What are you afraid of?
You’re afraid. Getting more done would mean exposing yourself to considerable risk, to crossing bridges, to putting things into the world. Which means failure. – Seth Godin
Is 2012 the year you face your fears? I pray that it is.
via: Seth Godin Blog
Creative Bible Verse is a feature that explores the bible and what the Word has to say about creativity and our relationship with God.
For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name! – Amos 4:13
The same God who forms the mountains and creates the wind gave us his Holy Spirit. That very spirit enables us to be creative, to form our own mountains and create our own wind, as an act of worship to God! It is my prayer for you today that you feel his creative spirit, in anything you do, He is there with you.
Original Server Photo by: Tom Raftery via Flickr
For some of us, paying a hosting service is worth the monthly cost. Being able to hand over control to someone else can remove potential headaches. But 3rd party hosting isn’t for everyone. I use a local server for testing out web apps I am developing, which cuts down on hosting costs for a dedicated server for testing, which can easily run $100+ a month!
This is the first part of an on-going series that will walk us through the process of setting up our own web server. First thing we need to do is look at what you will need in order to get your own server up and running!
Well, I suck. It took me FOREVER to pick out a winner for the Dribbble contest! Thank you to everyone who entered!
I am happy to announce that David Pohlmeier is proud new owner of a Dribbble invite!
I still have more, so find a creative way to show me how good you are and I might just draft you as well!
Dribbble is one of my favorite sites! It is a huge invite only site for designers to share what they are working on, and I have an invite for one lucky designer!
This contest will run from Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 until Monday, December 5th, 2011.
I will announce the winner on Tuesday, December 6th!
2) Post your name and portfolio link in the comments below!
That’s it! Now show us some great work!
Creative Bible Verse is a feature that explores the bible and what the Word has to say about creativity and our relationship with God.
and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft.
- Exodus 35:31-33
When Israel was commissioned by God to construct the Tabernacle, God filled men with the Spirit of God. The Spirit enabled the Israelites with the wisdom and creative ability to create a wonderful creation for the Lord.
Verse 32 shows God’s great gift of artistic ability: “to devise artistic designs…” In the same way today, God has gifted us with artistic ability, wisdom, and craftsmanship to create things that will help glorify Him, and help his church.
I forget regularly that my passion for design is a God given gift. My pride gets in the way of giving all the credit to my maker, my father. I continually need to be reminded that my gifts are God given, not man made. They should be used for more than just making money, or my selfish desires. My gifts should be used to give glory to God, from whom all blessings flow.
I am praying for your gifts, your talents, and your ministry today. If you have a specific need, please let me pray for you. Post in the comments!
It’s coming up on the holiday season, and it’s time to start thinking about gifts for family and friends. It might also be time to look at upgrading your hardware to something newer. Being the Apple fanboy that I am, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on the current Apple line and where it might best fit for your uses.
A great way to learn how to design is to look at other designers PSD files. I spend a lot of time breaking apart other designers PSD files to see how they were created. Today I wanted to share with you five great design elements that will help you become a better designer. These PSDs come from some of the best designers in the industry! So download these now and take a look!
I often get asked, what type of blogs do I follow? As part of my effort to stay in touch while living outside of the states, I try and follow as many blogs as possible. I believe that it is important to be consuming quality ministry content that I can put into use right away. These blogs are quality and are some of my favorite blogs.
