Why Sunsets and Sunrises Are Important

Besides the color and the texture – the absolute enjoyment of how the clouds morph together – it is a creative and artful experience to watch the sun rise and set. Artists paint them. Poets compose sonnets about them. Writers doodle in their journals while they watch...

Stress Blocks Creativity

I know better. I even teach how to do it better – how to live a creative life that feeds on play. Yet recently, the stresses of life gained the advantage and play disappeared. It was all I could do to get up in the morning and look at my longer-than-ever list of tasks...

Unforced Rhythms – Part 1

The Message Bible reminds us that when we come to Jesus and walk in harmony with Him, He will teach us how to focus on the “unforced rhythms of grace” (Matthew 11:28-30). What does that mean in our over-stressed world? How can we learn to find those unforced rhythms...