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Favorite Words

“The wonders of my boyhood world – the things that filled me at first sight with awe and yearning – were, in order of preference, (1) Rivers, (2) Mountains, (3) Ancient Forest, (4) The Ocean, and (5) Cute Girls. Grandma’s leading man, Jesus, though I revered him, was so besmirched in my mind by his followers that he merely tied with Disney’s Davy Crockett for sixth. When the matriarch got wind of these priorities, she deployed her boundless energy, twisted scripture, bribes, threats, and Uzi to convince me that I was gravitating toward unwashed heathen nonsense. And she was a force: I was convinced, by age six, that I’d eventually become a well-heeled Christian doctor or lawyer, not because I wanted to, but because any less remunerative, more nature-loving career would result in that formidable annoyance: eternal damnation.”
—David James Duncan

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Words are like bean dip. If you get it right – right ingredients, right preparation; right presentation – it can be delightful and nutritious. A really good bean dip can make the world a better place. But if you get it wrong it can quickly go beyond bland to truly nasty. Words are the same way. Well chosen, carefully shaped words have the power to delight and nourish; even to change the world. I want to whip up a great bean dip, crafting spoken and written words that hum and sizzle and ultimately make a difference. At their best such words convey the riot of love and renewal that revolves around Jesus, the Jew from Nazareth. I don’t think these messages necessarily need to be religious, however. Sometimes it’s better if they aren’t.

My purpose is to partner with healthy churches and faith-based groups to communicate with creative, carefully crafted words that evoke powerful and effective response.