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David Hayward

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:23 +0000

David Hayward has a lot to say about religion – especially Christianity. Since 2006 he’s been turning to pen and paper to share his struggles, critiques and criticisms of issues he’s seen after 20+ years in the ministry.

His daily blog and comic, The Naked Pastor, explores religion, religious community and spirituality.

On this week’s podcast we’ll get a glimpse into what led him to trade in the pulpit for a pen and paper.

music ::

Danosong.com – The Owl Named Orion
Bitbasic – Realization
Cousin Silas – Dreamsville Club

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Joe Noland :: 6.8

headphonaught — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:25 +0000

Joe Noland

Joe Noland feels like he was born 40 years too early. In his 70′s he’s engaged with technology in ways that many people half his age only hope to be.

He’s a retired officer in the Salvation Army and using his knowledge and experience to help launch a new online network, SAVN.tv.

Find out what’s inspired him to “go for it” on this week’s podcast.

related ::

Joe’s blog
Joe on Twitter
savn.tv

music ::

Danosongs.com – The Owl Named Orion
lo tag blanco – Slumland
psychosonic – brainwaves

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Keri Lehmann :: 6.7

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:00:59 +0000

From cosmetologist to a founder and CEO of her own beauty care line, Keri Lehmann talks about what led her into starting her own company and what inspires the products she creates.

music ::

Danosongs.com – The Owl Named Orion
Brother Saturn – Skyships

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Something Beautiful on Good Friday

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:53:47 +0000

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Courtney Carver :: 6.6

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:00:05 +0000

After 20 years of working in publishing and marketing, you’d think Courtney Carver would have bought into the messages she was pitching. But in 2006 she gave it up to Be More With Less.

Find out what inspired her to make the change and what inspires her today on her journey on this week’s podcast.

Music ::

The Owl Named Orion by Danosongs.com
Dextor Britain – The Time to Run

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Roman Mars :: 6.5

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:32 +0000

Roman Mars | Photo via Current.org

Roman Mars makes radio (or so his Tumblr says). He’s a public radio producer and reporter and specializes in launching new public radio programs.

He may be best known for his radio show/podcast 99% Invisible but he also manages the Public Radio Remix from PRX and has worked for/with Snap Judgment, The Kitchen Sisters, The Third Coast International Audio Festival, WBEZ, KALW News, APM.

We caught up with him at SXSW and talked to him about his inspiration behind 99% Invisible.

Music ::

The Owl Named Orion by Danosongs.com
Pinklogik – Connect the Dots
Ketsa – Universal Will

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Dale Zak :: 6.4

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:00:24 +0000

This week we talk with mobile software developer Dale Zak.

Dale is passionate about using his software and technology to make the world a better place for others. Along with a number of other projects, Dale is gearing up to launch a new mobile app, OneStory, which will make creating and sharing the stories of friends and family members a much easier process right from our mobile phones.

Music ::

The Owl Named Orion by Danosongs.com
Good Piece by Superloader
Smoke Some Weed by Lucianno V and Ingnascio Sietetrece

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Randy Hoyt :: 6.3

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:00:22 +0000

Randy Hoyt

What would a philosophy major, turned web developer, turned educator do in his spare time? Why create a board game of course!

Find out what inspired Randy Hoyt to create his new board game, Relic Expedition, on this week’s podcast.

Music ::

The Owl Named Orion by Danosongs.com
Heavy Dekonstruktion + Ten Thirty (Paul’s Mix) – Wolfgang Merx
A Waiting Game – Ketsa

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Kevin Hendricks :: 6.2

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:50 +0000

We kick off our new format with a friend of the podcast – Kevin Hendricks.

Kevin read 137 books last year – and then wrote a book about it. Listen to hear what inspires him.

Music:

The Owl Named Orion by Danosongs.com

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Going Forward :: 6.1

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:06:25 +0000

Where’s my podcast been?! What’s happening?! Why haven’t I heard anymore episodes? Find out what’s going on in this quick update on the something beautiful podcast. Going Forward :: 6.1 is a post from: something beautiful something beautiful is powered by WordPress and HostGator.

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something new is coming…

Jonathan Blundell — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:25:55 +0000

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Lindsey Markelz ::5.32

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:53:44 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, we talk with Lindsey Markelz, the C.E.O. of CharityGiftMarket.com.

Prior to starting CharityGiftMarket, Lindsey served as the founding director UrbanPromise International and spent time working with the Peace Corps in the Republic of Kiribati.

As part of her work with UrbanPromise International and Peace Corps she’s helped prepare young leaders to begin their own community-based non-profits and now she works to help non-profits raise funds through CharityGiftMarket.com.

