Music has a unique and powerful ability to stir the affections. Back in high school, music albums became the backdrop for my life, fueling my happiness or sadness, introspection or extraversion. My emotions were often out of line with reality largely because of how the music amplified them. Music is pervasively used to create or […]
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Thoughts for Friday Morning
This morning I offer to you a list of sundry thoughts. I relish coffee. Too much. What beverage do you enjoy? I am ready for autumn. Summer, you have overstayed your welcome. I understand that you usually stay through August, and even pop by to visit throughout September, but this year it has to stop. […]
The Grounding of the Gospel
Human ingenuity is an amazing thing. Just yesterday, I connected with at least ten people who are geographically dispersed and complete strangers to me. All with one search on a twitter directory website. Technology has made the world a smaller place. You can find people who share your same interests in a matter of seconds. […]
How Do You Stay Sane?
Last week I started reading Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky. The main premise behind the book is that creative people often are good at creating new and innovative ideas, but are bad at follow-through to reality. Belsky and his team researched various successful and creative people and […]
Three Thoughts from a Rookie Youth Pastor
I have a confession to make. The reason I volunteered to work in youth ministry was so that I would have a legitimate reason to play Halo. It’s true. That was four years ago. Since then I’ve gone from being the Wednesday night chaperone to helping organize and run events. About a year and a […]