Interview: the songwriting process
Asked whether it is hard to find inspiration, the Andersons say they make a conscious effort not to just write a tune and 'slap God in there.' Jessa describes the post-recording creative block ('I've exhausted all my creative energy') and how living with the new songs until they become old songs restarts the writing. They travel in a Honda CRV made tight by a new baby and a keyboard they call their 'arch nemesis.'
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Dear LFTP: the rain cloud and the value of work
- How can I get out from under this rain cloud at work - do I want too much out of life?
Mike reads the second letter: a woman in her early thirties, happy in marriage and new house, but miserable in high-stress tech marketing - 'How can I get out from under this rain cloud?
From No. 577 · The Spirit, the Goldfish and the Way
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Dear LFTP: rejected for the job, lost my vision
- Dear LFTP: After a humiliating job rejection and losing my sense of direction at 25, how can I find my way again?
A 25-year-old writes that he was rejected for a job that would have become a career after telling everyone it was in the bag; humiliated and shaken, he says he knew what he wanted in middle school and has lost his vision since.
From No. 339 · Kenny Got A Plane
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Pope-style advice: faithful in the means
- Have you ever felt a deficit in serving the kingdom because your personality is not like someone else's who serves well?
The night's pope-style advice, requested of the host addressed in the audio as "Mike": "be faithful in the means; God will handle the ends."
From No. 239 · Faithful in the Means
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RELEVANT article, part 1: the messiah complex
- Should Christians chase 'sold out' radical devotion, given the article's six problems?
A host (addressed as 'Ben' in the audio) reads 'Six problems with trying to be sold out for Jesus' from RELEVANT magazine: the author's story of dropping out of college at 20 for…
From No. 234 · The Messiah Complex