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Which rocks do you put in first?
Picture this: You have a mix of big and small rocks you’re trying to put in a jar. Which ones do you put in first? If you put the small rocks in first, the big ones won’t fit. If you put the big rocks in first, the small rocks fit neatly into the cracks. This…
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What is one lesson that changed you for the better?
I was talking to my Uncle and he was telling me about a workshop he participated in at his church. At one point during the workshop, he said “If I’ve been doing it wrong for 40 years, and you’ve been doing it right for 20 years, I want to learn from you”. There was a…
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“I don’t know what to write”.
“I don’t know what to write”. That’s what we say, we call it “writer’s block”. Seth Godin says that when we say we don’t know what to write what we really mean by that is that we don’t think we can write something good. So we settle for nothing. He advocates for a different approach.…
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Don’t Take a Break.
Don’t Take a Break. Have you ever gotten burnt out on something, taken a break, and the break ends up being a lot longer than you’d planned? Maybe several months instead of one week? If you want to keep the skill, don’t take a break. Downsize your goal. Make it small. James Clear recommends that…
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Daily Tidbits
I am going to write at least a paragraph every day like Seth Godin does on his blog. It’s a good way to create and ship creative work every day without a large time commitment. That will likely be the subject of my next tidbit. I won’t be caring as much about quality with these…
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I’m Back.
I stopped blogging towards the end of the year when I had COVID and a final to do. I didn’t get back on the horse. I wrote an about page for this blog, but that’s about it. I’ve been thinking like a classic perfectionist. I’ve been thinking, “I can’t write or post this yet because…
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Sorry.
I’ve been sick and haven’t been posting. I’ll try to get something out this week. Edit 01/11/22: I didn’t. Stay tuned for a new blog post on Saturday!
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Shane and Shane: An Easter Family Night of Worship
This a paper I wrote for my music class that I lightly edited for this post. I listened to Shane and Shane’s “Easter Family Night of Worship” concert on YouTube: Easter Family Night of Worship | Concert and Communion with Shane & Shane. Shane & Shane (Shane Barnard and Shane Everett) were joined by Adrian…
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Suffering: A Different Take on Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a special time of year for giving thanks as we reflect on all God has given us. The cliche is that everything is great, therefore I praise God. When the harvest is in, the table is full, and we have no apparent lack of anything. What about when the harvest…
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A Letter to a Friend
The following is a lightly edited excerpt from a letter I wrote to a friend on joy, suffering and making our lives count. I recommend reading it as if I wrote it to you. “…I will be praying for you and encourage you to focus on what cannot be seen. What God is doing in…