of Prayer in Writing

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00:00 Welcome Back to Home Row
02:40 The Journey to Becoming a Writer
05:59 The Writing Process and Life as an Author
15:47 Exploring Psalm 139 and God's Love
23:57 Surprises in Writing and Understanding God's Affection
28:48 Understanding Psalm 139: Comfort in God's Presence
30:18 The Journey of Writing: Balancing Projects
31:32 Navigating the Challenges of Multiple Book Contracts
34:29 The Role of Deadlines in Writing
39:56 Writing for the Kingdom: Purpose and Passion
42:25 The Subtext of Writing: Encouraging Love for Scripture
46:17 Rapid Fire Questions: Insights into the Writer's Life

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• Glenna Marshall emphasizes the importance of journaling for writers.
• The writing process can be messy and unglamorous, often taking place in everyday settings.
• Writing is a tool for serving the church and helping others know God's love.
• Imprecatory prayers can be understood through the lens of God's love and justice.
• Glenna's writing aims to make readers love God's Word and understand His affection for them.
• The balance between writing and publicity can be challenging for authors.
• Glenna's writing journey began with journaling as a child and evolved into blogging and book writing.
• The significance of Psalm 139 is highlighted as a declaration of God's delight in His people.
• Writers should focus on their purpose and the impact they want to have on their readers.
• Every writer has a subtext that influences their work.

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03:00 Exploring Tim Keller's Impact

05:17 The Writing Process and Lessons from Keller

08:33 Behind the Scenes of Writing the Book

11:13 Research and Organization Techniques

17:20 Influences and Inspiration

31:24 Keller's Books and Recommendations

39:21 Personal Transformation through Keller's Teachings

43:18 Rapid Fire Questions and Closing Thoughts

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• Keller's writing is characterized by clarity and relevance.
• The importance of life experience in writing.
• Writing should serve the reader, not the writer's ego.
• Keller's books address timeless topics that resonate across generations.
• The writing process can be overwhelming but manageable when broken down.
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Jeff: All right, everybody. Welcome back to another episode of home row. And on today's show, I finally have Patrick Shriner joining us. Patrick, how are you man?

Patrick: Good. Thanks for having me. It's been awhile.

Jeff: been awhile. We were supposed to record. Oh, good grief. I dunno. Maybe it's gotta be close to two years ago.

Patrick: I think it's like 15 years ago when we were both toddlers.

Jeff: We were, we were both in middle school. How old are you? Oh, me too. 35 when's your birthday?

Patrick: August 26

Jeff: Ooh, you're older. October 23rd

Patrick: your blood type?

Jeff: I have no clue.

Patrick: Either door.

Jeff: must be our generation thing. People are like, I bet my parents and your parents, they know their blood type.

Patrick: That's right. That's right.

Jeff: Like what do I need to know that for? They just tested at the place, whatever that place is.

And they'll tell me what it is, what I need.

Patrick: So we would have been 2015 years ago. There we go.

Jeff: It's when we were 20 we were gonna do it. And where were you when you were 20. Were you at Louisville? Were you in Southern? Where were you?

Patrick: I was in Louisville at that point. I'm trying to exactly what I was doing at that point, but I guess maybe Western Kentucky university.

Jeff: Okay. All right. Nice. Where would I have been? I would have been here in Houston, still at the college of biblical studies, inner city Bible college. And it was a blast. very dispensational, which I learned while I was there. And yeah, so a lot of things have changed in my life.

A lot of things have changed in yours, but the reason we were going to record, I think it was about two years ago, we were scheduled to record  and it all fell apart cause I stopped at Starbucks. 30 minutes before we were going to record, to go pick up, you know, just to, it was probably a salted caramel mocha or who knows when those are in season.  I got to get them. And so I go and I see a guy there and he's wearing a black shirt and, and big bright neon green. It just says, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, three times. And I've seen this guy walking around my town. All the time carrying a huge backpack. I'm like, Oh, that's the Jesus shirt guy. And he's got his Bible open and I say, "Hey man,  what are you reading?"

