Jonathan Malm helps people uncover creative options for their life and their church. He’s the author of Created for More, a 30-day devotional to help you develop a more creative mind. You’ll find him in San Antonio, Texas, roasting his own coffee beans and enjoying life with his Argentine wife, Carolina.

Don’t Be Afraid to Embarrass Yourself

In February 2010 I wrote my first email to Scott McClellan. He was the editor of a magazine called Collide Magazine. I had an article I’d written that I wanted published in the magazine. My email was polite. But the content in this article was absolutely atrocious. It was seriously embarrassing. The premise of the…

Life is Found in Delays

I didn’t make my flights on Monday. Weather kept all my potential flights from landing in Dallas so I was stuck in San Antonio. So they rescheduled me for Tuesday. Then, a fire in Chicago kept me from making my flight by about 30 minutes. Stuck in Chicago one night. I will make it to…

I’m on My Way to India

Today I’m hopping a plane on my way to Kochi, India. I’ll be on a six-day journey to a conference for creative church leaders there, then back on Sunday evening. It’ll be lightning fast, and major fun. While there I’ll be giving five separate talks and producing the conference main sessions. I’m not sure I’ve…

Why I Used to Think I’m Not Creative

I consider myself a fairly creative individual. But I haven’t always thought that about myself. In fact, I assumed I wasn’t artistic at all when I was younger. You see, in elementary I hated art class. I liked drawing and painting. But my 2nd grade art teacher was a horrible woman. I don’t say that…

My Time Management System

I got a question about how I organize my schedule last week. How do I keep five blogs, one magazine, and a stock photo site going—while still finding time to write books? So I thought I’d write a super practical post and give you a glimpse of how I keep track of my to-do list.…

Don’t Give Yourself Enough Time

I had a friend who’s a musician in Nashville. He has some a job and some good gigs here and there. But he’s still working his way into the scene and up the musician ladder. So I encouraged him to start writing a new song each day and publishing it to YouTube. It’s an opportunity to grow…

What I’m Learning About Food Blogging

If you missed it, I’m trying my hand at food blogging. It seemed like a natural extension since I cook every evening. And food blogging is still a fairly untouched niche with a lot of traffic options. It’s funny, though. I’m learning that food blogging (at least in the beginning) has very little to do with the…

Brilliant Ideas are Easy

Have you noticed the new quotes I’m adding as the featured image for my blog posts? My blogging friend, Josh White, noticed it and was jealous that I had the idea first. (I’m sure someone else is doing it. I’m sure I’m not the first.) But I laugh that he’s jealous of my idea. Because…

Chapter 2 of My New Book Sucks

I’m writing a new book. I just finished writing the second chapter. It sucks. I know exactly what I want to say in the chapter. The content is golden. But when it makes its way from my brain, to my fingers, to the keyboard…it just starts sucking. But I finished the chapter anyways. I could…