This is the most important moment of your life. It’s the only one you’re currently in, and it’s the only one you have control over. What will you choose to do with it? Our pastor shared this in a reflective moment recently, echoing a lesson I’ve needed to learn many times over: Stay fully present in the moment …
Read MoreThe most common problem I see and face in the world today is insecurity. So many people (myself included) grapple with their identity, only to find themselves choked out by the opinions of others. It is so easy to define ourselves by our political affiliations or job descriptions…
Read MoreThe most common problem I see and face in the world today is insecurity. So many people (myself included) grapple with their identity, only to find themselves choked out by the opinions of others. It is so easy to define ourselves by our political affiliations or job descriptions…
Read MoreIn the church leadership world I’ve seen something that’s so pervasive that it’s almost passed as Biblical. I have seen this belief among Christians everywhere. The idea is this: God doesn’t care about your dreams.
Read More"I loved OUTCRY this year," he said, "but I just think it was too produced for a worship event. Just too much."
Have you ever had a log-jam of thoughts? So many things flying through your brain that you end up saying nothing? Or just frowning and nodding like an idiot? That was me that day.
Read MoreFrom the time I was a kid, I loved creating. I loved drawing and painting. I loved listening to my Dad tell stories and telling my own fanciful ones. My family would always say, "That Ryan is so creative!"
In my adult years I decided to go into graphic design school for college. From photography to sculpture, or animation to hand printing, I have always had a love for all things creative. I'd obsess over the new trends and techniques in art. I loved being in the creative world and surrounded by creative people.
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