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Thoughts About Stories

Sep 6th, 2011 | By Skye Jethani | Category: Culture, Features, Theology

Two years ago I was invited to speak at the first STORY conference held at the Paramount Theater in Aurora, Illinois. Ben Arment, the mind behind the event, moved STORY to downtown Chicago last year. And this year Ben has given me the opportunity to be a part of the gathering again. I’ll be speaking briefly on Friday, September 16. STORY is intended to be a conference for the “creative class” within the church. In advance of the event, I was interviewed by Jeff Goins about imagination, storytelling, and creativity. Check out the interview below, and visit Jeff’s blog to read more about STORY, how you can be a part, and who else will be at the event.

What is your best personal definition of…

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Toy Story 3 and the Embodiment of Evil

Jun 29th, 2010 | By Skye Jethani | Category: Features, Theology

Pixar Studio deserves the avalanche of awards it has won. Every time I think they’re about to blow it with an impossible story (a French rat in a five-star restaurant, a nearly silent film about robots in love) they manage to prove me wrong. Toy Story 3 was no exception. I was worried that they were pushing the franchise too far. The first two films were fantastic, but a third? Surely they’re going to “jump the shark” this time. Wrong again. It was brilliant…the best of the bunch.

 

There is plenty to praise about the movie, but I want to focus on just one thing—the monkey. The hideous, hilarious, and haunting monkey! For those who have not yet seen the…

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