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“Impact,” “Contrast,” and “the bottom line” were emphasized in my last article. Upon reflecting on those three terms, it occurred to me that those are basically some of the main elements I used to teach my art students. If a painting is to stand out and hold its own amid a world full of art, […]
Sometimes it may take a long time before we look back and realize that at certain points an impact was made on our life. Of course, we all eventually feel “impacted” when we suffer a loss or during times of great difficulty, but certain situations can stand out in our minds like stars shining forth […]
O LORD, how great are thy works! And thy thoughts are very deep.” – Psalm 92:5 Most likely you’ve heard the cute story of the little boy whose Papa repeatedly told him to sit down, which he did but then said, “I’m sitting down on the outside, but I’m standing up on the inside.” This […]
“Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.” Song of Solomon 4:7 It’s okay if little flecks of dark chocolate on your white desktop betray your favorite treat because, after all, they’re easily retrieved in one quick finger-to-mouth movement. But, discovering a spot or stain that is front and center on […]
“He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.” – Job 28:10 In 1883 a book was published that captivated the minds and stirred the imaginations of thousands of children from that time to this. The name of that book is “Treasure Island,” written by Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. […]
There’s something mysterious about the word “ancient.” Sometimes it can play on the invisible strings of your emotions, hauntingly compelling your innermost being to rise above and beyond your present state to explore the hidden and elusive secrets of the ancients; their knowledge, power, mystical monuments, inscriptions, symbols and deeply embedded spiritual beliefs and practices. […]
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.” – Psalm 94:19 Out of the blue, a friend asked me recently, “What do you think about all the time?” Without hesitation I responded with one three-letter word, “God.” I suppose the quickness of my answer before analyzing the question for three […]
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 11:3. Time, like a broad flowing river, seems to be picking up speed as it threatens to pull mankind ever deeper into its dark, […]
The rebuke and instruction of our Lord to the Apostle Peter as recorded in Mark 14:37-38, are as applicable to those of us who make up the Church today as they have been from that time to this. Jesus said, “Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye […]
Most likely, if given a choice between best or mediocre, we would all choose the best. And why not? Who, in their right mind, would choose an old beater over a brand-new vehicle, or who would choose to live in a run-down, leaky shack instead of a beautiful, well-built home, complete with professional landscaping and […]