And he's telling me what he's reading and everything. And then he starts asking me, "He says, do you have a job? "And I said, yeah, I do. He goes, "Do you make money?" I said, yeah, man, I totally, I, of course, I make money.  He goes, "You're sinning." As go, excuse me. He  says it is jobbing, like, what are you, it's jobbing.

He's like, yep, you're jobbing. And that's a sin. And he started confronting me about how I am not obeying Jesus because I have not sold everything I have and given it to the poor.

Patrick: Wow. You like to do a podcast where I don't make any money, so you know, I could do that.

Jeff: Yeah, that's true. I'm, I'm, I'm there and I couldn't believe it. And so I think this ended up being like an hour or two hour. Then his, a friend of his came in that, so these guys have decided to be homeless together. Then they're not together, but they eat, they've each decided to be homeless. They've sold other stuff, left their parents behind.

One of them has a, girlfriend that he got pregnant and have a kid. He left them all because Jesus said, if you love me, you've got to hate father, mother, brother, sister, and sell all that you have and give to the poor. And so these guys have chosen to be homeless and think they're following the true Jesus way.

So that was why we couldn't record.

Patrick: I just remember sitting on the other end. We had like, I must've gotten the wrong time.

Jeff: Well, no, that that was today. That was me today where I messaged you, said, Hey man, I'm on Skype. Oh wait, I'm an idiot. Pacific is two hours behind.

Patrick: Being in the Pacific Northwest, I've always doing math with people though, and many times I do it the opposite way. I, I've canceled many meetings that I don't have to cause I'm like, yeah, I gotta do this other call. And then I'm like, Oh, it's two hours. The other way I always forget though.

Jeff: I told my wife, I was like, Oh, I gotta do this podcast right now. Sorry, I can't. I'm like, Oh wait, nevermind. It's an hour. What do you need? I, I've, I get East and West coast confused. It's just crazy. but, and I don't even know what day it is. This is, this is the life in quarantine.

Patrick: It could be Sunday,

Jeff: Hey, it could be, yeah, it could be.

I'd be in my pajamas still watching the quote live.

Patrick: watching your

Jeff: Yeah. Watching my live

Patrick: You do, you watch your sermon.

Jeff: define, watch.

Patrick: Do you sit down with your family and the service? Yeah.

Jeff: do. Yeah. Yeah. I, I don't look at myself. I listened to myself. it's very inception to be watching. Be watching myself and I feel I got to participate. You know, my kids are watching.

Patrick: Oh, for sure.

Jeff: you know, I got them. But yeah, it's brutal. I hate watching myself preach the first week of doing that. I realize, okay, there are a lot of hand motions I don't want to do anymore.

Patrick: That's all right. That's why I don't read my writing, you know? We were going to get to that. I

Jeff: Yeah. Well, yeah. Why are we?

Why? we here? Why are we on Skype? What are we here for? Yeah, man. So here we're here to talk about writing and you have written all kinds of stuff, and you, you sent out a tweet. I mean, you've got books, you, of course, you've got journal articles and blogs and all kinds of stuff that you do.

And, but you put out a tweet the other day about how you have stayed, so productive or trying to stay productive during the pandemic, but before, but before we get into that, let's talk about how you became a writer. How did that happen?

Patrick: Yeah, I mean, my parents, I grew up and they read to me all the  time. So we were a family that loved books. I remember my dad reading Lord of the rings, the Hobbit, Greek mythology, Chronicles of Narnia. I mean, you know, all the classics for any homeschool Christian kid. we did some public school homeschool and Christian school, but so we just really liked literature.

And. So growing up reading, if you, you keep reading. And I, in college I kept doing literature, American lit, British lit, and I just really liked the side of writing that that could be, cause I'm terrible at math and you know, you just kinda gravitate that way. but I really felt like it was in college when I started taking some writing classes, I was getting encouragement that I just realize, I just really love to write, and I ended up majoring actually in journalism at Western Kentucky university. It's a, it's a great program for journalism, and so I ended up doing that just because I thought it was a little more practical. Halfway through. College, I realized I wanted to go towards ministry, but I do remember, just some like creative writing and things that I do that I really enjoyed.

So I think it started very early ...

