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How (Not) To Start a Local Magazine – Part Two
Content and design are two of the most important factors when determining the image of your future publication. What is it going to look like? What is the image we want to portray visually? What is our agenda? What do we want it to be about? What image do we want portrayed when people read...
How (Not) To Start a Local Magazine – Part One
When Melissa and I began the process of starting Rethink Monthly almost two years ago, I remember paper choice being one of the biggest decisions for me. Normally, I would say that choosing the right printer would be the first place to start but, fortunately, I already had a good relationship with a local printer...
Rethinking Death
We were rather nervous when Melissa got pregnant for the second time. Our first born, Benjamin, was eleven weeks premature and, because of the difficulty surrounding his birth, we didn’t want to put another child through a similar situation. So, needless to say, our discovery caused much anxiety for the two of us. But God,...
Oh to Save a Wretch Like Me
It was the summer of 2004 and Melissa and I had only recently moved to the small town of Keokuk, Iowa, to take a youth and worship pastor position at a church there. There was one particular day I remember vividly. It was a good day. And I was feeling positive about the headway we...
Stick To Your Gifts
I’m just going to come right out and say what’s on my mind: people who are not good at a certain thing, whether if they are “passionate” about it or not, just need to stop doing it. It’s messy and ugly and the pain that others have to endure because of your “passion” is both...
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