Encouragement
« Previous EntriesHow to See God Work in Your Life: Live Expectantly
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009For the past couple months a theme keeps repeating in my life: Live expectantly and you will see God work in your life. It was the topic of a sermon at church around Christmas time. It has come up in several sermons I’ve heard on Bott Radio. Different people in my life have said essentially [...]
God: The Creator of Creativity
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Last Sunday in church our minister did a sermon called “Work of Art.” He talked about how God, the Creator, was the ultimate artist. As we sat listening, Marc immediately looked up in Genesis the story of the creation of the Earth. (On the first day God created…) Then he looked at me and said, [...]
Do We Know What It Means to “Fear the Lord”?
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008When I was a kid I heard people say they feared the Lord. Or they’d say something about how we need to fear God, not this world. On K-Love, I frequently hear a commercial that says, “Fear God, not Man.”
As a child, that seemed backwards to me. I was told to pray and God would [...]
It’s a Company Christmas Party!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Every year, the company I work for holds a Christmas party for the employees. It’s a tradition that’s older than anyone here has been employed. That party is today. Very few things have changed about it, except for probably the location, but here’s how it usually goes:
The party is held during business hours at the [...]
Examples for Our Children: They Need Good Heroes
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Last night, Julie was feeling a need to lie down for a while due to the pregnancy. The boys were playing with coloring books and stamp pads, so I decided I would take that time to read about a famous battle in my copy of The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden and Hal [...]
Encouraging the Artist, Not Just Feeding His Ego
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Let me start out by stating one thing: I can’t stand Artists.
I don’t mean all creative people. I really like painters, writers, musicians, builders, and everyone who really enjoys creating.
I just have no stomach for the creative types who take themselves way too seriously – Artist with a capital “A”. You know them. They eat, [...]
How to Overcome Inadequacies: Stop Thinking About Them
Friday, November 7th, 2008Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed by everything I have to do, and want to, that I end up feeling I can’t get anything done. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s felt that way. But when I allow a constant “to do” list to stream through my brain, it floods my alertness, and I [...]
Obama Elected: How to Cope, Biblically, with Winning and Losing
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Barack Obama was elected president of the United States last night, bringing to a close the most heated, and emotional election I can ever recall. It was a long road to get here. I’m glad it’s over. But with the elation and let down of the election, there is a lot of emotion surging through [...]
Alliance Nebraska: Carhenge — An Eyesore or Inspiration?
Monday, September 29th, 2008For a lot of the last twenty years, I had heard of Carhenge but had never seen it except in photographs. Most people I talked to made it seem like one of the cheesiest things on earth. The impression I got was it was like so many roadside attractions built by people trying to drum [...]
Ned Steinberger: Art and Becoming The Man
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008The other day when I posted those two videos, the headless electric bass in the (probably fake) performance by “Sonseed” got me thinking about that instrument design. I then wanted to find out when it was invented and more about the designer.
Even though I have no musical talent and was never really able to play [...]
