The genetic service 23andMe has DNA samples from over 3,000,000 individuals, including myself. They ask these people to fill out surveys to help uncover genetic connections to allergies, psychiatric disorders, and diseases. I love filling out the surveys to help them do their research. A number of the surveys I participated in have resulted in …
(image via jesuisley.com) I find it easiest to be optimistic when you have a firm foundation and meaning in life. Everything else is just circumstantial. Anything that goes wrong is an opportunity to grow and learn. Three personal examples: 1) During college one of my friends shared a paper about the point of life is …
Have problems with your Christmas tree? Consider a Christmas stick. Sound crazy? Yeah, it is, but I’ve been doing it for three years and I love it. Love your Christmas tree? Of course you do, Christmas trees are beloved. You don’t have to rid yourself of the Christmas tree. You can consider the Christmas stick …
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Photo courtesy theatregirl25 via flickr Sports celebrations are fun. I love a good celebration and gathering of people. But when protestors gather, why do we see them in a different light? Monica Reid of Chicago’s Gapers Block wrote an excellent article, “The Problem With How We View Sports ‘Celebrations’“ She compares our perceptions of the …
What makes you joyful? Not just happiness. But joy. The comfort and pleasure of joy. We set out to answer that question a couple years ago in my bible study group. We were to write about what brings us joy. I missed the group that week, but I still wrote my joy story. I’m told …
The Amazon Kindle allows you to see which parts of a book have been highlighted the most by everyone reading it on a Kindle. Here’s the Bible verses that were had the most highlights for the ESV version. —————— 540 Highlighters John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, [21] that he gave his only …
I came across this verse in Isaiah 55:12 and immediately thought of this video I shot last fall: You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. —Isaiah 55:12 Here’s a …
I have a new blog dedicated to exploring the intersection of being an artist and a Christian. I plan on making one blog post per week at ChristianNotebook.com. This week I explore that we are God’s artwork made to do good things. Read more at christiannotebook.com/content/we-are-god’s-artwork.
What a great question! There are multiple areas of my life that I’d like to use to address this question. I have a hard time picking just one book. Artistically: Cartooning the Head and Figure This book heavily influenced me in grade school to draw more. Which helped put me on the path of being …
What book you have read that has had the biggest impact on your life and why? Read More »
It’s really cool how blueletterbible.org has audio pronunciations for Greek words. Give a listen to the Greek word anapauō (meaning rest). I wish when the guy read anapauō, that he would have said it in a more restful manner. Instead I feel like I’m getting punched in the face. When Jesus said, “Come to Me, …
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Taking a break at Tina’s Hot Dog Place on Montrose, I had a nativity in my hand freshly purchased for the second round of “Manger in an Alley” photos. I couldn’t resist photographing it on the table next to the ketchup and mustard. That’s one of things about this photo series, that I was concerned …
