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Eric Trevino's avatar

Dude! Love this and the way you are sharing your life journey and the vulnerability of it all. Exciting!

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Joe Gallego's avatar

Love to hear this! It was really nice to hear your voice...

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Michael Olson's avatar

Miss hearing yours….”go to the toilet…”

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Bret Testerman's avatar

I love all of this! You are a gift to me and I appreciate your unique perspective on life and the gospel. I will be praying for you and everything that God is doing in you, through you, and around you. May you continue your relentless pursuit of knowing him and living him out in your life! Blessings, my brother!

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Sue Schroeder's avatar

This is awesome Michael… using your talents and life experiences to bless the world! A gift from your heart… so special. And I have to say again, absolutely love “Arms Around the Sun”! ❤️

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Melissa Zimmer's avatar

Yesssss! Praying for this process Michael! I’ve been telling Ashley that I’m so excited for your story to be out there in the world…and I’ve only heard bits and pieces! 🙌

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Katie Otte Scott's avatar

Amazing news! Looking forward to all of this! You have been and continue to be one of my favorite artists and songwriters, specifically for how well you tell a story in a song.

“Refined by his fire, aflame with his love” 😁

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Yvonne Starr's avatar

Love worshipping with you 🙏 Can’t wait to read your book. May God bless you and continue to inspire you!🙏

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Rachel Roberts Mattox's avatar

Praying for you, praying over this project, and cannot wait to see how God uses your story to bring others to Him.

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Rich Blankenship's avatar

God bless you! Excited about what you’re allowing God to release through you.

Forgiveness and Restoration are front of mind with almost 13yr of no contact with one daughter.

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Michael Olson's avatar

I’m so sorry to hear that Richard. Praying for the Kingdom of God to be experienced in that relationship (Mal. 4:5-6). Prayers for you both.

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Buzz Wood's avatar

Hey Michael, I'm intrigued by the concept and news of your project, or is that "projects"? Content of all kinds is consumed so differently these days, and storytelling along with it. Storytelling usually is in long-form, as it has the necessity of length in order to paint the picture in some sequential way. But this form tends to become abandoned by the reader due to the multiple distractions of short-form content that is quick and easy to consume. I say this to you so that you might rethink how you'd go-to-market with your content, such that you can use short-form to lead readers to the long-form. A "hook" of sorts. I remember years ago one of my favorite authors Daniel Pink (New York Times Bestsellers) was creating one of his many books and I told him to consider using "video vignettes" which were small teasers of the book, he told me he'd have to "kick that can down the road", I told him that's fine but the road he's going down is a cul-de-sac. Needless to say, he is now producing short-form content that drives interest and meaning towards his books. Hopefully, this post inspires you to do the same. All the best...

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