Something major has happened this year and I wanted to share it with you. After a rough year personally, and a terrible last quarter of 2009, it was no secret here on My Living Canvas that I was eager to welcome 2010. And as a follow-on to some of my earlier posts on meaninglessness, questioning…
Category: Faith
Top Posts of 2009
In the week of reflection, today I am taking a moment to review some of the most popular blog posts of the year here at My Living Canvas. I always find it interesting to take a look at what people are most interested in reading about on my blog and I think the stats are…
My Me-Maw
My grandmother, “Me-Maw”, passed away Sunday December 20 around 4:30 pm. She was 80 years old. A few weeks ago my mother admitted her to the hospital in Memphis because she was in so much pain. She had Parkinsons and Dementia, but she also had a disease called Neuropathy which no one knows a whole…
How Do You Define Christmas?
If Christmas is about joy, what is the SOURCE of that joy? If the traditional western accouterments surrounding the holiday are snatched away do you still experience joy? I have landed face to face with this hard question this Christmas because my family is facing the impending death of my grandmother. She has been sick…
True Religion
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 Ive been thinking alot about this verse this week. On Sunday night I got a call from my mother in Memphis that my grandmother (memaw)…
I’m Thankful For…
A couple of weeks ago I entered a writing contest over at Threads Media. They wanted folks to submit a 200 word essay/blog about what they are most thankful for at their church. I entered the contest and wrote about the great relationships that Brian and I have with other married couples and how that…
Spiritual Heroes
{Repost from my Daily Bright Side blog} So the daily bright side blog has been a bit silent over the past week. Well, please do not think we are already out of business. There is still plenty of bright side to go around! The bright side of silence, at least here on this blog, is…
The Bright Side of Monday: Frontline Arlington
I go to church on Mondays. This is really good for me because I work at a church. Going to church on Mondays lets me have a day off on Sunday. It also lets me worship in a different building than the one where I go to work each day. But the best part about…
What could the Church learn from Facebook?
I was recently in a meeting where a top leader at my church made a very interesting comment: “Our congregation is probably a lot larger than we think. If the average church-goer attends twice a month, our numbers could be double what we think they are.” Another top leader made a similar comment: “If everyone…
Is Life Meaningless?
I have spent some time in Ecclesiastes lately and have been wondering, is it true that there isn’t anything new under the sun? Is all the flurry of activity in life, particularly in my own life, meaningless vanity? I am wondering if the things that fill my life are placed there by me or placed…
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