by Rick Baldwin | Sep 27, 2020 | Spirituality
Looking for happiness is a lot like searching for your glasses when they’re sitting on top of your head. (Sound familiar?) We all chase after things in life that we think will make us happy, and sure, they do—for a while. But eventually, we realize the “thing” we...
by Rick Baldwin | Sep 26, 2020 | Deeper Explorations
We usually experience life as a series of choices. This or that.Yes or no.Stay or go. From early on, we’re taught that we are decision-makers, constantly selecting from a menu of possible futures. It feels obvious. After all, we decide what to eat, where to live, who...
by Rick Baldwin | Sep 21, 2020 | Spirituality
Every artist begins their creative journey connected to an infinite well of ideas, impulses, and possibilities. At their core lies a boundless realm, unrestricted by style, medium, or form. Yet, when an artist picks up a brush and places the first stroke on a canvas,...
by Rick Baldwin | Sep 20, 2020 | Spirituality
“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (Ephesians 5:14) Spiritual literature often revolves around the idea of “waking up.” As we begin our spiritual journey, we encounter terms like “awakening,” “enlightenment,” “being born again,”...
by Rick Baldwin | Sep 12, 2020 | Practical Spirituality
A few years ago, I watched a documentary about the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. As many may recall, the tsunami caused tremendous loss of life and property. Witnessing the destruction unfold in real time through video footage gave the tragedy a sense of...
