Matt Conner is a former pastor and church planter turned writer and editor. He’s the founder of Analogue Media and lives in Indianapolis. Matt Conner is a former pastor and church planter turned writer and editor. He’s the founder of Analogue Media and lives in Indianapolis.The Resistance, Episode 2: Lynn Renee Maxcy
We’ll start with the bad news: there’s no “other side” when it comes to resistance.
Read More ›The Resistance, Episode 1: Stephen Kellogg
Stephen Kellogg has spent the last two-plus decades trying to silence the surrounding voices.
Read More ›Introducing The Resistance Podcast
“Most of us have two lives: the life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.”
—Stephen Pressfield, The War of Art
It’s All Gonna Be Magnificent
I didn’t want my own son.
Perhaps that’s a bit too honest, this essay a bit too public. But the sentiment was true, and truth, I’ve been told, can set us free.
Read More ›Bruce Springsteen and the Connective Tissue of “American Skin”
Amadou Diallo was nearly, literally, home free.
Jenny & Tyler discuss their new album, There Will Be A Song
“I’m tired of being who I’m not,” sings Jenny Somers on the opening track of Jenny & Tyler‘s latest album, There Will Be A Song. It’s a vulnerable confession that anchors this first song and sets a tone for a record that lifts the lid on myriad struggles.
When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing
I think I made the wrong move. At least that’s how it feels.
A few weeks ago I resigned from my job as the teaching pastor at a church, a role I’ve held for the last two years. In the days immediately following the decision and announcement, I met with several people to explain my decision further. One meeting was particularly probing, a concerned acquaintance who was intense in his queries, almost investigative.
A Votive for the Journey
There’s a picture I can’t shake.
It came to me in that undefinable space between deep sleep and the wakened world. At first I thought it was a dream until Read More ›
Melanie Penn Discusses Her First Christmas Album: Immanuel
Melanie Penn hopes you trust her when she tells the story of her latest album. Specifically, she’s hoping not to come across as too “mystical” or “freaky,” but the reality is Immanuel, Penn’s first Christmas album, was birthed in a supernatural way. Read More ›
Video: John Tibbs, “Won’t Let Me Go”
If you’re a fan of worship music, heartland rock and roll and/or Ben Shive, then we’ve got a nice surprise for you. John Tibbs is a popular singer-songwriter and worship leader who has Read More ›
Coming into a Clearing
This is the wrong day to feel this way.
It’s 9/11, and even without the memory of such a horrific strategy, Mother Nature is declaring war in a number of places. Read More ›
Andy Osenga on his new instrumental project, After Lake
Andrew Osenga is spinning some new creative plates these days, from a new career focus on helping young, developing artists find their footing to a new online songwriting course to his instrumental project After Lake (iTunes). Read More ›