Things Above

As you may know, Starbucks released a viral Bearista glass cup. There were only about 8,000 nationwide, which resulted in stores getting as few as two cups total.  I’ve seen several posts with comments from people saying they had to do “ungodly things” to get the cup. That could mean fighting, cursing, scheming, cutting in…

Jesus is the living water.  Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:13 Jesus is the light of…

I saw this post on instagram by Rc Simon, all credits go to him, that I inserted below.  The timing of me coming across this post was perfect because I’d been meditating on the fruits of the Spirit and his post amplified my thoughts.  For those not comfortable (yet) having conversations about Jesus without having…

This week I was bringing my bible to a meetup with my friend. As I was looking at my bible, I started to feel slightly embarrassed. It’s a pink young woman’s bible, but it wasn’t the color of the bible that ignited the embarrassment, it was the age group listed on it. Let’s just say,…

I love to read and so far this year I’ve read 42 books! The title of my last read was The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez. Besides loving just about each one of her books because of her writing style, this book in particular stood out because as the characters were moving through…

People want comfort.  Comfortable clothes. Comfortable conversations.  Comfortable social environments. Even when it comes to preaching or talking about scriptures, most people want that to be comfortable too.  A well known comfort scripture is John 3:16. It’s beautiful, true, a foundation verse of faith and makes for an amazing sermon. If you continue to read down…

Take a look at the following verses from Nehemiah:  all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel. (Nehemiah 8:1) He read it aloud from…

At my company we have the concept of Kudos, which is an opportunity to show gratitude or give a shout out to your peers for exceptional work, being helpful, etc.  Kudos can fall into 5 different categories and the categories I consistently receive recognition for are “Do what you say” and “We before me”.  I’ve…

Most are familiar with the concept of “Instagram vs. Reality”. It’s where people present a filtered version of their lives while intentionally choosing to conceal the more messy and imperfect truth of real life.  In the book of Jeremiah, we see the Israelites doing the same thing, putting on a spiritual show, while their hearts…

AI. Deep fakes. Generated images. Tools that can cause deception.  AI has surged and is getting a lot of attention. From deep learning, to AI playgrounds and accessible cloud platforms, anyone who is willing to get their hands on it can create the next best thing.  The question is – what’s real and what’s fake?…