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Re: Beer and Bible Night at Kudzu’s (by Phyllis Tickle)

pamhogeweide — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:30:39 -0000

At my faith community here in Portland, OR we have a bible discussion at a neighborhood pub where the words of Jesus are examined. This gathering is called Red Letter Pub. Mostly folks from within our church, The Bridge, attend, but sometimes other folks in the pub get involved, too. For sure it is a way more relaxing and social way to interact with the word of God and one another. And let me tell ya, when I caught wind of Tom Waits singing in the background as I sipped my house red wine with my friends and bibles, it was a magical moment. I leaned into my husband and whispered, "Where else could we talk about the sermon on the mount while be serenaded by Tom Waits?"

So glad that 21st century Christ followers are not so hung up on Where to meet or What we drink.

(nice article, Phyllis. And thanks for adding me to your Facebook!)

Re: Beer and Bible Night at Kudzu’s (by Phyllis Tickle)

pamhogeweide — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:31:42 -0000

{if you don't know who Tom Waits is, google him immediately and crank it up!}

So glad that 21st century Christ followers are not so hung up on Where to meet or What we drink.

(nice article, Phyllis. And thanks for adding me to your Facebook!)

Re: Greener Gatherings

pamhogeweide — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:15:28 -0000

thanks for this post, becky.....

Re: A Satirical Sermon Mocks Mammon-Worship

pamhogeweide — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:09:52 -0000

i love ya diane!

I am that christian that does not want to talk about money. i repress my guilt and shame at how much money i waste on frivolity and how unwilling i am to embrace self-sacrifice in order to share my money with others. Sometimes my friend Karleena hangs out with me. She has been in poverty her entire life. I am very self-conscious about money around her, how I effortlessly pull out my credit card to fill up my mini-van, how I pick up the tab for lunch or coffee without even flinching. Meanwhile, she counts pennies to make sure she has enough bus fare.

Last month I attended a faith based money management seminar. It was good. Needful. The instructor and the curriculum had very good solid advice about spend less, save more, bless more.....the instructor told us that every financial decision, small and large, is a spiritual decision. Wow. I never thought of it that way before.

Yes. Money does make for awkward sermons. I'd much rather hear preaching on God wanting to bless me. Kind of a Christianized version of The Secret.

(hope I cross paths with you again someday. I still want to be like you when I grow up! Pam from Off the Map in Seattle.....)

Re: When Less Is More

pamhogeweide — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:38:04 -0000

small is so totally the new sexy.

love your site. thanks so much for making readily available your wisdom and insight from years of experience. generosity with knowledge is also the new sexy. facebook and twitter are manifestations of humankind's longing to build our collective wisdom and knowledge. blogs, social networking, youtube, and google, all indicators of how our thirst for knowledge is as basic as our thirst for food and shelter.

i'm subscribing today! and i'll find you on twitter..........

Re: A Call To Men

pamhogeweide — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:56:35 -0000

Everywhere I look this week someone is talking about this. My, oh my, could the Holy Spirit be synchronizing something. Oh I hope so!

Thanks for this post, Jonathon.

I have been asking my brothers in Christ a question lately that you have somewhat answered here already:

How have you been affected by how women are treated in the Church?

I am blogging about this and will link you.

And I really, really do want to know. Jim Henderson of Off the Map and myself are collaborating on a book tackling this very issue, which i used to consider a theological issue until I heard someone say, "The issue of women in leadership in the church is not a theological issue, but an issue of injustice."

That pretty much turned the light on in my own heart and mind that it is not simply about interpreting some bible verses to create a complementarian view on women and men. It is much more insidious than that.

Thanks again for this. I hope you and other brothers will continue to pay attention to whenever you see or hear an attitude or behavior of inequity against a woman in any form.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Martin Luther King)

Re: A Restorative Move For Women

pamhogeweide — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:22:32 -0000

thanks for the update jonathan!

Re: How Can You Get Published If You Don’t Have a Platform?

pamhogeweide — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:57:48 -0000

You totally nailed it. I am a cleaning woman with a high school education but I am a great writer. I took what I had and started a blog. Blogging has contributed more to my writing skills improving than anything else. It is where I have cut my teeth and found my voice before ever having one article published.

