I take a look back at 13 episodes of The Ways We Tell and share what I've learned about the creative process and involving our relationship with Jesus, as well as soundbites from a few of the interviews.

I'm sad to say this will be the last episode for The Ways We Tell, but I'm also excited about other projects I want to work on in 2014. You can find out more about those at risingsignals.com.

I would also love to hear what you've learned about storytelling, so send me an email at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

In Season One’s final episode, I’m joined by architect Christian Gonzalez. We talk about how he communicates story through architecture, why pushback against an idea is a good and essential thing, and how Jesus desires to engage all of our senses through art. Christian also shares how he views art as a form of language and how he incorporates that concept into his creative process.

Let me know if you have enjoyed the show and what you'd like to hear in Season Two! Email me at [email protected]

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Merry Christmas! Instead of an interview this week, I want to share with you the first session from Prophecy & The Arts, a series by pastor and teacher Kirk Bennett. Starting in Genesis, Kirk looks at where creating and making is mentioned and how it shows us God's heart and desires for creativity.

If you would like to purchase the entire Prophecy & The Arts series, visit Kirk's website at 7thunders.org. 

Screenwriter and film director Micah Rose Emerson is my guest this week. We talk about getting ideas from being observant, trusting others when collaborating on a story, and how Jesus told stories to connect our hearts to truth.

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This week I talk with film composer John Samuel Hanson. He shares how he finds the emotional beats in a filmand how he involves his relationship with Jesus in his music and his workplace in Hollywood.

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Today I talk with Kenny Miracle, a video editor who has worked on commercials and documentaries. He shares his process of editing a big project like a documentary, ways to create moments that audiences remember, and how he sees artists as priests.

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I’m joined this week by Monica Briano, the media director of The Rock Church & World Outreach Center in California. We talk about how she and her team come up with multiple video ideas a week, the structure she has in place to free up her creativity, and how the Church should interact with culture.

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Musical composer Justin Rizzo joins me this week to talk about how he develops the story for a musical, the questions he asked to help him write the songs, and how he brings a biblical story to life.

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Jessie Zacharias joins me this week to talk about how she uses dance to express emotion and story.

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I talk this week with Mark Cluney, a wedding photographer who focuses on finding the couple's story and capturing what matters.

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