Following Christ on Social Media: 15 Questions for Self-Examination (Kevin Halloran) – Great list of questions to ask ourselves about our social media use. Why Things Often Don’t Make Sense (DesiringGod Blog) – Ohhhh, this is beautiful. “And this is the most real story that exists, for this story is reality. All the characters involved […]
Archive for February, 2015
Simmer Starters – Feb. 27, 2015
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Love Is… – 1 Corinthians 13 Series Introduction
Posted in Christian Living, Love Series (1 Corinthians 13), Musings, My Life, Preaching to Myself, Scripture, tagged babies, Bible, Corinthians, kids, love, Scripture, study on February 25, 2015 | 3 Comments »
At the beginning of this Valentine’s month, I decided that I needed more love in my life. By which I mean – my lack of love was painfully evident to me. It was evident in how I spoke, thought, and acted every day, particularly toward my little children. If there’s anyone in the world you think you […]
Simmer Starters – Feb. 20, 2015
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Literature, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Writing on February 20, 2015 | 4 Comments »
In this week’s Simmer Starters, there are lots of links about literature and the state of fiction. Why are Christian Movies So Painfully Bad? (Brandon Ambrosino) – Even if you don’t think Christian movies are all bad, there are some fascinating quotes in here about common problems in Christian storytelling. “It isn’t problematic that Christians ‘borrow […]
5 Things I Want Aspiring Young Authors to Know
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Encouragement, Inspiration, Literature, Publishing, Writing on February 17, 2015 | 7 Comments »
This post is for the young writers of the world! And I admit it – technically I’m still a “young writer” myself. I’m not even a quarter of a century old yet! 😛 But I’m thinking specifically of the teen and preteen writers among us. Guys, I’ve been where you are now. It was one […]
Simmer Starters – February 13, 2015
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I don’t have as many links today as usual, but a couple of them are lengthy. Enjoy! How To Break Through Small Talk and Turn Strangers Into Friends (Puttylike.com) – I hate small talk, but I stink at breaking through it to deeper topics with people I don’t know very well! I’m determined to study how […]