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2026-10-12T17:04:52-04:00

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What About the Trees? Another Living Parable

Last updated on: October 12, 2026 at 5:04 pm By David Weiss

After I finished writing the last article about falling leaves as a living parable. I thought of something more. This often happens, but this one stuck. I reread the article after posting with a more rational eye. While the point about the importance of letting go cannot be ignored, but there’s more to the story. Letting go is part of a larger design. There Is a Time for Every Season In Ecclesiastes 3:11 we read, “He has made everything beautiful... Read more

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2026-10-09T15:57:44-04:00

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Falling Leaves: A Living Parable on Letting Go

Last updated on: October 9, 2026 at 3:57 pm By David Weiss

I’ve spent the vast majority of my life in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania. As such, I have developed an extreme disdain for Winter. My countdown to Spring starts about five days after Winter begins. I resonate with C.S. Lewis who expressed a time of utter despair in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by describing a time when it was “always winter and never Christmas.” My favorite time of year is when the earth begins to warm and... Read more

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2026-09-28T17:12:56-04:00

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Life’s Urge: What My $16 Life Surge Ticket Really Bought

Last updated on: September 28, 2026 at 5:12 pm By David Weiss

Lately there has been some controversy surrounding a business called Life Surge, that holds large Christian conference events, with top shelf speakers in arenas. I attended one of these events, and have some insights I’d like to share, The Run Up I could not avoid the ads if I tried. They were all over my socials for an event called Life Surge. I saw the pictures of all the speakers and I have to admit I was intrigued. An event... Read more

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2026-09-18T15:32:27-04:00

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Creatively Created Creatures Created to Create

Last updated on: September 18, 2026 at 3:32 pm By David Weiss

In his amazing book The Artisan Soul, Erwin Raphael McManus refers to us humans by saying, “You are a work of art and an artist at work.” I’m sure many would want to kick against the idea of being called an artist, saying things like, “I can’t draw a straight line, or a stick figure.” If you’re thinking that, you are missing the point. You were created by your Creator to be creative, and I can prove it. Artist? Okay... Read more

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2026-09-16T14:57:19-04:00

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Squatters In Your Head

Last updated on: September 16, 2026 at 2:57 pm By David Weiss

You’ve heard of squatters, right? Squatters are basically people who take up residence in homes that don’t belong to them. Once they take up residence, they are incredibly hard to remove. Our legal system is so broken that, in some places, people can actually steal your home after breaking and entering and actually get away with it. That is so horribly wrong, but there is something that might be worse… Your Most Valuable Real Estate Okay, your home is likely... Read more

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2026-08-27T08:19:42-04:00

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The Pursuit of Happiness: All’s Well That Ends Well

Last updated on: August 27, 2026 at 8:19 am By David Weiss

I have an opinion that I know will be controversial, at least in the arts community, but I’m going to share it anyway. I love stories that have a happy ending. You might say, well that’s not reality, to which I would say, “I know. Your point?” Seriously in a world that is far too full of negativity, I want my entertainment to leave me feeling uplifted and, dare I say, happy? Artistic Value Please hear me, I’m not denigrating... Read more

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2026-08-05T10:37:22-04:00

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The Joyful Noise Principle: Worshiping God As He Deserves

Last updated on: August 5, 2026 at 10:37 am By David Weiss

I am not a good singer… There, I said it. Now don’t get me wrong. I can rock out in the privacy of my own car, and sometimes I even harbor the illusion that I don’t sound that bad. You might say I have taken the adage seriously, that I sing like no one is watching. In some cases, I’m sure they are, and I’m sure I look ridiculous. The truth is, I don’t care. Why Don’t I Do That... Read more

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2026-07-31T09:53:45-04:00

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“Love” Songs…Could We Do Better?

Last updated on: July 31, 2026 at 9:53 am By David Weiss

Who Is This Song About? I remember it like it was yesterday. I was sitting in a church for worship, and we went into a “worship” song, that made me shake my head. You see, I knew some of the origins of the song, and I knew it wasn’t a song written to God. It was a song the guy wrote about his girlfriend. The guy was a Christian artist and let me make this clear, I have no problem... Read more

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2026-07-20T16:16:11-04:00

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The Pastor Who Paints: Reaching People Through Art

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 4:16 pm By David Weiss

I’m a pastor and an itinerant artist/speaker who’s ministered in about 350 venues in at least 22 states. In that time I’ve learned a lot about reaching people. I started as a youth leader at a small church in Pennsylvania. This was in the era when Young Life founder Jim Rayburn famously said, “It’s sin to bore a kid with the Gospel.” I was teaching youth in the church where I came to Christ and more than a few of... Read more

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2026-06-03T08:36:52-04:00

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To AI or Not to AI: That Is the Question? AI in Creativity

Last updated on: June 3, 2026 at 8:36 am By David Weiss

The other day I saw a meme that urged people not to use AI for making art, music, writing, etc. Full transparency, when I was trying to make living as an artist, I know I would’ve been beating that drum too. But I think I would have been wrong. Thinking Back As I was thinking of all this, I was transported back in time to the turn of the millennium. I was part of a sort of think tank for... Read more

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