I had a fantastic meeting yesterday about a new project. My buddy Kelvin and I are starting church creative meetups. We want to help church creatives connect and communicate. We want to create a support group of sorts. So we met at a sweet little coffee shop and dreamed. Shortly after the process began our…
I was a dumb missionary kid. I just didn’t get stuff. We were back in the United States for a vacation from the Guatemalan grind. We visited a church and I met two new friends. We started hanging out. After a few days of playing, they let me in on their secret. They were secret crime…
I’m fairly convinced anyone can be super successful. But no, this isn’t one of those super encouraging, inspirational blog posts. So get ready to be slapped in the face. I’m convinced anyone can be super successful, but most people won’t. Because most people think success has to do with talent or skill. It has so…
There are two ways to approach art. The thermometer way and the thermostat way. A thermometer reads the weather in the room. It can only tell you the current temperature. “It’s 76 degrees.” So many artists create like thermometers. They read the temperature of their surroundings and report back. “This is the current design technique.…
I like this statement: I have more creativity in my little pinky than you have in your whole body. It’s a juvenile bit of arrogance. But it illustrates my point for today. So get over it. The idea is this: the more limited you are, the more chances you have for creative thinking. For instance,…
I launched the sixth issue of Sunday| Mag this morning. I’m proud of this one. Check it out if you haven’t yet. I’ve found, though, that I get super nervous each month. On the last day of the month, when I’m putting all the pieces together, I start panicking. What if people don’t like the issue?…
It’s been about four months now that I’ve been self-employed. And I find myself waking up frequently at odd hours of the evening – when I should be sleeping soundly. I’ve noticed two things wake me up in the wee hours. The first is a spark of creativity. An exciting idea. I hop out of…
I’ve begun living a radical life since moving to Dallas. I look for every opportunity and say “yes” to them all. I’ve done so many things already that aren’t “me”…but they were opportunities and I decided I would seize them. This started because I had no friends or connections up in Dallas. But I’m determined…
I’m writing a book. A devotional for creatives. I have so much great info I want to share, that sometimes I forget I need to make this thing enjoyable to read. Novel concept, right? I think that’s a syndrome of how seriously artist take themselves. We have such conviction for our craft, that we take…
There’s one thing I’d like to see happen to my creative friends. I’d love to help them get those voices out of their heads. I’m talking about that voice that says: You aren’t good enough. And your identity rests on whether or not you can become good enough. That’s a lie. And it’s that same…