God’s Gift of Curiosity
I have this theory that God gifted creative people with curiosity. Curiosity appears to energize creativity. If I am doodling, I want to see if I can come close to drawing an object that looks somewhat accurate. I may need to add or delete elements but I might eventually stumble into something that resembles reality....Continue reading→
Do Not Fear
Fears and memories can have a strong and eerie connection. Because of the memories that can be associated with these fears, we might avoid doing certain activities altogether. A broken bone during an activity might make one leery of engaging in that sport or pastime. Getting sick after eating a certain food might cause fear...Continue reading→
The Rain That Blesses The Land
As I write this, our land is WET. There has been so much rain it has pooled in places I didn’t know it could pool. Personally, I love the rain. I remember as a child, going out in the rain to splash in puddles and to watch sticks and leaves flow down the side of...Continue reading→
Pour Out Your Heart in Prayer
King David knew a secret that many of us forget. He was stressed and feeling like a fence about to fall over after hurricane winds. So he talked to himself. David reminded himself of certain truths. In the midst of enemies attempting to dethrone him, he reaffirmed to his entire being who God is. He...Continue reading→
God’s Perfect Love
When I was in school, we touched briefly on a concept in Psychology called “Cognitive Dissonance.” It has broad-ranging implications, but the basic idea is that, as people, we often hold contradictory ideas in our heads and act in ways to alleviate the dissonance or the differences between those ideas. The term “Cognitive Dissonance” is...Continue reading→
A Unified Front
One of the fun items that we have in the children’s ministry area uses different colored magnetic shapes. With these prismatic, translucent tiles, a myriad of structures can be built. The kids can build houses, horse stables, or Bible scenes. If they can dream it up, it can be built with the tiles. Like other...Continue reading→