by joncook | Jan 28, 2015 | Creativity, Purpose
I don’t like vanilla ice cream. Since we’re on the subject, I also don’t like Vanilla Ice, but I’ve made my peace with him. Back to vanilla ice cream. It’s extremely rare for me to eat vanilla ice cream by itself. Do you know what vanilla...
by joncook | Aug 11, 2014 | Creativity
The book of Genesis says that God saw everything He made and it was very good, including us. We are made in God’s image. We are the multiplication of His creativity, created to be creators. From earth tones to copper sculptures and everything in-between, our...
by joncook | Jan 17, 2014 | Creativity, Ideas
Ideas are cheap. Good, bad, any type of idea, it doesn’t cost you anything but brain power. Our brain neurons fire at unthinkable speeds, which produce ideas with hardly any effort at all. The problem with ideas is sometimes they’re hard to convey. Most...
by joncook | Feb 20, 2013 | Creativity, Everyday Life, Writing
The last few months are a lesson to me about content creation: you can always produce more, but it may not always be better. Even the most creative person in the world has a tipping point for their creative juices. Mine have been running in the red for too long now....
by joncook | Nov 2, 2012 | Creativity, Dreaming, Friday List, Ideas
It’s Friday and I’m enjoying our first full weekend in our new house. Here’s the Friday List. Pray for the communities and churches affected by Hurricane Sandy. To give you some perspective, here’s a picture from the Ground Zero construction...
by joncook | Sep 14, 2012 | Creativity, Dreaming, Friday List, Ideas
It’s Friday and I’m loving the fall weather that’s just starting to settle into the Lou. Here’s the Friday List. A lot of time is wasted at work every day and some of the most “productive” practices are the biggest culprits....