If God stirs a desire in you to pursue something together with him, he will see it through and you will step into that destiny...

I love new opportunities. But I often forget that before I can step into the new, I must become new.  

By that, I mean I must first go through a time of testing or refining with God. Until that happens, I won’t be ready for the upgrade in responsibility that awaits. If I try to bypass that process, then I stay as I am and miss the very path that would lead me to what’s next. 

I’ve become good friends with the two words: “Then what?”  

They remind me that there’s more at stake than what feels good in the moment. 

The path to a beautiful creative act is often wildly inefficient and messy.  

When I get stuck on a project, rarely is it due to a lack of creativity.  

The problem tends to be a lack of vision. And the less I see clearly, the more tightly I cling to the status quo. Yet the solution is often right in front of me if I would just open my eyes…and my hands. 

Each season brings with it some loss, much of it beyond your control and deeply painful. 

You need to quit feeling guilty or apologizing for your need of regular creative time. 

The creative longing isn’t a defect or something you need to get over. It’s how the Creator made you. Your deepest desires, the very things that make your heart come alive, actually serve as a source code that draws you to God…so you can pursue them together. 

My favorite character in the fantastical Netflix series Stranger Things is Jim Hopper, the chief of police in Hawkins, Indiana. 

We can know a lot about God and still miss pursuing our talents and dreams with him. 

When you first discovered what you love doing, it was from a place of deep joy.

We’re not even halfway through the first month of 2023. And already, our resolutions are beginning to show signs of failure.

Isaiah tells a fascinating story of how a divided heart can taint our gifting. 

The tale begins simply enough. A woodsman plants various trees in the forest, nurtures them, and, at the right time, chops one down for the raw material.  

When we feel behind in our dreams it's because we’re measuring time on our clock rather than God's timetable. 

At times we all get stuck. Which is a real problem for creatives. Because our art can’t take others somewhere new as long as we’re stuck in the status quo. 

Imagine creating something with God that is beyond your wildest dreams. You can’t wait to show others. To launch it. To watch it accelerate as the world discovers it.

Why is so much art today so empty and dark? 

It's a user error on our part.  

It feels good when the world applauds a new idea or invention.  

At the beginning of every year, this phrase promises the impossible: New Year. New You.

Don’t give your “yes” to a project before fully counting the cost.

There often exists a tension between knowing your gifting and finding a way to make a living from it.