Mere Christians

Jordan Raynor sits down with Todd Komarnicki, Screenwriter, to talk about how he was able to get a rare laugh out of Clint Eastwood when they were making Sully, why we need to question the language we use about being “hidden in Christ,” and how to get better at receiving feedback on your work.

Links Mentioned:

• Todd Komarnicki on IMDb
• Guy Walks into a Bar
• Guy Walks into a Bar on LinkedIn
• Scott Harrison (Founder of charity: water)
• Making A Good Script Great
• Stone Arabia
• Letters to a Young Poet
• Redeeming Your Time
• Bible in One Year

Jordan Raynor sits down with Haejin Shim Fujimura, Attorney, to talk about the wild story of how a painting served as a wardrobe-like portal into the Kingdom, seeing Adam and Eve as lawyers before the Fall, and how she sees her work fighting human trafficking AND her work as a civil litigator as Kingdom work.

Links Mentioned:

• Haejin Shim Fujimura on LinkedIn
• Haejin Shim Fujimura on Instagram
• Shim & Associates
• Jordan Raynor
• The Creator in You
• I Am Culture Care
• Embers International
• International Justice Mission
• Surprised by Hope
• Art and Faith: A theology of Making
• Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible Through the Year

Jordan Raynor sits down with Neil Ahlsten, CEO of Abide, to talk about how what you listen to before bed rewires your brain, how to identify yourself as a Christian at work, and the “20 minutes of fun” routine that Neil does with his family to cultivate rest and joy.

Links Mentioned:

• Neil Ahlsten on LinkedIn
• Neil Ahlsten on Twitter
• Abide
• What is the Hope for Humanity? A discussion of technology, politics, and theology
• Imagining the Future, Innovation, and God: N.T. Wright and Peter Thiel in San Francisco
• Guideposts

Jordan Raynor sits down with Andrew Klavan, Crime Novelist, to talk about how to cultivate originality in your work, why the Bible is “the great code of art,” and how Andrew came to understand the gospels by reading the great poets of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Links Mentioned:

• Andrew Klavan
• Andrew Klavan on Facebook
• Andrew Klavan on Twitter
• Andrew Klavan on YouTube
• The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus
• Jordan Raynor
• The Call to Master with Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Sean Devereaux, Executive Producer, to talk about how the Oscar process works, how he’s seen working with joy as a means to win people to Christ, and why you need to kill your backup plan today.

Links Mentioned:

• Sean Devereaux on LinkedIn
• Sean Devereaux on Twitter
• Sean Devereaux on Instagram
• Sean Devereaux on IMBd
• Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Dr. Jerry T. Haag, CEO of One More Child, to talk about how “leaving loudly” and disabling email can bless your team, the difference between “valuing people” and making people “feel valued,” and my new partnership with One More Child.

Links Mentioned:

• Dr. Jerry T. Haag on LinkedIn
• One More Child
• 'Go Big and Go Home: Be A Leader In Work-Life Balance'
• Jordan Raynor
• The Creator in You
• Redeeming Your Time
• The Hole in Our Gospel
• Good to Great
• Gentle and Lowly
• Ed Kobel on LinkedIn
• DeBartolo Development
• Publix

Jordan Raynor sits down with Jonathan David, Illustrator for The Creator in You, to talk about the story behind how my new children’s book was made, how our work can create “anonymous worship,” and the significance of God “pacing himself” as he worked in Genesis 1.

Links Mentioned:

• The Creator in You
• Jonathan Voss
• Jonathan Voss on Twitter
• Jonathan Voss on Facebook
• Jonathan Voss on Goodreads
• The Wishing Balloons
• Jordan Raynor
• Jordan Raynor on Twitter
• Jordan Raynor on Linkedin
• Jordan Raynor on Instagram
• Dummy Book Link

Jordan Raynor sits down with Chassie Anders, Founder of Crown of Glory Beauty, to talk about why she left “full-time missions” to do the “Kingdom work” she was best equipped to do, what Revelation says about the wedding dress we sow with our good works and 5 tips for sharing the gospel in our post-Christian context.

Links Mentioned:

• Crown Of Glory Beauty
• Tim Keller
• Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk
• The Creator in You
• The Prodigal God

Watch the trailer now on JordanRaynor.com

Jordan Raynor sits down with Aarti Sequeira, Food Network Host, to talk about what it means that God himself is “in the kitchen” preparing the Feast of the Lamb, what her conversations with God looked like when she lost her dream job at CNN, and what improv can teach us about “focusing out.”

Links Mentioned:

• Aarti Sequeira
• Aarti Sequeira on Instagram
• Aarti Sequeira on Twitter
• Ratio
• The Jesus Storybook Bible
• My Family Recipe Journal