Trying out a new social media strategy…
My friend Stephanie is a social media theorist and content strategist. I think. She does something fancy with I.T. (you know, “internet things”) and suggested Westwinds tweak our existing social…
Fun Like Frogger
Jane McGonigal is a game designer, TED speaker, and author of Reality is Broken, a book about the many ways in which video games teach us about business, relationships, and…
CUSTODIANS OF CONFUSION
My high school custodian had a legendary ring of keys. He had keys for lockers, storage rooms, secret doors, hidden caches, and every outbuilding on the 60-acre campus. The ring…
JESUS SURFED FOR 40 DAYS
Where do you go for information? For insight? If you’re like most of us, your first response is “my phone” or “Google.” I suppose you might be tempted to say…
IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE HOLIER THAN JESUS?
There’s an old saying that most Lutherans are “more Lutheran than Christian.” I think it’s true, and it probably holds for more than just Lutherans. If we’re not careful, we…
Ministry is like lifeguarding
Ministry is like lifeguarding. It’s an old comparison, but an appropriate one. The recent shark attacks in North Carolina remind me that the job of the lifeguard is not to…
the perfect religion
I’m aware that my sense of humor is a little off-beat, but much fun can be had once the well-worn paths of Will Ferrell jokes have been exhausted. Which is…
THE BOOKS, THE SHOW
Long form television has allowed previously unadaptable written works to be brought to the screen. Great stories like Game of Thrones, The Expanse, The Magicians, and Jonathan Strange and Mr….
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