If you are creative in any way and are doing something for the kingdom of God, chances are you've probably often experienced difficulty or resistance to your efforts in many shapes and forms. Perhaps others might not understand your journey or what you're doing. Or you might experience rejection, distractions,…
Do you ever feel that everything has to be perfect before you are ready to show any of your work, or before you can take any kind of action? While having some perfectionist tendencies can sometimes be helpful in helping us strive towards a better standard, it can often be…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** Have you ever wondered why, when you're stressed or angry, it becomes so hard to think clearly? Sometimes regular tasks that you're normally completely capable of doing suddenly becomes impossible to carry out. Maybe you have a domineering boss or a…
Reading the Bible is an essential part of every Christian's spiritual growth. However, it's easy to get stuck in a rut and become bored with reading the same thing over and over again. When that happens, we can become desensitised to God's word and all that it has to say…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** There has been a great deal of scientific research carried out in music and its positive affects on memory and learning. Playing a musical instrument has many hidden benefits that help to stimulate your brain and foster creativity and well-being.…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** Sometimes it can be a real struggle to worship God when we come into his presence. You know how it is. Suddenly, we find many distractions around us, or our own thoughts prevent us from truly focusing on him. Perhaps we…
Do you ever find that when you try to memorise Bible verses, your brain is more like a sieve than a sponge? What's the best way to ensure that God's word sticks in your memory? Knowing God's word is essential to our survival. It helps you to know the truth and to…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** "I'll sleep when I'm dead." So goes the unfortunate saying that is the basis of several songs and a movie. It refers to the idea that we have so much to do that we don't have time…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** This is the second in a two-part series on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences. In part 1 I discussed how we each possess different types of intelligences that help us to learn things effectively. I also spoke about how there…
**This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.** In the first of a two-part series on intelligence, creativity and faith, I'll be discussing the most effective ways we learn things. How does our particular form of intelligence affect our creativity? Part 2 of this…