I used to feel guilty about all the books I haven’t read. I would walk into my office and see all those unread books and feel like a loser. (The same applied when I saw all the unread books on my Kindle app.) When was I going to invest more time into reading? When was […]
It’s been said that “leaders are readers.” Artists who want to make an impact should be readers as well. Great books have a unique power to stretch your mind and take you places you would otherwise never go. In this post I’ll share fifteen books that are essential reading for every artist and creative person. […]
In 2004 I began teaching at St. Louis Christian College in Florissant, Missouri. Over the past eleven years I’ve taught hundreds of students and have spent countless hours teaching and advising them. When I started teaching, I thought I had all the answers. I had two Master’s degrees and was fresh from leading a church […]
We live in a marvelous age where we have the world’s information at our fingertips. One of the best ways to consume this information is through podcasts. If you don’t listen to podcasts, you are missing out on a great way to learn and grow. Note: For the next few weeks I’m doing an experiment and […]
This is a guest post by Ally Keaton, a preschool teacher and missionary with the Uganda branch of The Global Village Project, a nonprofit working to further education in impoverished countries. Her heart is to encourage Christians to be mission-minded and share the love of Christ. You can connect with her on Facebook and through […]
Do you want to grow? Do you want to improve your life? We all do. But you can’t do it on your power. You need resources to help you be the artist and leader you were meant to be. The good news is that we live in a time where we have access to many […]
Note: This post originally appeared on The Good Men Project and was directed toward men. But the ladies will find value here as well. In the film No Country for Old Men, Javier Bardem plays Anton Chigurh, a mysterious villain who’s hunting for a lost satchel full of money. With a twisted sense of justice, […]
Do you feel stressed out because of too many commitments? Conventional wisdom says you just need to manage your time better or work harder. But the answer is not in working smarter or harder. It’s in quitting. I recently stepped down from a part-time position at my church. It was a tough decision because I […]
This is a guest post by Melissa AuClair. Spending time working on art and creativity isn’t an indulgence — it’s an important part of growing and becoming the person you were created to be. Melissa encourages and teaches how to develop the creative self through tutorials and courses at Launch Your Creative Life. “What do […]
I was recently reflecting on the past year with all its failures and successes. The failures (of which there were many) were of course my own. However, I can’t take full credit for any of my successes. As I thought about the good things that happened in my business and teaching in 2014, I began […]
