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  • Writers write (and even non-writers should too)

    Keith

    Words: 642Time to read: 3 minutes In general, I have always been a writer. I remember writing full-length novels (or at least to my imagination) when still in elementary school. I was particularly taken with mysteries. I still am. However, the key factor here is that I no longer write as I should. I know… Read more

  • Daily writing

    Keith

    Words: 689 Time to read: 4 minutes The biggest challenge of writing is not the writing, it’s the discipline of writing. Recently I saw a chart of some 30 famous authors and their daily writing habits. I think the biggest takeaway for me was not so much the writing but the discipline. One author stated that… Read more

  • Persistence today

    Keith

    Words: 234 Time to read: 1 minute Rarely do we have a stroke of luck so fortuitous as to change the course of our lives. If we’re always counting on that for our big break, we will likely be captive to our circumstances. The key is simple determination and application of mind and body. The discipline… Read more

  • The benefit of writing

    Keith

    Words: 352 Time to read: 2 minutes Any style of writing, but especially persuasive writing, is truly conveying your innermost thought and putting yourself out there. There’s a great chance that what you wrote will be critiqued, misunderstood, or misapplied. That fear however cannot be the reason not to write. It’s that way in any domain… Read more

  • Where’s your thinking place?

    Keith

    If you want to think you have to put yourself in a position to do so consistently. With today’s noise, it does not happen by default. I’ve had a number of places in which I like to think over the years. Mowing the grass was always my favorite as a teen and younger adult. I… Read more

  • Write up

    Keith

    Words: 348 Time to read: 2 minutes When absorbing new information, don’t absorb it dispassionately. Make sure to grab it for future use. Write it out. Reread it. Summarize it in your own thoughts. Compare and contrast to other information that you have received. What good is having knowledge if it’s not indexed for future purposes?… Read more

  • Right in front of us

    Keith

    The past is the past. We cannot change it–for the better or the worse. Satan’s greatest ploy is to deceive us into regretting our past mistakes and anticipating our future opportunities. Live each and every moment for the honor and glory of Christ. There is no greater opportunity than the one that is right before… Read more

  • All you need is a spark…

    Keith

    Waiting on the spark of inspiration every time you go to accomplish something is a surefire way to end up with little to no progress in the overall scheme of life. You will not feel inspired every moment of every day to do what needs to be done. You may perhaps feel a tinge of… Read more

  • Capable to carry

    Keith

    I was up at 3AM this morning. That’s not because I’m this amazing productivity warrior. I was up and couldn’t get back to sleep. But it reminded me of the importance of getting rest. Real rest. More than just 8 hours. Christ talked about soul rest. I don’t mean the false doctrine that after our… Read more

  • The decadence of the modern church

    Keith

    When we put ourselves in a position of attempting to bear every ministry burden on our shoulders, we open ourselves to frustration and weight that God never created us to bear nor are we capable of bearing. We should always be looking for a way to train others in the areas in which we serve.… Read more

  • Refine, rewrite, revise, revamp…just write!

    Keith

    Writing is a constant correction of what I wrote. A constant refinement. And at times it can be overwhelming. You pour your heart, mind, and even soul into a passage, and then the editor rips it to shreds. Or the audience critiques it–you feel–unfairly. While I want what I write to be read, I’m more… Read more

  • Don’t wait for the launch

    Keith

    The sooner we can get our ideas out of the ideasphere and into reality the better. Don’t wait until your idea is 100% ready. It probably won’t work 100% the first time anyway. Iterate. Time and time again. Just keep testing the ideas. Plod on. The more work we create, the more likely we are… Read more

  • Striking gold

    Keith

    There is a tendency when someone strikes gold to automatically look and say, “Of course that was a success.” It’s easy to look at the successes in the 20/20 of hindsight. It’s easy to behold a truly moving painting, hear a profound and eloquent speech, read a masterful work, and forget that that painter, speaker,… Read more

  • Moving forward

    Keith

    Yesterday, I didn’t write. My goal is to write every single day. Even just a few hundred words. The magic is not the inspiration that will see me through to the end of a project. It’s in the daily task of doing what I already know I need to be doing so that I can… Read more

  • I’ll get there…

    Keith

    I haven’t written extensively. But I am writing. It’s not very good. It’s not even everything I want it to be. But I’m doing it. It’s in the little gains of the consistency that makes and breaks life. Eventually, I’ll write a good story. Or a good enough story anyway. Eventually, I’ll write a truly… Read more

  • He is not here

    Keith

    Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. On that early morning adventure to the tomb, the disciples did not find a body. Instead, they found an empty tomb that had been carefully ordered. The angel told Mary that Christ had risen… Read more

  • Yes I know I wrote this digitally…

    Keith

    Other than the resentful, vapid feed on Facebook, X (or Twitter, or ‘formerly known as Twitter’ [just what are we calling it these days?!]), or wherever you consume your content, what have you read that has nourished and challenged you? Social is a wonderful megaphone that amplifies our current beliefs–does anyone really follow people they… Read more

  • Leave the soundbites

    Keith

    For long I too was stuck in the paralysis of fear. Not knowing how one, or some, would respond to writing. But hey, who cares? Unfortunately in today’s world, we’ve relegated our opinions and thoughts to short (or not-so-short) tweets, posts, videos, and Tik-Toks. This is immensely damaging for a plethora of reasons. Perhaps the… Read more

  • Choosing to remember

    Keith

    Our news cycle is so short these days. With the extensive 24/7 analysis, commentary, opinionating, and critiquing, it’s easy to get sucked into the constant, inundating flow of information. The flow inevitably leads to transience – forgetting things over a period of time. These days that can be as fast as 24 hours. Or less.… Read more

  • Starting here and now

    Keith

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    I certainly do not think myself a good writer. I have certainly always enjoyed writing. What has spurred me to write is not so much some great truth I need to expound, but the simple daily task of writing. Processing thoughts and putting them on paper–or a blog. I certainly prefer writing and journaling in… Read more