Painfully Hopeful

Photo Stacking

A friend of mine was out taking some photos of the Super Moon earlier this week, and found himself a bit disappointed he couldn’t get the exposure of both the sky and ground correct at the same time. If he brought out details on the moon the ground was all but black, if he brought…

Unpacking A Plurality of Views

The next few scenes might be my personal favorite musings ever. The world building of ridiculousness continues. Let’s unpack. Lawyers As we discovered last week, the “big bads” of the store are a particularly hostile band of lawyers. Over the last few years they’d actually nearly overrun The Realm, but were pushed back by some…

Fiction Tuesday – A Plurality of Views

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes “Lawyers?” Bug nodded. “Yah, kid. Lawyers. They’re actively scanning The Realm to launch injunctions, and saying a name like you know who is a good way to help them pinpoint our location.” “I’m so confused.” The Professor reached up and patted…

Best Laid Plans

I’d planned for my post to go up late today. The “Super Moon” was going to be shining at it’s brightest, and I wanted to capture it as it came up over the horizon. I even had a new lens I wanted to use for the occasion. Instead, the clouds rolled in and the Moon…

The Power of Love

This power is an edited version of my sermon for November 13, 2016. It’s based on Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus Calls his disciples to be different. This is something Christians will frequently point out, but rarely reflect upon. The truth is, everything Jesus taught, and especially the contents of the Sermon on the mount, reveals a…

Pausing for Breath

I’ve been attempting to ponder today’s post for much of the day, but the words kept on failing me. Mostly because I have a policy about posting. I never post angry 1. Posting angry, whether it be on Facebook, instagram, snapchat, twitter, a blog, email, or an other form of social sharing never ends well….