http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/ en-us 2009-06-29T08:25:00-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/summer--it_turns_me_upside_dow.php Summer Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-29T08:25:00-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/in_defense_of_ordinary_time.php It seems presumptuous and even a bit preachy to pre-empt our summer of escapist fantasy by appealing to the church calendar, but as I thought about this writing experiment my mind kept going back to Kimberlee Conway Ireton's second chapter... Likewise Books Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-24T07:48:48-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/the_summer_of_our_discontent.php Remember when we were kids and each year followed a familiar, structured rhythm? School would start in September, we would get a few weeks of winter break, more school, and then summer! The end of the school year meant one... Summer Christa Countryman 2009-06-18T07:25:40-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/the_vindication_of_scum.php Good news out of Denver reported (albeit in hushed tones) by pastor and soon-to-be Likewise Books author Mike Sares: in a dispute with his church's neighbor over noise complaints, the courts found in favor of the church. This from... Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-15T08:01:41-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/making_it_work_redux.php Last year, right around this time (by "this time" I mean "the time of year when my boss reviews my performance") I posted the following reflection on the vocation of an editor. Now seems an appropriate time to revisit those... Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-09T10:44:19-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/what_we_know.php Maybe it's because I'm a frustrated musician, but I frequently compare the publishing industry to the music industry. But I'm starting to wonder if my industry is less like the music industry than it is like its own arch-nemesis: television. Likewise Books Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-04T09:18:17-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/06/2029_is_to_publishers_what_201.php A note to Likewise authors from the Washington Post: "Word of mouth has long been the holy grail of book marketing." Tell all your friends. But for goodness' sake, don't tell them in person or over the phone. Send them... Stuff About Editing Dave Zimmerman 2009-06-02T08:01:34-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/05/the_churchs_one_foundation.php This year--appropriately on Pentecost--marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Barmen Declaration, a document drafted by theologian Karl Barth and adopted by the Confessing Churches of Germany in 1934 as a confrontation of accommodationist religion and totalitarian government in fledgling Nazi... Stuff About Culture Dave Zimmerman 2009-05-29T07:16:26-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/05/over_memorial_day_weekend_i.php Over Memorial Day weekend I helped staff a retreat for the high school students at my church. I've gotten to know several of them over the years, helping at junior high retreats or serving as a confirmation sponsor, that sort... Stuff About Culture Dave Zimmerman 2009-05-27T07:47:48-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/05/just_for_the_record_im.php The swine flu--pardon me, N1H1 flu--buzz reminded me of a tendency we seem to have in America: overreaction. In other words, it doesn't take much for panic to set in. Stuff About Culture Lisa Rieck 2009-05-13T14:03:51-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/05/secrets_secrets_are_no_fun.php Good thing Kady Bram is continuing as our guest blogger here at Strangely Dim, seeing as we haven't had a new post in nearly a month. Here Kady, a student at Northwestern College, reflects on the common practice of keeping... Dave Zimmerman 2009-05-11T12:52:18-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/04/i_still_crave_the_extravagant.php The halls of Likewise Books are alive on a regular basis with the sound of Over the Rhine music. This husband-wife duo have been making soulful music for a couple of decades now, with just the right infusion of jazz... Stuff About the Self Dave Zimmerman 2009-04-16T08:48:35-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/04/seeking_after_easter.php Dave Zimmerman 2009-04-15T08:41:43-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/04/easter_goes_on.php Stuff About God Dave Zimmerman 2009-04-13T06:38:12-06:00 http://strangelydim.ivpress.com/2009/04/the_truth_about_taxes.php Congratulate me. Last year, I earned not $5, not $2, not $1 in interest, but 84 cents. Stuff About Culture Lisa Rieck 2009-04-08T09:34:15-06:00