Someone told me recently that the human brain comes up with 10,000 ideas a day. I can hardly wrap my head around the immensity of that number, though it isn’t necessarily surprising to me either. What is surprising to me is not that we have the ability to process so many ideas each day, but [...]

The lure of significance and influence on the internet and in life often turns us into copiers rather than creators. We see something that others are latching onto en masse and rather than do the difficult work of creating something that might connect with people, we choose to copy what has already been done, tweak [...]

Having written about the importance of community being the key to any church, I’ve been challenged to seek after community in my life, rather than ignoring it. This isn’t easy for me. As many of you know, I am an “INTJ” meaning that people often drain my energy, whereas they help energize my wife Rose. [...]

I said in my Blue Like Jazz (the movie) review that I dissect art with the “all truth is God’s truth” mentality. I believe the true difference between good art and bad art is whether it draws us closer to something beyond us or not. For me, this something beyond is God. The best art [...]

Following yesterday’s post on the same topic, I thought I’d open this up to everyone. I’ve been working through a study on spiritual transformation and the first step in the process is to state DESIRE to God, which should help illuminate the inner thoughts of our hearts and minds that rarely come to the surface. [...]

God, what I need most from you right now is… Encouragement. I need to know that what I do day in and day out really matters to you and makes a difference to others. I find it so easy to dwell on my shortcomings and missteps, and it is the encouragement You give that reminds [...]