Insights and meditations for the thoughtful Christian life.
Faith is the fabric that allows the tug of your dreams to pull you into reality. It is a lens that filters and shapes your thoughts, insights, and worldview. Cynics make light of faith. They deride those who make faith…
Best design ideas come from graphic designers and photographers. But, non designers also need professional images to illustrate their work in print or on the web. Hiring someone to create a presentation, custom blog illustrations, or banners can be very…
Work-Related Stress is important, so I made a video about it. But, I learned something very important about myself while preparing today’s video. I didn’t start expecting new insights, though, Rather, I wanted to extend the function of yesterday’s video, about…
Work. Nothing can make your heart sink or make you break out in a cold sweat like losing a job. As in ancient times, our jobs are an important part of how we define ourselves. The kind of work you do…
Impermanence. It bothers me that things don’t last. Objects break and wear down. Our bodies die and families stress over where and how to bury us. While we live, our bodies must always have a place. A home. A family. Friends.…
Joy is elusive because live in perilous times. New sorrows spring forth from all directions every day. Messages of hate abound, but so do messages of love. To live in love and in an authentic purpose is a high calling that…
Trust is something that your mind searches out and your instincts test and confirm. You should pay attention when you have a sense of danger. When you become hyper alert and expand your visual attention to what’s before, behind, and…
At first it didn’t look like my birthday held any blessings, but it did! Today, I woke up thanking God for walking me through another year of life, for I live in a wonderful community that’s rich in natural beauty,…
Have you ever done something terribly wrong because of pride? Did a faint whisper say: “Stop! Don’t do that?” Did the threat of shame make your cheeks burn? But. The skeletal grip of pride tightened like a boa constrictor every time you…
Woke up this early Spring morning, thinking about sacrifice. By definition, sacrifice costs. Cost means suffering, a little or a lot. Suffering often comes with pain. It leaves wounds and scars us. Because sacrifice is costly, painful, and wounding, we…
