Everyone has their opinion about what music is and isn’t. And that’s fine. But, as for me and my house, I’m jamming and studying to the “elevator music” that is Chillhop.
The Dutch label and publishing company that prides itself on lo-fi hip hop instrumentals came up with…
I have a brand new Apple laptop. I have multiple pens and pencils. I have stacks upon stacks of sketchbooks and notepads. I have all of the material that I need before me.
I love the fact that I have these tools at my disposal. I needed a brand new…
My wife, Rachel, and I have been having more conversations lately about our callings in life.
She’s a writer. I’m a writer.
I’m also a cartoonist. And a minister.
But, with the calling comes this weighted amount of responsibility.
And, sometimes, I don’t feel like doing the thing that I’m…
Recently, I’ve been waking up at about 6:30 a.m. to make a cup of coffee and sit and read my Bible devotional for the day in the living room.
The room is quiet, dark and the only thing shining in the vicinity is the light above the kitchen sink and…
Drawing and journaling has been on my heart a lot more often these days. It is one of many ways I communicate some of my ideas, thoughts, dreams, interests, and angst.
The changes in the weather makes things even more creatively stimulating for me; particularly, the Fall and Winter. The…
Identity, Self-Hatred and Facing Your Fears
About a month ago, I attended a presentation a couple of weeks ago at a Baptist church on the history of African Egyptians and the influence of Africans in History, Religion, and Science.
I learned a lot from the presentation. The room was growing more and more electric, as though…
A couple of days ago, I had a chance to catch an episode of “The Amazing World of Gumball” on Cartoon Network.
The episode featured a character whose odd speech managed to confuse the main characters of the series, Gumball and Darwin.
The character, Peter Pepperoni, spoke in such…
If you’re like me, you’re in your thirties, and you thought for a very, very long time that life was supposed to be a certain way.
You thought that if you obeyed your parents, treated authority with respect, worked really hard, graduated from college and proceeded to do the best…