Social networking has connected me to authors and editors whom otherwise I would never have contact with. Like right this moment. It is not lost on me, a cleaning woman you've never heard of, but who can capture the attention of a CEO of a large publishing house (if only for a few seconds) due to the access of the platform from the digital world. I LOVE the internet!

The future is wide open for me. And it's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

{i love your blog, michael. you are a digital mentor of mine. i am paying attention. thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise!!!}

Re: Living in a Transparent World

pamhogeweide — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:16:21 -0000

Exaggerating and embellishing makes for a better story. (You should have seen the fish that got away type stories...) But yep, the internet will out you eventually if you attempt to invent something about yourself that is not true.

I know someone who talked about how successful their zine was and that if I helped write some articles it would attract more readers to my blog. Ok. I took the bait. I wrote some killer articles. I mean KILLER. I watched my stats. Maybe one or two curious visitors mosied over. But it was nothing close to the forecasting he did. I don't know if he's just a talker or is unschooled about how to read his own traffic reports. But now I am left to guess how accurate he can be about such things.

Re: How Can You Get Published If You Don’t Have a Platform?

pamhogeweide — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:17:34 -0000

rachelle, stop showing off!

:-)

{but you go girl!}

Re: That eBook Thing Will Never Catch On

pamhogeweide — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:54:25 -0000

totally, Mark. I love the concept of a reading device and one day I'll own one. But there does remain the question of how to swap out books or share that favorite book, or even give it away. Having said that, IPOD has proven that if music is available in tracks then listeners are willing to buy the tracks they want without concern about sharing their purchase. Maybe that's the future of books. Readers to be able to upload just the "tracks" they are interested in.

Re: That eBook Thing Will Never Catch On

pamhogeweide — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:57:23 -0000

and that is the point, after all, isn't it! When Napster first introduced file sharing of music, listners went wild. But the music industry freaked out, and several high-profile musicians went berserk. If content is the point, then the vehicle to deliver that content is changing. I don't see books going away anymore than vinyl records went away.
But nobody listens to 8-track anymore!

Re: That eBook Thing Will Never Catch On

pamhogeweide — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:58:27 -0000

totally good point!

Re: That eBook Thing Will Never Catch On

pamhogeweide — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:05:53 -0000

I am right now reading a fascinating book called "Print is Dead," by Jeff Gomez. Here is an excerpt that highlights the mindset of younger people, whom some refer to as Digital Natives or Generation Upload because they have grown up amidst technology and the internet:

In the same way that this new generation is eschewing traditional forms of media (not bothering to go to the movies or watch television when shows are broadcast, and not buying CDs in stores), they will also be open to new methods of buying and consuming reading material. The very nature of Generation Download shows us that readers will one day (and sooner than we think) be more than willing to forgo an ink-on-paper book, and will not mind cozying up to their computer screens (or the screens of some device) instead of a physical book.

Re: Keeping the Swine Flu in Perspective

pamhogeweide — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:02:32 -0000

We seem to be getting mixed messages. Obama tells us to keep calm, but then the CDC is recommending school closures where cases are confirmed for the sake of sanitizing. My sister, the health professional, explained to me that it is the precautionary steps taken now that may help the global community dodge a bullet come flu season this winter. The concerns, she explained are this: healthy young people rather than just little ones and the elderly are succumbing to the SF and even dying. This is a concern. This is a new viral strain for humanity, which means we have little resistance built up to it. Which way will it mutate? To super strains like the Spanish Flu of 1918 where millions died? Or will it fizzle out into lesser strains that are unremarkable. That is the question that the CDC and WHO must wait and see how to answer. Precautions are necessary because a pandemic in our global traveling world could be catastrophic for our most vulnerable citizens. Let's not panic, for sure, but let's not minimize the potential pandemic either.

Re: 10 Rules for Better Presentations

pamhogeweide — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:12:00 -0000

thanks for this. and i have to say i loved getting your blog update in my email box today with a TITLE in the subject line. Now I can navigate your updates much easier and decide which ones to read and which ones to let go. Thanks for improving your blog posts for your subscribers. I'm a fan!