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Jonny Rose :: 5.31

Johnny Laird — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:17:16 +0000

This week Johnny Laird returns to the podcast to interview his friend, Jonny Rose.

Rose is a resident of Croydon, England who’s committed to the economic, social and spiritual well-being of Croydon and its inhabitants.

He shares his story and out of it we hear his love for his local community and how he’s using social media to foster, strengthen and empower the community. Rose is also involved with the Croydon Tech City and the Purley 2.0 Project, a project meant to increase the digital literacy and participation of people in the local community. The aim is to empower them, make their voices heard and to affect real change in the community.

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Rick Walker :: 5.30

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:56:54 +0000

Rick Walker

This week we talk with Rick Walker. Rick is a father and adjunct faculty member at Richland College in Dallas. He teachers broadcast media and has worked in media for more than 25 years, hosting YouthWake, Lighthouse 21 and now PowerTalk in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Lighthouse 21 was voted best Christian broadcast in Dallas by the Dallas Observer. And the show was unique in that it was one of the first Christian shows in the nation to converge several media technologies in one show – providing a live internet stream of the radio broadcast, live chat room and a television show.

Rick shares his history with media and his plans for the future as he recently passed the bar exam and was licensed to practice law.

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Thomas Mathie – The Fellowship of the Tribe :: 5.29

headphonaught — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:51:33 +0000

Thomas Mathie

This week we bring you something a little different. We’re sharing thoughts Thomas recently shared at the Airdrie Salvation Army’s Men’s Fellowship – on fellowship.

What are you thoughts on fellowship?

Where do you find it most?

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Kirk Jeffery :: 5.28

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:47:57 +0000

Kirk Jeffery

This week we chat with Dr. Rev. Kirk Jeffries. Jeffries is a former pastor turned coffee roaster and beer brewer.

He and his family live near Denver, Colorado.

Kirk shares his journey from his degree in social work at Boise State, to his Masters and Doctorates of Divinity to serving for 15 years as a parish pastor and now caring for others in the ministry alongside his coffee roaster and beer co-op.

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Amy Vreeman :: 5.27

Travis Mamone — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:04:30 +0000

Amy Vreeman is a musician, a massage therapist, a photographer, a media editor, a pastor’s daughter, and a self-described “Jill of all trades, master of none.”

This week she released Vol. 3 of her annual tribute to Rich Mullins.

We talked with Amy a few months ago while she was finalizing Vol. 3 and we talk about her about her tributes as well as her faith and life.

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Deryl Knotts :: 5.26

Jonathan Blundell — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:39:00 +0000

This week we’re back with a interview that was actually recorded in Dec. 2007. It was one of the front-runners to the something beautiful podcast and helped lead to our podcast’s birth.

This week we talk with Jonathan’s maternal grandfather, Deryl Knotts.

Deryl was born June 20, 1921 in Franklin County, Texas to Perry and Fannie Knotts. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School where he played basketball and football and spent a year at East Texas State Teacher’s College on a basketball scholarship before returning home to farm during World War II.

In 1948 he moved to Dallas, where he took a position working for Sutton and Steal, building casings for World War II ammunition.

After the war he began working for Ford Motor Company. He met his wife, Oleta Glasco in the spring of 1949 and the two were married Jan. 6, 1950. After Ford Motor Company closed their Dallas plant in the early 1970s, Deryl went to work for White Motor Company where he later retired.

He spent several years of his retirement as a security guard at the Science Place at Fair Park in Dallas and spent much of his free time either gardening or enjoying time with his family.

Deryl’s faith and family always took priority in his life and he always gave of himself unconditionally.

He was an active member of Pleasant Mound United Methodist Church in Dallas for over four decades and a member of Eastridge Park Christian Church in Mesquite for the last five years.

Deryl died March 17, 2009 in Mesquite, Texas.

related ::

Jonathan’s interview with his grandmother, Clara Oleta Knotts.

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Mike Beecham :: 5.25

headphonaught — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:24:22 +0000

Mike Beecham

Mike Beecham is yet another ‘friend’ of Will Taylor. He’s a professional designer, reader, husband and father to three teenage kids. Above all that, though, he’s a Christian that loves God, loves his church and has a passion to see godly men fulfil their calling. He clearly talks too much, thinks he’s funnier than he probably is and simply enjoys walking his journey with those people God has put him alongside with.

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James Robinson :: 5.24

headphonaught — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:00:11 +0000

James Robinson is a friend of Will Taylor’s (no – not that James Robinson)… he is wildly creative and deeply passionate about how the church can tell the stories of Jesus in new, fresh & innovative ways.

He joined Thomas for a blether and laid out his journey to date.

related ::

James’ creative agency

James’ online profile

James on Twitter

Lee Abbey Movement

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