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In Search of Home with Emily T. Wierenga - Frequency.FM

One of our first guests was mixed media artist Mandy Thompson.  In this week’s installment, we feature an excerpt from our Episode 3 interview with Mandy where she discusses the need to create and protect a space in which creativity can occur. For more information on Mandy Thompson, visit: Website: http://www.mandythompson.com Twitter: twitter.com/mandythompson Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mandythompsonart Other notes: * Don’t miss our two-part Q&A interview with author Bonnie Gray, who does a marvelous job of discussing the topic of whitespace: Part 1, Part 2 * If you’re new to Wise Words, there are plenty more available to peruse on our dedicated page: https://www.frequency.fm/wisewords/

Wise Words 21: Mandy Thompson - Frequency.FM

Way back in Wise Words 4, we featured part of conversation with Ross King responding to an article listing hard truths associated with the music industry: What People Don’t Want to Believe.  This is a continuation of that chat, addressing another item from that list. For more information on Ross King, visit: Website: http://rosskingmusic.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosskingmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ross.king.3154

Wise Words 20: Ross King - Frequency.FM

When we posted Wise Words 11 back in July, we had no idea it would lead to this.  That installment referenced a two-year old conversation with Nick De Partee, perhaps best known as lead guitar for Kutless.  Shortly thereafter, Nick was in touch and suggested we connect and catch up.  We’re certainly glad we did, and you will be, too. Queue up our 24th podcast episode – you’ll enjoy the banter and the background noise.  But mostly we expect you’ll appreciate Nick’s faith and his brave steps forward in faith. Other notes: * There’s a lot more interview to come. We just haven’t figured out the best way to disseminate it.  We’ll work on it.  Stay tuned… * We have recently posted many, many new music and book reviews.  Head over to our Review page and catch up. * If you enjoy the show, please share with a friend, subscribe, and consider leaving a review on iTunes (US: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/frequency.fm/id599474294?mt=2; Canada: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/frequency.fm/id599474294?mt=2 Quick Links for Nick De Partee and from this episode: * Website: http://www.equalseven.com/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickdepartee * Instagram (via Websta):  http://websta.me/n/nickdepartee Quick Links for Frequency: * Frequency on Twitter * Frequency on Facebook * Frequency on Google+ * Dan on Twitter, Google+, Facebook * Joe on Twitter, Google+

Nick De Partee Steps Out In Faith - Frequency.FM

Wise Words 19: Daniel Darling - Frequency.FM

We’re back from our brief Wise Words sabbatical in order to bring you a great excerpt from our forthcoming interview with pastor, author, speaker and Vice President of Communications at Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission: Daniel Darling.  In this installment, Darling provides some straightforward and valuable advice to writers regarding how to improve and, ultimately, experience success. More about Daniel: * Website: http://www.danieldarling.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danieldarling * Twitter: https://twitter.com/dandarling Catch up on all our Wise Words installments on our dedicated page: https://www.frequency.fm/wisewords/

CRU, Culture, and Comics with Matt Mikalatos - Frequency.FM

We continue our conversation with author Matt Mikalatos in Episode 23.  Transitioning from the discussion of his latest work, The First Time We Saw Him: Awakening to the Wonder of Jesus, Matt and Joe discuss his writing style and how that is informed by his day job work for CRU, formally known as Campus Crusades for Christ.  This quickly becomes a discussion of culture and evangelism.  And just for fun, we wrap up with a discussion of graphic novels and comic books, notably discussing one of Matt’s favorite writers, the renowned Gene Yang. Other notes: * New on the site, contributor Mark Newton reviews Atlas Girl by Emily T. Wierenga:  https://www.frequency.fm/atlas-girl-by-emily-t-wierenga/ *  Joe actually butchered the pronunciation of Emily’s last name on this episode, but he cleverly edited that bit out.  Hopefully, he will do better this week when he interviews her later this week. * Dan discusses the latest edition to his family, a new  lefty Takamine acoustic-electric guitar.  (I know, so exciting…) Quick Links for Matt Mikalatos and from this episode: * Website: http://www.mikalatos.com/p/welcome-to-mikalatoscom.html * Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattmikalatos * Storymen Podcast: http://www.storymen.us/ * More info on graphic novel and comic writer Gene Yang: http://geneyang.com/ * CRU: http://www.cru.org/ Quick Links for Frequency: * Frequency on Twitter * Frequency on Facebook * Frequency on Google+ * Dan on Twitter, Google+, Facebook * Joe on Twitter, Google+ twitter.com/mattmikalatos) or check out his podcast (storymen.us) or his online magazine (www.norvillerogers.com

Wise Words 18: Christa Wells - Frequency.FM

A couple of weeks ago, we were shocked (shocked!) to learn that our friend, Christa Wells, had initiated a new Kickstarter campaign – this time to fund a project featuring covers of songs from the late ’80s and early ’90s.  Obviously, we took this opportunity to catch up a bit and record a quick Wise Words. Today she discusses how to she addresses collaborating on lyrics during a co-write.  It’s an approach that can be applied to many different mediums. More information on Christa: * The Covers Kickstarter Project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/235687971/christa-wells-the-covers-project * Website: http://christawellsmusic.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristaWellsMusic * Twitter: https://twitter.com/christawells And if you have a few extra minutes, hop on over to our Wise Words page and catch up on installments you may have missed.  

Book Review: Atlas Girl by Emily T. Wierenga - Frequency.FM

Emily T. Wierenga is an award-winning journalist, artist, and the author of five books, including two books on eating disorders, a subject with which she has first-hand experience.  With Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look released July 1, 2014, she shares with us her first memoir. Atlas Girl follows Wierenga in a journey across the globe, trying to break free from the rigid restraints imposed by religion, searching for God and a place to heal from the lingering struggle with anorexia.  This journey eventually leads her back to her childhood home to care for her ailing mother who was suffering the devastating effects of brain cancer I loved Atlas Girl in a way not unlike the way I love the gospels. I loved this book because it is real. Wierenga tells stories that will give you a catch at the back of your throat, because her stories tell the truth. And as it says in the gospel of John, the truth will set you free. I loved the honesty of timing and longing and a feeling that – in spite of the ways things look at the moment, despite the heartache and pain – the truth will eventually set you free. As the title promises, Atlas Girl is about “finding home.  Wierenga writes about it beautifully, as evidenced in the following excerpt, one central to the theme of the book: “…recently I started doing watercolor. I’ve tried every other form, oil and acrylic, but watercolor was Nanny’s. And now it’s my favorite medium and I witness my genes pooling with the paint as I mix liquid with pigment and it’s messy, and the lines are blurred, but when it dries, it’s soft and beautiful. That’s life and faith too. Messy, blurred, and beautiful. And even as Dad lifted Nanny’s limp body from the bathtub and Mum ran to her bedroom, even as the ashes sat on the piano while Allison played “How Great Thou Art,” the lines were blurred. The picture was messy. But it hung on the walls of our hearts, unfinished. And it was home.” Atlas Girl is about anorexia and anger and suicide and uncertainty and faith and forgiveness, although, as Wierenga puts it, “It’s so much easier to be angry than it is to forgive because forgiveness means dying to those angry feelings and not acting on them.” If you want to feel your feelings deep again, read this book. If you want to spend time with someone who knows how hard it is to believe sometimes, read this book. If you want to remember what it was like to fall in love for the first time, or if you struggle with your family relationships and wonder “where is God in all of this?” — read