Re: 10 Rules for Better Presentations

pamhogeweide — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:12:48 -0000

Re: The Gift of Shoes

pamhogeweide — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:04:21 -0000

what a great organization. i'm a cleaning woman and one day i could not resist counting the pairs of shoes one of my wealthier clients had in HIS closet. 37. I'm not kidding. Totally crazy!

Anyone remember Imelda Marcos and her 3000 pairs?

I read a biography last year of a supermodel Waris Dirie who is from Somalia. Her book, Desert Dawn, traced her journey back to Somalia to visit with her nomadic family. In in she recounted how she brought back gifts for her family, including toothbrushes and other healthcare items. But she wished she had brought shoes instead when she observed the family sharing one pair of flip flops.

The simple power of pair of shoes. What a wonderful way to express the kindness of God to others.

Re: How NOT to Pitch Your Book Proposal

pamhogeweide — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:15:16 -0000

writers telling publishers that "God told me to write this book" is kind of like spiritual intimidation. "I'm telling you God told me to write it so if you turn it down you are turning down the Almighty." And it sounds immature and unprofessional.

If God has inspired the work, then it will be evident without an announcement.

God told me to tell you this.

And he also told me to tell you to forward this to 10 people so you will receive a great blessing by tomorrow morning.

(this was so hilarious and insightful. Thanks for the discussion!)

Re: The Digital Future Is Closer Than You Think

pamhogeweide — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:28:29 -0000

I've prayed for a revolution for over a decade. I just didn't expect it to show up as a Digital Revolution.

Wow!

The potential for interaction amongst authors and readers is staggering and exciting. Imagine instant interaction to a passage in a book with other readers or directly with the author. Imagine accessing citations instantaneously Wikipedia style. Imagine readers helping authors shape the work as it is being written and delivered.

Crazy. And exciting. I love being a part of this time in history!

Re: The Sovereignty of Readers

pamhogeweide — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:17:20 -0000

The Shack totally should not be a best selling book. Ordinary writing by an unknown writer who who portrays God the Father as a Black Woman named Papa. This little ordinary book has now sold over 7 million copies worldwide. And the author? Paul Young, someone I've become acquainted with here in our city of Portland, keeps saying over and over, "I'm an accidental best-selling author."

Totally random, just like life, and I guess that's why it's so dang intriguing and suspenseful with highs and lows and lots of flatline days.

(thanks for this post!)

Re: 8 Blog Tips from Tim Ferriss

pamhogeweide — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:22:08 -0000

great tips. i have three to add:

* visit other like-minded blogs and leave comments so as to create your blog network

* acknowledge those who leave comments on your posts

* blog in your jammies

Re: Learning to Recognize WOW

pamhogeweide — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:31:54 -0000

(we just returned from a camping trip today just down the road from skamania lodge.)

ok, three of my life's WOW moments:

- when my husband proposed at Queen's Pier in Hong Kong in 1988

- when we had dinner with our kids and closest family friends on the beach in Koh Samui, Thailand in 2007

- when jim henderson texted me and asked me to collaborate with him on his new book project. I was driving south on I-5. After I read it, I said out loud to the highway traffic around me: Wow.

Re: The Importance of Building Your Platform

pamhogeweide — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:33 -0000

my platform is i have no platform.
most people most of the time for most of their lives have no platform, but maybe a soapbox in the barn where a few friends gather to hear a story or two.

i have a great soapbox.

but nope. no platform. my little soapbox blog attracts 55 unique visitors a day. My readership adores me. Sometimes the barn gets a bit more crowded when I tell a really good story. And sometimes I get invited to other barns to share other people's soapboxes.

I wonder if me and my friends put our soapboxes together if that would build a platform? In my tribe, collaborative creativity is the sweet spot.

I love how you have such a public platform and interact with your readership. This is the day and age of digital tribes being born as the internet is one great big barn with one great big platform for anybody. I LOVE IT!

Re: Re-Thinking My Facebook Strategy

pamhogeweide — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:29:46 -0000

Great post.

I love Facebook. For me, it is like a great big schmooze-fest. I don't say Yes to every friend request, but if there is an interesting connection I'll go for it. As a result, my online network has increased and so has my readership. It definitely helps me build my platform.
My online ethos is this: make connections that are beneficial for all. Facebook, more than Twitter, has helped me to do this.