"Listening evokes stories" says epistemologist Esther Lightcap Meek, and the common call as God's image-bearers might be to become attentive, if we are to dwell deeply in a Great Story, which is critical to becoming storytellers ourselves.

Ep. 17 is part one of a talk Matthew Clark at Cofferstowe 2016 called, "The Costly Craft of Paying Attention".

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Today, and Old Testament story from Elisha the Prophet got me thinking about the strangeness of Easter and last week's mercifully baffling story of Jesus walking to the cross. I'll also share a new single called "Meet Me Here" that I recorded and released this Easter.

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I talk to myself when I'm alone (and I bet you do too)! I'm a verbal processor, and this week I'm sharing an imagined conversation about "Magic Words" and learning to live in the story God is telling.

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I sing like a bird about birds singing on this week's episode. I'll tell the story behind an original song called "Come True" and share an live-in-studio recording. The song is from the album "Beautiful Secret Life (Bonus Songs)", available on my website (www.matthewclark.net) and all online platforms.

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Here's the second half of Christa Wells' talk on Imagination from Cofferstowe 2016. Visit www.cofferstowe.com to learn more and register for Cofferstowe 2019 this June 14-17 in Cincinnati, OH!

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