Cashing In – The Economic Bias of News Media

Yesterday some despicable person 1 decided it would be a wonderful idea to blow up the NAACP chapter office in Colorado Spring, Colorado. Thankfully, their homemade explosive didn’t work as it was intended. The building suffered only minor damage, and no one was hurt or killed in the incident. The story was slow to reach…

My Goal – Constructive Blogging

Thus far, I am enjoying this new discipline of blogging something every day. Blogging can be a difficult practice to do well, and I’m committed to making Painfully Hopeful a valuable destination for blog readers. As I begin this journey I want to make to myself regarding the nature of Painfully Hopeful. It would be…

Approaching Lightroom

Last Spring Apple announced the expected, and yet altogether depressing, demise of the incredible Aperture. This photo organizing and post-processing application was one of the first purchases I made after begin given my first DSLR. I love it’s simplicity, clean lay-out, and speed. Aperture will probably work for another year or so before it becomes…

Looking forward in 2015

My good friend Jamison had a conversation with me the other day about being intentional about creating something each and every day in the new year. Jamison has a wide array of creative interests, and his pursuit ought to be of extraordinary interest for folks. Make sure you bookmark the link for his Second Runnings…

Dear Donald

I don’t typically write “open letters” to other Christians, but your recent blog post made me want to reach out to you. Your follow up post offers a lot of clarity to your first thoughts. I especially love your thoughts on the “not about you” section. This quote was amazing, But this is a much…

Our Town

This past week, I found myself linked in a post from one of my old LMH acting compatriots. When I followed it to see why I was linked in the post I was delighted to discover our alma mater was launching a production of Our Town — which they had not performed in 23 years….