Anne Jackson

Hey everyone. I've got an interview I'm really excited to share with you today. Long before most of us ever thought about blogging, Anne Jackson was practically inventing the blog. Today, she's a speaker, author (Mad Church Disease and upcoming Permission to Speak Freely), and writer of uber-blog, Flower Dust.As a blogger who I've admired for a long time for her honest and personal writing, I was excited, and a bit nervous, to ask her to answer a few questions. Luckily, thanks to the magic of...Read Full Story

Hey everyone. I've got an interview I'm really excited to share with you today. Long before most of us ever thought about blogging, Anne Jackson was practically inventing the blog. Today, she's a speaker, author (Mad Church Disease and upcoming Permission to Speak Freely), and writer of uber-blog, Flower Dust. As a blogger who I've admired for a long time for her honest and personal writing, I was excited, and a bit nervous, to ask her to answer a few questions. Luckily, thanks to the magic...Read Full Story

Anne Jackson is a funny, sincere, transparent, and caring blogger extraordinaire. I love the authenticity I see in her. Growing up in a pastor’s home, Anne saw firsthand the effects ministry can have on a minister. The fact is that many whom God has called to serve His people are struggling emotionally, physically, spiritually and relationally. In Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic, Anne shares her personal story and addresses some symptoms and solutions to the challenges of...Read Full Story

I know many people have threatened to take away Pete’s “man card” in previous posts for various reasons. After he so graciously asked me to guest blog this week, I thought I’d appease the female audience and lower the testosterone quotient even more on Without Wax. Well, as much as one girl is able to do… This video has been around for some time but every time I watch it, it amazes me. And it breaks my heart. My first couple of years in ministry I worked with junior high and high school...Read Full Story

Broken into three parts and containing 29 chapters,this is a very different type of book. It is artistic, creative, genuine and sometimes raw (some choice words are included.) Having read Mad Cow Disease, I was familiar with Anne Jackson’s writing style. She writes with her heart wide open and appears to struggle with the persona [...]Read Full Story

At first glance I viewed this book as just another ‘attack the church’ book that I knew little and cared less about. There are so very many of those types of books that I grow weary of seeing them on the shelves. Many of our churches are not meeting the needs of their communities and this [...]Read Full Story

Check out this cool interview with Anne Jackson. Talking about transparency, safety, and confession in the church. Wow!!! http://samsonsociety.podbean.com/2010/01/25/can-girls-get-hooked-on-porn-too/Read Full Story

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. Japan's capital and largest city is Tokyo. Japan comprises over three thousand islands, the largest of which are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyūshū and Shikoku. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth...Read Full Story

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