January 2010
11 posts
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Derek Webb
Derek Webb
The other day, I was listening to the weekly “Don Moen and Friends” radio show on my way home from church. As we were heading over to Abby’s dorm, we heard that Derek Webb was going to be on soon, and that got me excited. I’m a big fan of Derek’s music and lyrics, so I was naturally excited to hear what he had to say. Upon being asked about all the negative feedback for...
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Communication
Communication Having a girlfriend(and a awesome one, at that) has rocked my perspective in a couple different areas, including that of communication. A couple of weeks ago, I started to recognize this when I found it hard to communicate my thoughts to her. Upon thinking and praying about it, I realized that a)good communication isn’t easy and b)if I don’t start now, I’ll never learn to...
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God, creativity, productivity, depression
God, creativity, productivity, depression God, being the ultimate creator, gives me all creativity. In fact, he gives me everything. Over the past week, I’ve had an (unfortunate) spiritual slump. As I ponder to myself questions like, “Was it God’s will or my stupidity”, I just take it as a gift, knowing that God does everything in his time- and it re-enforced some concepts into my mind. Most...
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What God’s teaching me:
What God’s teaching me: “Trust me.” Jesus is telling me right now to trust him. Multiple exciting opportunities may be coming to reality in the next few months, and I can’t even say what life will look like. I do know this however- right now, I am lacking work a bit(though, it is January), and it’s scary some days. It’s scary when I stop trusting Jesus. Days like today are great...
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Barlow Girls (and boys)
“We met these sisters Barlow’s their last name Ordinary girls they don’t live in the fast lane They don’t rate with the guys that score Cause they don’t flaunt what the boys want more They don’t date they won’t date They wanna see how they’re gonna grow up Who they’re gonna be” When I started high school, I didn’t really know what the next four years...
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on being above average.
for the past couple weeks I have been reading 2 of my favorite creative resources- the old and trusty blog of Max Hsu and “The War of Art”, by Steven Pressfield. You should read them both, and “The War of Art” isn’t just for artists. Reading these 2 resources since Christmas has got me thinking about being above average. It all came full circle the other night when I was talking with my awesome...
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one month of 15 minutes(well, sort of...)
So one month ago, I pledged to do a bunch of stuff for 15 minutes a day as a matter of self-improvement. Like most anything that I set off and do, the structure quickly lost it’s structure, but I still got something good out of it. Sure, I didn’t spend a timed 15 minutes daily doing art, photography, devotions, etc, but after a month of trying do these things a lot more. Very few days go by that...
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I’m ridiculous.
I’m ridiculous. I just wasted a whole morning on a bunch of random things. Why? All because I woke up on the wrong side of the bed(figuratively- my bed is against the wall, I can only get out of one side of it)…I woke up cold. It took me 4 hours to figure out that I just needed something to warm me up…then I could start being productive. And there’s this girl who I can’t keep off...
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There is NO fear in love :)
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives away fear”(1 John 4:18) If you know me real well(there’s a few of you out there…), you know that before I knew Jesus, my life was a wreck. Lately, as I’ve been dating this really cool girl(who seems to get mentioned in every blog post), God’s really been teaching me about fear. I’m scared of a lot of things. A little over 4 years ago, I...
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Art is a curious thing
Art is a curious thing. A lot has been changing in my life lately. New experiences and ideas rule my mind, and I’m unleashing some of my favorite artwork ever. I know that there is only one person that I can thank, and that’s Jesus. If it weren’t for Jesus, I wouldn’t have this freedom in life. I’d feel(and in the past I’ve felt) stuck, trapped inside of guilt of my own poor decisions. I...
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it’s a new year.
it’s a new year, and I’m super-excited. In 2009, Jesus blew me away with so many surprises and gifts that I never deserved. He’s been so faithful to me, and I can’t wait for another year of it. This coming year looks uncertain as to what is gonna happen- and that’s totally fine with me because I can actually trust Jesus and it doesn’t really matter what happens!