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Jeff Medders: All right, everybody. We'll come back to a another episode of home row. And I'm your host, Jeff Medders. And on today's show, I have author Wesley Hill on the program. He's written all kinds of books and it's just a joy to have him on, especially we're going to talk about, talk about his new book and the Christian essential series, the Lord's prayer, a guide to praying to our Father.

[00:00:36] So Wes, how are you, man?

[00:00:38] Wesley Hill: I'm doing really well. Thanks for having me on the show.

[00:00:40] Jeff Medders: Awesome man. Now, what part of the United States are you in? Are you in the United States? I know you got your PhD from outside of the United States, but I think you're in Pennsylvania, right?

[00:00:47] Wesley Hill: That's right. Yup. I'm just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[00:00:50] Jeff Medders: Okay. I've been to Pennsylvania. Well, I guess a couple. No, at once, for sure.

[00:00:55]I went to red lion, Pennsylvania.

[00:00:58] Wesley Hill: I'm not even sure where that is, to be honest. I don't, I don't know my own state 

[00:01:02] Jeff Medders: It's, it's up in the Amish country. And I remember going there with, some friends of ours that were missionaries in Thailand and they were in town. And we went to go visit them and we went to the Amish market and all this stuff, and I bought kangaroo jerky.

[00:01:19]I dunno where the Amish are getting kangaroo jerky from, but it's there and fun fact that if you go to the Amish markets and stuff, you can't use your debit card or credit card

[00:01:32]Wesley Hill: Hmm.

[00:01:32] Jeff Medders: cash only.

[00:01:34] Wesley Hill: I would believe that.

[00:01:36] Jeff Medders: That's something you want to, you want to prepare for that ahead of time, which I did not.

[00:01:38] Wesley Hill: That's right. 

[00:01:39] Jeff Medders: not, but thankfully they had an ATM nearby,

[00:01:41] Wesley Hill: So probably really beautiful country to drive through too, I imagine.

[00:01:45] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Very cool. the horse buggies and all that good stuff. And then there was a few guys on rollerblades, which was interesting.

[00:01:51] Wesley Hill: Oh, right. Okay.

[00:01:53] Jeff Medders: so we had to talk about the, you know, it's not a motor, it was a wheels. They were okay with that and OS different stuff. It was interesting.

[00:01:59] Wesley Hill: Interesting. We'll come to Pittsburgh sometime, but we're, we're pretty fun city too.

[00:02:03] Jeff Medders: Okay. I'll put it on the list now before this turns into an Amish podcast. so Wes, why don't you tell the listeners out there who you are, what you do for work and all that good stuff.

[00:02:14] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Great. well the reason you're having me on your podcast is I am a writer. I've just written a new little book, for Lexam Press on the Lord's prayer. And, I really enjoy writing. I've written a handful of books, as you mentioned. so I view that as part of my calling, part of what I do. but for my day job, so to speak, I am a seminary professor.

[00:02:34]I teach at a small, Anglican Episcopal seminary here in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, which is just Northwest of Pittsburgh. And, I've been here, I'm in my eighth year now. and I teach in the Bible department. I teach New Testament.  I'm also ordained, I do some preaching and, lead Sunday school at my church. so I'm, I'm pretty involved in different kinds of ministries, but that's, that's me in a nutshell.

[00:02:57] Jeff Medders: Yeah. So when, when you're not lecturing, Oh, let me ask just for fun for me. What, what textbook are you using for your new Testament survey?

[00:03:04] Wesley Hill: You know, I'm test driving the new N.T. Wright? One, that he coauthored with Mike Bird. That's come out from Zondervan. It's huge. It's huge. When it arrived on my doorstep, I was like, Oh my gosh, this is like a brick. so we'll see it. It looks really beautifully illustrated. And, I assigned.

[00:03:21] Emails 

[00:03:21] Jeff Medders: from the Edge is a cool feature.

[00:03:23] Wesley Hill: Yeah, exactly.

[00:03:24] Exactly. So, you know, right. It's so engaging in the way he writes. I imagine it will be something that will grip a lot of the students, but, yeah, I'll let you know how it goes.

[00:03:32] Jeff Medders: I bet. Are you having them read the whole thing?

