February 2012
1 post
“Each member of the crew was extremely proficient at his job, and each trusted...”
– The Orange Revolution Book
December 2011
1 post
Stopping to say thank you.
We people these days seem to all be simply crazy busy - most all of the time. Running here, running there, working, errands, etc. It’s crazy. The last couple of months have been especially crazy for me. God’s really made me think about something though. I need to still take time, working 100 hours in a week or 40, to stop and thank people and encourage them. It always changes my day...
July 2011
1 post
The Power of the Church
Not sure exactly why - but it’s just been on my mind today. The awesome potential power of the Church. Not a building. Not a service. But a group of people committed to growing closer to Christ and behaving like Him. As the church, let’s not pass the buck onto some community group, the government, a booster club, etc. Let’s make change happen - we’re the ones best equipped,...
June 2011
15 posts
The Thing About "Creativity" →
blainehogan:
During an interview today I was asked what I thought about the word, “creativity.”
I’ve been working in a church now for 3 years (my previous were in the secular art world) and I have to say…I’m still getting used to the word, “creativity,” being used as a noun.
As if it were a thing that you…
Shut Up. It's Quiet Time.
If you’ve been going to church for any extended amount of time you’ve probably heard that you should consistently have quiet time. Shut up, pray and read the bible. That apparently is the magic to growing in your relationship with Christ. I get it, I really do - and I think the people saying it mean to be helpful, but I’m going to question this simplistic statement. What’s...
Prayer
Life is difficult. It gets tiring. It gets difficult. Unexpected things happen. And on and on the list can go about all the difficulties, right? They’re there. They always will be. So now what? I think one of our greatest ways to combat all this junk that comes along is through prayer. Prayer is important, right? I think most people who probably read my blog would respond with a confident...
Consume to Create
I think creativity is probably something more commonly discussed by my generation than ones in the past. Obviously I say that with little ability to prove it - but it’s just a hunch. Look around, there’s so many blogs, tweets, facebook updates, books, magazines… all about being creative. It’s easy to look at all of this and assume that it’s just a given that everyone...
That's It! I'm Standing Up!
Standing up at my desk that is! (cheesy? yes!) Okay, but really, I’ve been noticing some people around the interwebs for the past month or so talking about having a standing desk and it got me intrigued. Today I decided that if I could get something I wanted for < $100 I’d do it - and I succeeded! I found a bar table at Ikea that seems to be the right height and I’m gonna...
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Found this song/video while cleaning out my email. Still speaks to me/moves me big time! So great! http://lukelikes.it/knrt1q
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A great reminder from Church On The Move regarding safety with production equipment… http://lukelikes.it/mmhbEp
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Luke Likes It
Because I think my new URL for shortening URLs is so cool, I thought it would be fun to put everything I share on here with the tag “LukeLikesIt” - that way if you ever want a list of all the links I’ve shared to other people/blogs/music/etc you can get it in one place.
(That is a crazy run on sentence - my apologies to all the English grammar police!)
Go ahead…click on...
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Some great people writing about #CreativeBlocks - check out the whole list… lukelikes.it/knkrRO
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Not only was this a great performance but I also want to use my new URL to show you… http://lukelikes.it/m3TGsi (cool, right?!) #geek
Attraction & Weight
Maybe I am to open in what I write on this blog, maybe this will be one of those times - but I’m gonna go for it anyways.
I know this doesn’t sound politically correct to some, but let’s start out with this understanding…
It is more natural to be physically attracted to someone of the opposite sex if they are physically fit.
I’m not saying that fat people are bad,...
Father
God is our father.
All the good things about earthly fathers we see.
None of the bad things about earthly fathers we see.
Protector. Comforter. Lover. Guide. Encourager. Leader.
But, just like we see everyday, kids have a choice to let their fathers father them or they can run the opposite way.
Do we let God be our father, or are we to busy running away from him to experience him in that way?
love
love is…
Trust
Trust is such an important thing. Do you trust those you work with?
How can we foster trust with those who work for us?
How about those we work for?
I believe very little substance is accomplished without trust.
Don’t get me wrong, I think with trust comes some accountability and checking up on people too - but without a foundation of trust, accountability doesn’t accomplish much...
“Trust the Lord with all your heart…”
– Proverbs 3:5
May 2011
3 posts
March 2011
3 posts
Playing it safe.
