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en-us2006-01-28T14:29:55-05:00Moving my blog
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My New Blog Location I'm going to be moving my blog over to a new URL. This will help me to make the site more personal in some sense---and give me a chance to use Wordpress, which I really love....bmcallister2006-01-28T14:29:55-05:00Hauerwas
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">The Stanley Hauerwas Reader I have seen this writer's work referenced a lot recently. So in an effort to be an educated individual, I bought a copy of his collection of his life's work. Brushing through subheads, phrases, and...bmcallister2006-01-26T21:20:01-05:00The Worst of the Christian Bookseller show
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Saw an actual t-shirt being sold that says: "Don't need a Savior? Uh-huh. Yeah. Whatever." I feel like I don't want to come back. Ever....bmcallister2006-01-26T11:17:59-05:00Today in Nashville
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Matt Silver and I had a great day here in Nashville. We walked around the floor some at CBA this morning, picking up some catalogs of books and talking to some people at booths. Talked to a guy who appeared...bmcallister2006-01-26T01:40:28-05:00The Velvet Eagle
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I'm down in Andy Osenga's studio tonight---we're shooting a promotional video that will probably end up on the web as well on his new solo record. Andy recorded his vocals for Santa Barbara. Cason played some keyboard for Following the...bmcallister2006-01-23T20:08:13-05:00Brooklyn
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Last Sunday morning I flew up here to New York City to visit Rob and Sarah Elkin, to do some business in Manhattan, and to visit my grandparents in New Jersey for Christmas. Upon arriving at La Guardia at 10:30...bmcallister2005-12-26T13:44:50-05:00Best Books on Business
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The Brand Gap The E-Myth Revisited The E-Myth Manager The Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business Getting Things Done...bmcallister2005-12-13T21:11:48-05:00Writing on The Wall
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At the show in Nashville, Jill Phillips and Andy Gullahorn did a song from her 2003 album, Writing on the Wall. The song was Grand Design---the closing track---and it was pulled off masterfully. Though I've liked Jill's music for a...bmcallister2005-12-13T20:33:45-05:00The Ryman and White Chili
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I must say I had fantastic time at the annual Andrew Peterson Christmas Show this year. I left on Saturday morning and made my way up to Oak Ridge, TN to stay with my good friend, Jon Kopp. We had...bmcallister2005-12-13T14:50:57-05:00Basic News Update
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So--some stuff we're working on: Pretty soon we'll start working on designing Jill Phillips' new album, Nobody's Got It All Together. Should be a great project. The theme of the record itself has me excited. Today in the mail we're...bmcallister2005-11-17T12:43:09-05:00New Portfolio sites
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Christopher Koelle Today we installed SimpleViewer on our new individual artist sites, www.justingerard.com/gallery, christopherkoelle.com/gallery, and corygodbey.com/gallery. Still working to really update the content and hopefully some HTML "style" to the pages, but it's a good start....bmcallister2005-11-15T01:16:15-05:00RUF Hymnal
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RUF Hymnal We've been using this rich treasure of hymns in our Bible study. This is a great site for PDF sheet music/lyric handouts for group singing. Many of the hymns that Indelible Grace produces are good updates to old...bmcallister2005-11-13T23:39:00-05:00A New Story Editor
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Welcome to Julie Arsenault who is joining our Portland Studios team as a story editor! We're eager for her help on Cory's dragon story as well as other upcoming projects....bmcallister2005-11-11T16:45:50-05:00Pat
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"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God. You just rejected him from your city," Robertson said on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club" regarding the...bmcallister2005-11-11T16:08:05-05:00A New Law
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A New Law by Derek Webb (I'm still mulling these lyrics over.) Don't teach me about politics and government Just tell me who to vote for And don't teach me about truth and beauty No, just label my music And...bmcallister2005-11-07T18:04:23-05:00