[00:03:34] Wesley Hill: They're not going to read every single page, but they're going to, they're going to read all the chapters devoted to different new Testament books for sure.

[00:03:42] Jeff Medders: that's right. So I'm planning this year, I'm just, I want to read all of the condensed version of Wright's works and then, you know, maybe a couple of the New Testament, you know, summary parts, but then save those for when I'm about to preach through a book or goes or go study a book.

[00:03:57] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. Great. I mean, I think that that series of books, you know, the, for everyone, commentaries are such a gift to the church. I've heard of so many Bible study groups using those and finding them really beneficials. Yeah. Plenty. A lot of good things to dig into there.

[00:04:11] Jeff Medders: Okay, cool. So, so when you're not lecturing and you're not writing and you're not, you're not preaching, what, what are you doing for fun?

[00:04:18] Wesley Hill: You know? So I have a unique living situation. I live about five blocks from the seminary campus where I work, a Trinity school for ministry. It's called . And, I share a home with a married couple and their two children and a lot of evenings you'll find me playing with their kids. They're, they're my godchildren.

[00:04:36] I've gotten to really enjoy kind of a domestic life. I love cooking now. And, I've, I've loved cooking for a long time. It's been a way to kind of unwind after a day at the writing desk or something like that. but it's, it's a joy to be doing it, you know, with people I love.

[00:04:49]now and, and sharing daily life with them. So yeah, lots of, their, their kids are now, three years old and six months old. So a lot of, playing, playing house and playing with dolls with the, with a three year old girl with Felicity, and, changes in diapers with Solomon. So, yeah, it's, it's been really life giving for me.

[00:05:07] I'm single, and it's just been great to kind of be integrated into the life of a family in that way.

[00:05:12] Jeff Medders: Yeah. That's very cool. Very cool. So how did you know that you wanted to become a writer or that you were a writer? Did I come to you in a, in a vision, like maybe a, a sheet. It's not full of lizards and reptiles, but of keyboards and, you know, journals --take up and take up and, right.

[00:05:32] Wesley Hill: Yeah, well, you know, I, I mean, I, I'm not sure I ever like set out to become a writer, quote, unquote. But I, I do vividly remember, you know, at age, gosh, I was probably 11 or 12 when I just started writing short stories on my family's computer. and I actually wrote a novel, a detective novel, mystery, novel, whatever.

[00:05:51] Over 13. I was so proud of it. I, I still do. I'm, I'm scared...

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Babel and the Baptist are at odds. Let’s make a name for ourselves. Let’s not. Let’s increase our following. Let’s decrease, dwindle to peanuts, and baton everything toward Christ. How can we increase our social media buzz? How can people see more of Christ by what I do?

There’s a fuzzy tension here. It’s possible to want to help others think biblically, to look to Christ, to learn God’s word, and also “market” or strategize or share online. Martin Luther and George Whitefield utilized the technology of their day to spread the gospel and God blessed their ingenuity. It is possible.

Maybe the only way to navigate this area is to proceed with caution. Warning: Live Minefield. Go slow. Be mindful. Consider every step. Listen to counsel.

The challenging part here, at least for me, is the writing and publishing industry makes this super-duper tough.

The Platform at Babel

As a young and unknown writer, I’m presented with challenges in publishing. My first book was published a couple of years back with Kregel. As time passed, and my agent sent out new book proposals, we kept hearing the same thing. “We love Jeff’s writing. He’s a great communicator. Clearly, Jeff has a bright future in writing. However, we have to pass on this proposal since his platform isn’t where it needs to be.”

Ouch.

I’d rather learn, “Hey, you aren’t a good writer. Work on that, mkay?” Amiright? Growing as a writer, I can work on that. But increasing my platform without losing my soul—when God hasn’t given it—is a mistake. Forced popularity is the lamest of all.

After hearing this statement from some of the most respected publishers in Christianity, I grew discouraged, jaded, bitter. My pride was shattered. And for that, I praise God. Hitching my joy to a collection of glued papers with my name on the front is a destination of disappointment. Especially when the horses don’t show up for work.

