You probably didn’t wake up this morning praying for weakness.

You don’t go to work in order to demonstrate your inadequacy. But if the power of God is made perfect in weakness, shouldn’t we pursue intentional weakness?

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I’ll be the first to admit, I love art. I also love the church.

For a long time, these worlds have been at odds. Some pastors embrace the arts. Others fear it.

Some artists embrace the church. Others hate it with a passion.

Can these two worlds be reconciled? Should they be?

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A few months ago, I sat down with our youth staff to teach a session on social media.

One of the underlying assumptions about me was that I was on Twitter all day long. I don’t tweet as much as a lot of people, but in my particular circles, I’m probably the most avid tweeter.

The truth is, I’m not on Twitter all day. Matter of fact, I hardly check Twitter, other than once in the morning, occasionally midday, and again at night. Thanks to some amazing social media tools, I don’t have to lose my life to social media.

Here are those tools:

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It’s the plight of anyone who creates.

It’s exhausting, oftentimes agonizing. Just ask anyone who’s written a book.

Sure, you love what you do. But it’s a lie to believe work you love should be easy.

Matter of fact, in order to create the best work of your life, you may need to do less shipping and more hiding.

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Don’t you just love the feeling that comes with releasing your art for the world to see?

Maybe you just published a blog post, or wrote a book, or released an album. It’s wonderful to ride the wave of compliments as they come cascading over your life.

You’ve arrived…

Or so you thought.

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