Digital Animation Evangels

  For almost three months, nothing happened. Not almost nothing. Nothing. I had introduced two people who clearly needed to meet. One had access to doors — platforms, programs, interviews, visibility opportunities, and spaces where meaningful stories could reach the people who needed them. The other carried a message born out of compassion, grief work, healing, and service. Her life’s work was helping hurting people find language for pain, memory, loss, love, and hope. It made sense. Too much sense. That was the strange part. Have you ever made a connection that looked so obviously meaningful, so clearly aligned, so full of possibility — and then watched it sit there? No movement. No meeting. No follow-up. No spark. Just silence. Three months of “maybe later.” Three months of “I thought this would happen by now.” Three months of wondering whether the moment had passed. Then one day, the person with access to the platforms had a cancellation. A sudden gap in the schedule. An unexpec...

 Sometimes we convince ourselves that we are peaceful people—until life gets squeezed. When stress or frustration hits, your defense systems fail, and your "default person" comes to light. For some, it’s anger or a need for control; for others, it’s withdrawal or anxiety. In 1 Samuel 16:7 , God says that He does not look at what man sees: “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Those automatic reactions in moments of tension aren't an accident; they are an exact X-ray of what truly fills our hearts. Formal religion will tell you to try harder, bite your tongue, or count to ten. But the Gospel isn't about human self-control or pretending to be mature. It’s about surrender. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 , Paul writes: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” God doesn't want to touch up your default person—He wants to crucify it. He isn...

  When disaster hits, the human brain does not always ask deep questions first. It asks survival questions. Am I safe? Who is with me? What just happened? What do I do next? That is why Psychological First Aid, or PFA, is so practical. It is not about diagnosing someone. It is not about giving a perfect speech. It is not about becoming a therapist in five minutes. It is about humane presence in the first moments of crisis. You help reduce stress. You help the person feel safer. You listen. You calm the emotional storm. You connect them to support. You help them take the next step. And for those who want to become more prepared, some organizations offer PFA training or certification so ordinary people can learn how to respond with calm, care, and confidence when crisis hits. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not always. Because when people are breaking down, many of us get nervous. We talk too much. We quote too fast. We explain too soon. We try to fix pain before we have honored it. But crisis do...

  The Not So Sweet Side of Sugar Who doesn’t like something sweet? We all do. In fact, sugar provides energy to the body. Sugar occurs naturally in all foods that contain carbohydrates, such as fruits and vegetables, grains, and so on. Consuming whole foods and plant foods that contain natural sugar is okay because these foods have high amounts of fiber, essential minerals, and antioxidants; and since the body digests these foods slowly, the sugar in them offers a steady supply of energy to our cells. In actuality, a high intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains have been shown to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. The problems occur when we consume refined sugar. That is, process sugar that food manufacturers add to products to improve taste and extend shelf life. Foods rich in refined sugars are often heavily processed and they contain virtually no vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, fiber, or other beneficial compounds. In...

  Rogue AI and the Oldest Con in the World Long before we worried about rogue AI, there were rogues. In the 1964 TV series The Rogues , David Niven played Alec Fleming, a master con artist with style, charm, and dangerous elegance. He did not win by force. He won by reading people. He studied desire. He spotted greed. He mirrored what the mark wanted to see. Then he built a beautiful illusion around their weakness. That is the genius of the con. It does not look like an attack. It looks like an opportunity. It looks like help. It looks like the answer you have been waiting for. And that is where the story becomes spiritual. The Bible warns that deception rarely arrives wearing horns and carrying a pitchfork. Paul writes, “Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14, KJV). Translation? Darkness knows how to dress well. Lies can speak softly. Manipulation can smile. A trap can look like wisdom if it is wrapped in enough beauty, speed, convenience, and e...

The Air Isn't the Only Thing You're Breathing My son came inside coughing. Not the kind of cough that makes you glance up for a second and move on. The kind that immediately gets your attention. A few moments earlier, he had been exposed to strong chlorine fumes. And for the next several minutes, one thought kept replaying in my mind: What happens when the very thing designed to sustain life becomes contaminated? It's a question most of us never ask. Until breathing becomes difficult. Until smoke fills the sky. Until an air-quality alert appears on your phone. Until your child is standing in front of you trying to catch his breath. Recently, millions of people across North America have experienced that reality firsthand as smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and parts of Minnesota drifted across states, turning blue skies gray and sending air-quality readings soaring. Something invisible suddenly became impossible to ignore. And that's when a deeper thought hit me. W...