In the midst of the discouraging rejections—encouraging rejections do exist in this universe—I felt my flesh scheming. My heart hatched plans to artificially build a platform, increase my influence, and widen my readership. The blueprints for the tower were coming together. And then, conviction came right on time. Freedom rang too. God exposed the slimy residue of my heart. It wasn’t fun. It was quite embarrassing to admit—to tell my wife, my elders, and my agent—and now you. A blessed embarrassment.

I believed the lie I could make a name for myself for the sake of Christ. Baloney. That’s not how the Kingdom works. Sure, it might be how some Christian publishers work, but it’s not the way of Christ. During his earthly ministry, Jesus constantly sought the background, never parading his importance. The meek may not get a book deal, but they will get the earth. God has raised up some of his servants, bestowing influence, leadership, and a wide megaphone for the gospel. God did it.

I’m Free

I’m so happy for my friends who publish helpful, gospel-rich, joy-igniting books. Godly people publishing wonderful books. The book world isn’t all gloom and doom. New authors are rising and established authors still churning out solid work. Publishing is a business and a ministry. I understand publishers can’t go out and lose money. Consumers want what they want too. I’m not saying who all is to blame, except for the brick layers, for the widespread Babel’ing of our day.

I’ve found freedom in rejection. The silence revealed the chains. I hadn’t heard the clanging while I’ve been typing. Now, even as I write this article, there’s a swiftness in my heart and soul and mind.

Don’t read this as a jealous, petty, embittered, wannabe or wish-I-was-something writer. This is a tale of deliverance. And with every deliverance narrative, there are shrieks and goosebumps. It ain’t all pretty.

I’m content where God has me. My identity is in the crucified and risen Christ. I’m crucified with him. Crucified to this world. Crucified to a book contract. Raised to be a coheir of the cosmos.

I’m not a great writer. Okay. Writing the occasional article for other sites, writing on my own blog, if it encourages others, praise God. This is good. Clearly, I shouldn’t haven’t published another book yet. God is sovereign. All’s good. If I never sign another contract, never see my name on another cover, and never find myself on a platform—sounds good. The Lord knows. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do” (Eph. 2:10 CSB). God has my good works scheduled. Whatever they are, and whatever they aren’t, I’m ready to walk in them. Are you?

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Have you wondered why the podcast is called Home Row?

It hit me a few weeks ago that many listeners had no idea.So, here we go.

**Well, what is the home row on your keyboard?

It’s where your 8 fingers, 4 on the left and 4 on the right hand rest, kind of as a launch pad for the mission you are on.

From left it right it is: asdf jkl;

From that layout of the keyboard, you can strike all of the letters and craft your words, sentences, and stories. It’s one of the beginning stages of a writer. You rest your hands on those keys and you begin. ASDF JKL;

You tap your fingers oh home row when you are thinking, like a little dance on top of those keys, wondering what keys will be hit next as the ideas form in your brain.

Every writer uses home row. Every writer begins at home row. All writing is employing the basics. You never move on from home row.

The show is called Home Row because ASDF JKL; wouldn’t make any sense, but it’s a reminder to that writers start at the beginning. All of us. It’s the only place to begin.

Whether you are writing a book on the trinity, a blog post on parenting, or a devotional for teenagers—we are all assemble at home row.

Sometimes we can over think it as a writer. How should I start? What will happen in the next chapter? I’m not sure this will even be any good.

Don’t begin there. Begin at home row.

I’m sure you’ve been asked like I have been, many times: How do I start writing?

Put your hands on home row. Right there. You are now like a runner in the starting blocks, or a swimmer on the blocks. Go. Type. Keystroke. Swim.

The act of writing begins at home row. Every writer lives there. Let’s keep writing.

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Links:

• The 12 days of writing - Media - WORLD
• The write stuff | WORLD News Group
• Providing clarity to the news that matters most – WORLD
• Marvin's Amazon Author Page
• Marvin Olasky (@MarvinOlasky) | Twitter
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Also, listen to Tim talk about the book market, reading less, and his new epic project.

