Being Jesus in Nashville – Jim Palmer on SBE

Erik Guzman May 18th, 2012

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Jim Palmer is our guest this week. He says that he is Jesus. That should be enough to get you to listen.

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Jim Palmer is the acclaimed author of Divine Nobodies and Wide Open Spaces. He's a former big-time pastor who walked out on institutional church and organized religion to find out what was real about his relationship with God. According to a major Christi … (Read More)

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October Baby – Jon Erwin and Shari Rigby on SBE

Erik Guzman April 27th, 2012

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On its opening weekend, October Baby grossed $1.7 million from showings in only 390 theaters to become the number eight film in the country. Not bad for a film that was rejected by major studios.

But what's really amazing is the story God wove behind the scenes.

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Today, a director, an actress and a divinely appointed role that highlights October Baby's m … (Read More)

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Our George Bailey

Susan Isaacs April 24th, 2012

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A month ago I had milestone birthday, one of those digits that officially disqualifies you from making another youthful blunder, like wearing a miniskirt or growing a hipster beard or thinking you have forever to live out your dream.

I have terrible timing. I left the Groundlings comedy troupe, to pursue an MFA in screenwriting so I could learn to write stories beyond the “three-minute sketch with wigs.” Six months later, several of my cast mates got hired on Saturd … (Read More)

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The Blue Like Jazz Movie – Steve Taylor on SBE

Erik Guzman April 20th, 2012

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When Steve Brown is away, Etcetera will play, and this week Steve Taylor jumped into our sandbox to talk about his new movie Blue Like Jazz.

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The story of turning Donald Miller's wildly successful spiritual memoir, Blue Like Jazz, into a movie could make a movie of its own. From screenplay to flabbergasting fundraising problems to a record-breaking fan-led Kicks … (Read More)

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Is Christ the Center in Your Life?

John H. Armstrong April 17th, 2012

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One of the chapters in my widely-discussed book, Your Church Is Too Small, is taken from the title of a book by the famous German theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christ the Center. I argue that the Christian faith is first about Christ. "Who do you say that I am?" asked Jesus. Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Before we argue about the doctrine of the church, the nature and seat of authority or even about the … (Read More)

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The Gospel of Passion – Michael Card on SBE

Erik Guzman April 13th, 2012

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Michael Card isn't only a famous musician who has sold over 4 million records and written over 19 number one hits. He has now co-authored his second book with God, Mark: The Gospel of Passion.

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Join Michael Card on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with him about how the book of Mark gives us insight into Jesus' humanity and passion. From compassion to deep distr … (Read More)

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