Archive - July, 2010

Celebrating launch of the new Weavings website

July 28, 2010 in Web Ministry with 0 Comments

Weavings website

The new 'Weavings' website was recently launched. Visit them at http://Weavings.org.

We are proud to announce the recent launch of Weavings.org. The Weavings journal offers a space where questions posed by contemporary life and the spiritual resources of the Christian heritage can encounter and illuminate one another. The journal strives to create a forum in which contributors and readers can converse on important matters of common concern. Big Heart Design worked with editors of the beloved journal to help develop a new web and social media strategy that stays true to the journal’s roots, while embracing the ever-changing world of new media. We are very proud of the results and hope you enjoy. Continue Reading…

Shel Silverstein: Still teaching an old dog new tricks

July 6, 2010 in Communications with 1 Comment

Shel Silverstein

As I often find after being surprised, I am reminded that I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. While my narrow view of Shel Silverstein was as a poet, he was also a prolific illustrator and songwriter as well.

 

Last night I found myself picking through the NPR archives online and ran across a recent feature they produced, it detailed the release of a musical tribute album featuring the music of Shel Silverstein. One of Silverstein’s closest friends, Bobby Bare Sr. and his son, Bobby Bare Jr. produced the compilation of songs written by Silverstein; it features such artists as Frank Black (Pixies), Lucinda Williams, My Morning Jacket and Todd Snider.  I was surprised to learn that the poet I had grown up reading had written such classic songs as A Boy Named Sue,  The Cover of the Rolling Stone, and The Ballad of Lucy Jordan. Continue Reading…