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Links:

• Tim Challies - Informing the Reforming
• On Leaving Jerusalem - Tim Challies
• Jerusalem - EPIC Vlog 01 - Tim Challies
• A Guided Tour to 2017's Bestselling Christian Books - Tim Challies
• challies (@challies) | Twitter
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Links:

• chris martin (@ChrisMartin17) | Twitter
• LifeWay Social | Make the most of your digital communication
• Millennial Evangelical - Understanding, Reaching, and Serving the Millennial Generation — Chris's site
• Chris Martin on FB
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• theolatte – mere caffeination — Dan's site
• Life in the Wild: Fighting For Faith in a Fallen World by Dan Dewitt — Dan's new book!
• Dan's Amazon Author Page — Find all of Dan's books here
• Theolatte on Etsy — Dan's awesome sketches on Etsy. Yes, Etsy.
• Dan DeWitt (@DanDeWitt) | Twitter
• Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You — The article Dan mentioned.
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• Sarah's Work at TGC
• How John Piper’s Seashells Swept Over a Generation
• How Ray Ortlund Became Foster Father to a Generation of Church Planters
• How Acts 29 Survived—and Thrived—After the Collapse of Mars Hill
• Young, Restless, and Reformed in Latin America
• Reformation 500 for the Chinese Church
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• Expository Mutterings - J.A. Medders — My blog
• Medill - Northwestern University
• Editor's Choice: The Best of 2017
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• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
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• TBONE Hymns - YouTube — Hilarious!
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• Cody Glen Barnhart's Reading Plan
• The 2018 Christian Reading Challenge - Tim Challies
• PDF of Challies' reading challenge
• Free Grammar Checker | Grammarly
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• Confidant Hardcover Notebook • Baron Fig
• Freedom: Internet, App and Website Blocker
• Gospel-Centered Discipleship | Make, Mature, & Multiply Disciples of J | Gospel-Centered Discipleship
• Write a Book Proposal That Leaves Publishers Begging to Publish You — Overlook the hyperbole and you'll find this is helpful.
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• 20 Questions Toward Diagnosing Heart Idols by Tim Keller
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• Colossians 3:4 CSB - When Christ, who is your life, appears, - Bible Gateway — Another name for Jesus: "Who is your life"
• 3 Reasons to Regularly Get Others to Preach - J.A. Medders — This post grew from a tiny tweetstorm.

Links:

• Roy's Bio at Poynter
• Poynter - A global leader in journalism.
• Roy Peter Clark (@RoyPeterClark) | Twitter
• Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark — Get this one!
• Roy Peter Clark's Amazon Author Page
• J. A. Medders | Amazon Page — My books
• J.A. Medders - Expository Mutterings
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• The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose — Get this one!
• Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
• Helen Sword's Amazon Page
• air light time space — The poem Helen mentioned by Charles Bukowski
• The Writer’s Diet — The website
• The Writer’s Diet Test — Go here to take the Writer's Diet Test. Pop your writing in here and see the results.
• The Writing BASE
• Zombie Nouns (Youtube) — A very well done video by TED-Ed with Helen on Zombie Nouns.
• Nominalizations Are Zombie Nouns - The New York Times
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Expository Mutterings - J.A. Medders
• Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life — My first book.

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Links:

• God in the Dock - C. S. Lewis - Google Books — You can see the interview in Google Books. Bottom of 289 to top of 290 is where you'll see Lewis's answer.
• God in the Dock: C. S. Lewis — Where you'll find Lewis's answer to the purpose of his writing.
• Great Reality Inspires Great Writing | Desiring God — Forgot to mention this great article on writing from John Piper.
• My books on Amazon
• J.A. Medders Dot Com — My site where I blog and you'll find my latest pieces at Desiring God and TGC and more.

