The Visual Arts for Missions school that I am helping run had a talented Thai artist come and teach about using mixed media. This week was to be the culmination of all our hands on artistry from weeks prior. Pan has a vibrant and flourishing art ministry near Bangkok where …

Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to …

Hollywood has a formula for success. Did you know that? It’s based on a three character model and three act layout. With these elements Hollywood has found THE recipe for success. A blockbuster. Understanding the structure help me know where to begin when I’m making something. Knowing where to start …

Over the course of the last few years I have grown accustom to being in the position of student. I was in the mindset to be a receiver of information, wisdom, ect. In that place of extreme learning I think I deprived myself of something precious. Poising myself to be …

I invested 15 minutes to listen to this TED talk with Meg Jay. Initially I was offended. I’m in my late twenties and making eye contact with thirty. I LIKE when people say, “Your thirties are the new twenties.” But she CHALLENGES that our twenties are serious time for exploration …

Iced coffee. Less than one US$Dollar, typically averaging 25B. Every day doesn’t necessitate this delicious nectar. The saltiness in my mouth from my broccoli and cauliflower stir-fry would not be dissuaded by the water I drank.  As if I needed more of a reason, I rationalized that I also got my Thai motorcycle license that day. Thus today …

Whispery, feather-like and voluptuous clouds staggered across the evening sky. These airy-fluff-balls created texture and depth in their overlaps and shadows. I was in the olympic sized swimming pool and the sun was warming my skin. Being mesmerized by God’s sky was therapeutic. My mind finally stilled and the unceasing …

The sound of whirring is constant; a noise steady as the heat. The periodic blast of moving air from the oscillating fan is relief but only for a quick second.  Yah, its hot in Thailand right now. Movie theaters are frigid and afternoons often invite showers from the sky. Rainy …

This is a skit that always touches my heart and I wanted to share it with you. I watched it for the first time in New Zealand in 2011. Jesus saves us from so much, and He saves us from ourselves.  Click on the photo to watch this short skit, or …

Today I woke up slowly today after greeting the wee hours of the night from my hunched-over-my-computer-position staring intensely at the illuminated screen. RECENTLY I went on an epic two week adventure. This involved travel to another place in Southeast Asia with a special group of people for the purpose of …