Archive | January, 2010

Special Transparent Magazine Feature Issue January 2010

29. January 2010

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Once a month, Transparent Magazine will ‘publish’ a short issue with a couple of articles featuring an artist, author or person of interest. This individual will be interviewed, write an article of their own, and have their own ‘Video of the Week’ if it fits, and hopefully make an impact on your soul. This month’s [...]

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Maureen Murphy Interview – Nashville R&B Singer Loses 100 Pounds, Finds Freedom, Fresh Music and a New Outlook – Jason Elkins

29. January 2010

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Maureen Murphy Interview – Nashville R&B Singer Loses 100 Pounds, Finds Freedom, Fresh Music and a New Outlook – Jason Elkins

I met Maureen Murphy a few years ago while she was singing backup for a friend.  I loved her voice and went to see her a few weeks later while she put on a blues/rock/soul show, and I was hooked.  Seeing her live is nothing short of a spiritual experience. Recently we sat down to talk [...]

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Illumination: Day 1 – Maureen Murphy

29. January 2010

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Illumination: Day 1 – Maureen Murphy

I don’t want to be adored, don’t want to be the first in line, or make myself heard. I’d like to bring a little light, to shine a light on your life and make you feel love. -Keane, Hamburg Song

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Church in a Sand Trap? – Jason Elkins

25. January 2010

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Church in a Sand Trap? – Jason Elkins

My pastor friend understands (and helped to teach me) that “church” is NOT what happens for an hour on Sunday mornings, but a general term that ‘takes place’ wherever you are, if you listen and allow yourself to be available.

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1000 Miles for an Audience of Seven: Spiritual Lessons from the Road – Mike Westendorf

25. January 2010

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1000 Miles for an Audience of Seven: Spiritual Lessons from the Road – Mike Westendorf

Sure in our words we say "Lord even if it impacts just one person, it is worth the sacrifice"... but we don't mean driving 1,000 miles for just ONE person to show up!...

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Cash – Joshua Wienczkowski

25. January 2010

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Cash – Joshua Wienczkowski

I feel like God has that same love for us. I feel like He adores me the same way that I adore Cash. I feel like He traces His hand over the callouses in my heart to help calm me the same way I trace Cash’s cheeks to help her sleep. I feel like God designed you and I with every wrinkle, hair, fingernail, bone and imperfection just so He can grow to love us more for the skin we are in. I feel like He created our hearts that beat and offer this invisible force we call love to show a little more of Himself. I feel like every time I look at the unconditional love staring back at me in Cash’s big, brown, droopy eyes, I see a little more of what God intended for love.

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Video of the Week – New York Mets Player – Johan Santana Giving some Love to His Teammates

25. January 2010

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I almost always post a music video here, however I just loved this clip of professional baseball player Johan Santana giving personalized handshakes to his teammates in the dugout.

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