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• Hope When it Hurts - Biblical reflections to help you grasp God's purpose in your suffering by Kristen Wetherell & Sarah Walton
• Kristen Wetherell (@KLWetherell) | Twitter
• Sarah Walton (@Swalts4) | Twitter
• Ligon Duncan's Sermons on Romans | First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi
• Confessions of an Insecure Writer (Part 1) – kristen wetherell
• Confessions of an Insecure Writer, Part 2 – kristen wetherell
• Home Row Episode 24: How To Spark Your Creativity
• 5,000 Days - Tim Challies
• How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times by Roy Peter Clark
• Trello — The program Kristen uses to organize her writing projects.
• How I Found Peace in My Pain | Unlocking the Bible
• the beginning of wisdom: advice to writers: get a “freditorial” team — Great stuff from Jen Wilkin
• Jared C. Wilson's Books on Amazon — The Gospel Poobah
• C.J. Mahaney's books on Amazon
• Christine Hoover Books on Amazon
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser — An essential.
• Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher by William Zinsser
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders - Expository Mutterings

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Links:

• Creative Writing Prompts | WritersDigest.com
• The World Is God’s Classroom | Desiring God — Look at God's world and learn.
• George Costanza — "He was beep boppin and scattin all over me."
• Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life by J. A. Medders — The excerpt I read is from *Gospel Formed*, p. 59
• Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by Roy Peter Clark
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
• The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together by Jared C. Wilson
• The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose by Helen Sword
• The Elements of Style — The standard for the rules of writing, grammar, and other vital junk like that.
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter

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Links:

• Yawning at Tigers: You Can't Tame God, So Stop Trying by Drew Dyck
• Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Faith. . . and How to Bring Them Back by Drew Dyck
• Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life — My first book.
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King — This is a classic on writing. Some salty language. And some pepper too.
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
• The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose by Helen Sword
• The Curious Christian: How Discovering Wonder Enriches Every Part of Life by Barnabas Piper
• Test « The Writer’s Diet — Great way to assess your write. Just copy and paste your writing, run the test, and get the report.
• The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English by Roy Peter Clark
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
• Drew Dyck at CT Pastors
• The God-Haunted Life — Drew's blog and site.
• Expository Mutterings - J.A. Medders — My blog and site.
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• Drew Dyck (@drewdyck) | Twitter
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Links:

• Jaquelle Crowe's Blog
• Her Podcast: Age of Minority – A Podcast FOR Youth ABOUT the Gospel
• Young Writers Workshop
• This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years: Jaquelle Crowe: 9781433555145: Amazon.com: Books — Get her book.
• This Changes Everything by Matt Papa on Apple Music
• Overcoming Sin and Temptation: John Owen, Kelly M. Kapic, Justin Taylor: 9781433550089: Amazon.com: Books — Get this edition of Owen's three classic works. Let Taylor and Kapic help you.
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction — An essential book on writing—if you wanna write gooder.
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
• Letters and Life: On Being a Writer, On Being a Christian by Bret Lott
• Jaquelle Crowe at Desiring God — Check out all Jaquelle's articles at DG.
• Expository Mutterings - J.A. Medders — My blog
• Portfolio - J.A. Medders — My writings around the web. Books too.

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• B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H6 Over-Ear Wired Headphone, 2nd Generation (Black): Home Audio & Theater — Love these headphones.
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• Palomino Blackwing Pearl Pencils — My go-to pencils.
• Novel Coffee Roasters | Dallas TX
• Aeropress Coffee Maker
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Eric is married to Kaye, and they have two daughters: Eden and Evie. During his free time, Eric enjoys dating his wife, playing with his daughters, and shooting basketball.

You'll be able to tell that this episode was recorded before the Rockets lost to the Spurs. So, please excuse my fandom.

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Listen to Matt detail how I changed his life. Discover my favorite candy. And of course, listen to Matt’s wisdom on writing.

1:50 Matt honors me for changing his coffee life
10:50 Our favorite candy
13:35 How Matt became an editor
15:45 What’s the hardest part about writing for Matt?
17:17 How we can grow in creativity
20:46 What kind of writing does TGC look for?
27:00 What are some of the common writing mistakes the editors at TGC see?
37:00 What advice do you have for those who want to turn submit a piece to TGC?

Find all of Matt's writing at TGC here: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/author/Matt-Smethurst

Follow Matt on Twitter: @MattSmethurst
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Today's music: Purple Dinosaur by nobigdyl

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Big thanks to rapper, nobigdyl, for providing today's music. Check out his album Canopy. Todays tracks: Tree Tops and Purple Dinosaur. https://www.nobigdyl.com/

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Who?