Do you play it safe? Or do you fight for what you believe in? In your work, in your family, in your friendships, in your spirituality - do you fight for what you believe in? Or are you to afraid and therefore just play it safe?
Take a risk. Fight for what you believe in. Leave it all out on the field. You might lose a lot - but you might just win a few times too - something you’ll never...
Love Wins.
Why did you choose to read this post? I’m asking that question to those of you who already know what this post is about just by reading the title. Did you decide to read because you think I might be one of those horrid Bell fans and you want to spam me with your prideful comments? Or just the opposite - you want to read me be a fan and tell me how great it is that I am a fan? I’d...
Honor
Honor someone today and tell them why you think they should be honored.
February 2011
5 posts
How I'm Becoming Un-Stuck →
blainehogan:
It’s been almost a month since I’ve last posted.
This morning I was asking myself if my time off has been a good or bad thing. To begin with, it wasn’t a conscious decision. Like many things in life, it just sort of happened. In some ways my time off has been glorious. In fact, it has been a…
“Introduce one factor at a time and identify how you will measure the impact...”
– “Why You Should Be Optimizing” on The 99% Blog
“A calling is an awareness of a need and the capacity and courage to meet it.”
– Pete Wilson
I absolutely love this quote from Pete. Whenever people have said they were “called” by God to do something - it was always something I struggled with. Did they hear God’s audible voice? Am I missing something in the areas I feel passionately about? The more I struggle...
I am thankful for music.
It does some amazing things for me.
Thank you God.
January 2011
23 posts
Crap, fear is tough stuff.
It is soo easy to live in fear.
I am.
Right now.
And, if I can be honest with you, I still haven’t really decided to overcome my fear in regards to one specific area of my life.
It’s tough stuff. You see, I really want to be transparent and share my heart in this one area - but I’m just a little scared boy about it. Why? Because, if I open up and am honest, I feel it could go...
You are almost there.
You are almost there.
God wired you up in this strange way for a purpose. It’s really not strange, it’s on purpose.
Embrace it.
Pick that one thing that you constantly think about and polish it.
Focus on it.
See what kind of amazing person comes out on the other side.
God doesn’t want you to be the best at everything. God wants you to be the best at the thing you are...
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“Simply put, here was a man who knew how to lead.”
– Someone speaking of Ronald Reagan. My wish would be for someone to be able to say this about me when I die. What a simple, powerful statement.
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Hills & Valleys →
blainehogan:
When we began talking about what we wanted to do to honor MLK weekend we started with his famous speech. As inspiring as it is, it seems that we often miss the genesis of it. When you dig a little deeper you realize that much of his speech isn’t his own, but instead came from the ancient prophet,…
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“Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live,...”
– John Eldredge in Wild At Heart
The Hard Work of Falling In Love Again →
blainehogan:
“It’s almost like letting yourself fall in love a little bit everyday.” - Scott Schumann, The Sartorialist
Last week was my first full week back after our Christmas break. About the second day back I noticed something strange. I was feeling terribly depressed and anxious even. This, my…
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Do you want to see Detroit get better?
I’ll write more about this later, but I couldn’t resist at least letting you all know about this awesome site. It’s Detroit2020.com and the main point of it is to look at how we can make Detroit a better city in the year 2020. In order to make it better then, we have to think about it now. This site, put on by Channel 7 WXYZ is awesome - they are taking a positive stand on...
Creative Arts Team
Creative Arts team - you’ve heard that term thrown around, especially in churches these days, right? Why that name? Isn’t it repetitive anyways? Can you have art without it being creative? Also, don’t you think all people have creativity built into them by God? I do. Hmmm… What’s a better name for that type of team?
Tracking Goals To Succeed in 2011
Yesterday I wrote a tweet, trying to be funny about the revolutionary idea I had…
Obviously it really isn’t revolutionary, but it was just so funny to me that it popped into my head like a revolutionary idea. Why hadn’t I thought about it before? Regardless of why, I’m doing it now. I’ve made a list of some of my top goals, figured out what “success”...
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A lesson on clearing clutter from Carlos...
A few days ago, I was catching up on some of my favorite blogs and read Carlos Whittaker’s post called Ragamuffin Digital Toolbox 2010. It’s a great post where he goes through and explains some of the tools he uses the most to get stuff done from hardware to software to iPhone apps, etc. It’s a great post - you should check it out! Although it was all good stuff, there was one...