The Creative Collective recently released an e-book called Creative Matters. I’ve started it, but with my long list of current reads I just haven’t quite finished it. But I will say that what I’ve read is fantastic. It’s a field guide for creatives that create week to week with a firm deadline of Sunday morning [...]
Last week I got to go to Seeds Conference at Church on the Move and learn from one of the best Creative Teams on the planet. So I wanted to share some of my notes and thoughts from one of the breakout sessions that Whit George did on improving your creativity now. It was practical [...]
I ran across this in some old notes on a talk I gave about character, it messed me up a little this morning: We choose our character. In fact, we create it every time we make choices. Whether to cop out or dig out of a hard situation. Whether to bend truth or stand under the weight [...]
“The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure He is.”John Piper
I always seem to have a lot of creative irons in the fire (as most of us creative’s do), tons of projects, ideas, dreams and aspirations floating around. Some get created, some don’t. Most get shoved under the rug until time presents itself or it burns a hole through your soul to the point that [...]
Its amazing how a new perspective can change everything. Anytime Bella pitches a little toddler tantrum (which is almost never mind you – ha), she does the typical squeal, kicking, and of course the gymnast-like back bend. The last few times we’ve had this kind of quality time together and she gets to the part [...]
Up until about a year ago, I had no desire to be “green” at all, honestly I thought it was just a trend. Then I listened to a series that Rob Bell did called God is Green and it totally rocked my world. My perspective changed, I began to realize the importance of respecting the [...]
We love to play dress up around here and Monday night Bella was rocking her Princess outfit with all the accessories: the tiara, the necklace, and of course the magic wand. At one point she had closed the door to the playroom and she was standing outside the door yelling, LET DOOR OPEN! Just so [...]
I’ve been reading Pop Goes the Church for about the last month (I’m a slow reader), and let me just start by saying this is a great book. Tim Stevens has put into words what I’ve been feeling about the church for a long time. You should definitely read it, its awesome in pure form [...]
Edging your lawn is a pretty small thing in the grand scheme of lawn maintenance, but it’s that one little thing that makes all the difference in how great your yard looks. It’s the difference between a “nice” lawn and a “well-manicured” lawn… which is a BIG difference. It’s an easy step to skip and [...]
Saturday night, about 30 minutes before our service started, our power went out. Now, thats not necessarily a big surprise because in that last few months we’ve had it go out during services, but typically its only for a second or two. Don’t get me wrong, that’s bad, because it takes a few minutes to [...]
I’m a slow reader, thats why these post are so far apart (previous post). But here’s my next golden nugget from the book Simple Church, this is a great quote… Hans Hofmann once indicated that if you want the necessary to stand out, you have to get rid of the unnecessary. There is so much [...]
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