Scott, like me, isn't a celebrity pastor or writer. He's an ordinary person, and he's a great writer.

Scott is a lay elder at the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. And, Scott is also a full-time doctor. He's a smart guy with a demanding job and full plate. So how does Scott find time to write? How did he become a writer?

I love Scott's story. I think you will too.

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The article he mentioned: How To Write a Theological Sentence: http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/09/26/3856546.htm

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Just Keep Writing.

ASDF JKL;

Article on Procrastination: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/02/why-writers-are-the-worst-procrastinators/283773/

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Dr. Whitney's website: http://biblicalspirituality.org/

My books on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2fyfgQJ

Here is a blog post I wrote on the perfect starter fountain pen: http://jamedders.com/a-perfect-beginner-fountain-pen/

Be sure to check out Jen's author page on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2eyf1Kb

Her first book, Women of the Word, has sold over 50,000 copies. http://amzn.to/2eyhGmK

Her book on the attributes of God, None Like Him, snag it here: http://amzn.to/2dZgG9w

Follow Jen on Twitter: ‪@jenniferwilkin
Follow me, J.A. Medders: @mrmedders

Doug's Amazon Page:

http://amzn.to/29oxWCU

Doug's Book on Writing: Wordsmithy

If you want to buy a book on writing, this is the one. Wordsmithy is my favorite. http://amzn.to/29oyuIG

Enjoy the show, spread the word, and write something that makes people mumble to themselves, "That was good."

Show Notes:

Trevin's Books:

Gospel-Centered Teaching: http://amzn.to/1WBw3FR
Counterfeit Gospels: http://amzn.to/1TXDF1p
Holy Subversion: http://amzn.to/1qr9JAo
Clear Winter Nights: http://amzn.to/1WBw64v

Trevin's Blog: https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/

Three Kinds of Writers: https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2015/05/26/which-kind-of-writer-are-you-microwave-crockpot-or-stir-fry/

Recommend Books on Writing:

Words Fail Me: http://amzn.to/1Nx3PsP
On Writing: http://amzn.to/1rRZBlB
On Writing Well: http://amzn.to/1Nx3Xbv
Wordsmithy: http://amzn.to/1Nx3Rkh
The Rhetoric Companion: http://amzn.to/1WBwgc7

My Author Page: http://amzn.to/1Nx47zP

Twitter: @trevinwax / @mrmedders

Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

The Game of Life: http://amzn.to/1T2L6kI

Tim's books:

• Visual Theology, http://amzn.to/1rfNP3X
• Do More Better, http://amzn.to/1rfNQ8h
• Sexual Detox, http://amzn.to/1SNhD4e
• The Next Story, http://amzn.to/1rfNTku
• The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, http://amzn.to/234a20Q

My Books:

• Rooted: Theology for Growing Christians, http://amzn.to/1NQ60lG
• Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life, http://amzn.to/234ab4j

Ulysses Writing App that Tim and I both love: http://www.ulyssesapp.com/

Tim on Twitter: @challies
J.A. on Twitter: @mrmedders

Be sure to frequent Tim's blog at www.challies.com

Barnabas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarnabasPiper
J.A. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrmedders

Barnabas' Books: http://amzn.to/1U2LfK0
J.A.'s Books: http://amzn.to/1MDDbhm

The Blazing Center: http://theblazingcenter.com/

The Happy Rant Podcast: http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/04/new-happy-rant-t4g-recap-singles-ministries-and-what-were-working-on-next.html

Tony's Books:
Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books: http://amzn.to/1qjmCws
Newton On The Christian Life: http://amzn.to/1SZCcXM
The Joy Project: A True Story of Inescapable Happiness https://tonyreinke.com/the-joy-project/

Jeff's book: Gospel Formed: http://amzn.to/1qKbWb3

Tony's favorite books on writing: https://tonyreinke.com/2015/10/08/books-on-building-great-sentences-advice-for-writers/

Ask Pastor John: http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/by-series/ask-pastor-john

Jared's Books - http://jaredcwilson.com/books/
Jared's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jaredcwilson
Coffivity - https://coffitivity.com/
For the Church - http://ftc.co/
Midwestern Seminary - http://www.mbts.edu/