S5 E6: John Blase on moving from pastor to poet

John Blase is a former pastor turned writer and editor. He spends his mornings writing poetry, his days as a developmental editor for Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers in Colorado Springs, and his evenings with his wife and three kiddos (when they’re home from college!). He preached for over a decade and has brought a pastoring stance to his writer’s pen. His books include The Jubilee: Poems; Know When To Hold ‘Em: The High Stakes Game of Fatherhood; Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas; and All is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir (with Brennan Manning). We chat with John about when he gets his creative work done and how he switches from writing someone else’s story back to writing his own -- and it wouldn’t be a discussion of faith and writing today without a brief dip into the Enneagram.
You can connect with John here:
Website: https://johnblase.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnblase
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdblase/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.blase
Books: https://johnblase.com/books/
Books We Talked About:
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Upstream by Mary Oliver
The Jubilee by John Blase
Here’s where you can find Ashley:
Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com
Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com
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Here’s where you can find Abbie:
Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com
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