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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Besides the Bible – Jordan Green on SBE

Erik Guzman November 26th, 2010

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Today on Steve Brown Etc., join Editor-in-Chief of Burnside Writers Collective, Jordan Green, as we talk about his new book Besides the Bible: 100 Books that Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture.

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If you have a book lover on your shopping list this Christmas, don't miss this Black Friday edition of SBE for some great gift ideas! If not, hang out with u … (Read More)

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Save Blue Like Jazz

Susan Isaacs October 4th, 2010

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I can point to several authors who influenced my Christian faith: CS Lewis, NT Wright, Henri Nouwen and Walter Wangerin Jr., to name a few. There are fewer authors that influenced me as a writer. But I can only think of two authors who influenced me as a writer of faith: Anne Lamott and Donald Miller. Specifically their books Traveling Mercies and Blue Like Jazz.

By 2004, my spiritual and professional life had hit the skids. The only job I could get was working at a c … (Read More)

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Father Fiction – Donald Miller on SBE

Erik Guzman July 9th, 2010

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Bestselling author Donald Miller grew up without a dad. He didn't know what he was missing until his late twenties when he moved in with a family and got an extended look at a father in action.

That set Miller on the path through the experience of loss to healing. He writes about it with candid self-revelation and humor in his new book Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation.

Join us as we talk with Donald Miller about his story and the work he& … (Read More)

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Father Fiction – Donald Miller

Erik Guzman June 15th, 2010

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Bestselling author Donald Miller grew up without a dad. He didn't know what he was missing until his late twenties when he moved in with a family and got an extended look at a father in action.

That set Miller on the path through the experience of loss to healing. He writes about it with candid self-revelation and humor in his new book Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation.

With Father's Day coming up, we thought it would be good to talk … (Read More)

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Burnside Banter – Jordan Green on SBE

Erik Guzman April 16th, 2010

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Burnside Writers Collective was founded by Jordan Green and Donald Miller to publish writing they enjoy reading. Turns out, they have good taste and we enjoy it too.

Join Jordan Green, Editor-In-Chief of Burnside Writers Collective, on Steve Brown Etc. this week as we talk about his work with Holy Bible: Mosaic, the 100 books every Christian should read, going to church with Alice Cooper and whatever else comes up. Think of it as an audio sampling of Burnside.

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