Noah's Blog - Musings and stories

A short, silly story I quickly wrote playing around with the idea of “surrender to win.”

It is scary how many forms lying and deceit come in.

I suppose it could be said that the majority of the posts I’ve published are essays, even though I haven’t considered them that way.

In making our plans, it is good to remember that ultimately, anything we plan will only happen if Yahweh wills. 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain 14 Whereas

It’s funny because I’m actually writing this on the 30th, but because this post is for the 31st it will be the eve of the new year on the Roman calendar when I post it.

Sunlight filtered through the teardrop-shaped, green leaves casting dappled shadows on the dirty soil beneath.

One of the things writing every day is helping me with is beating perfection and getting in a habit of finishing things.

Something I’ve had to learn the hard way is to never overpromise.

If we’re not using our gifts for the kingdom then we are burying them.

I once heard someone say: Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to “throw a brick at you” to get your attention.

I’ve used Sass (the CSS extension language, silly) once in the past.

June 2026 update: the site is no longer available.

This is meant to be a handy reference of everything I try to remember for coming up with fiction stories.

The times when I’ve had the most spiritual growth is when I first did that things that I already knew Scripture says and put what I already knew Yahweh, our Heavenly Father, was calling me to do, into action.

This is just a quick post that doesn’t go too deep, but I may do a longer, in-depth post sometime.

I’m not convinced that casting lots is a Biblical way of making decisions.

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the importance of a good attitude.

I’d like to hear from you.

This fall I went on a long road trip.

Today I decided to write a short story.

Would you lie to someone to make them feel good about themselves and avoid conflict?

A common piece of advice given for coming up with a fictional story is to figure out the ending first.

We won’t agree on everything and that’s okay.

I often wonder if there is too much emphasis and time placed on dispelling individual lies from the devil.

Paraphrasing what I once read: Don’t focus on pleasing the critics; focus on the average person who is likely to be filled with wonder and inspired to do their own work by seeing yours.

What if we don’t need to seek to be used on our own in some “significant” way by Yahweh our Heavenly Father, but rather to just touch the life of someone else who will be?

From what I’ve noticed online, there is hesitation when it comes to art, specifically certain styles as a byproduct of the flood of “AI generated” imagery now.

If there is one thing that I could help people to understand, it would be Yahweh’s love for us as a loving father.

A while back I stumbled upon what I thought was a great perspective on play from Johnathan Collins’ blog here.

The only one whose approval you should truly care about is Yahweh our Heavenly Father’s approval.

Yahweh gave us each unique abilities for what He called us to do, but it is the fact that He made us that makes us special and have worth.

Earlier this year I worked on a big, intensive illustration project: creating the illustrations for a 32-page children’s book.

I’ve tried to write and publish posts consistently before, but always ended up stopping after a few days.

One of the most difficult things in life is to not try to control your own life.

Our influences, what inspires us, and who our heroes are all play a big role in shaping who we become.

Ideas are not the same as inspiration.

The fact that I don’t fully understand everything in the Bible right now makes it more valid, not less.

When deciding between options, consider whether there is a third option.

A few weeks ago, I was visiting a place where there were multiple ponds with various sizes of carp swimming around.

Something I’ve thought about is the fact that the main thing that separates the Elohim (God) of Christianity from the mighty ones (gods) of other religions is that Yahweh, our Heavenly Father, cares.

I’ve been quite amazed at how much can be accomplished and learned over time when done consistently.

Many people have different ideas of what “love” is, but what does Yahweh, our Heavenly Father, say?

When you’re winning, be quiet.

Sometimes, it is easy to get caught up in fears and anxieties about the future.

I’ve written posts every day for a week now.

One of my favorite characters in the Bible is Joseph.

I was once talking to a young man who was just a little older than I was at the time.

Make Me Care (MMC).

About a month ago, I had a passing thought about imperfections: We should embrace our imperfections as a reminder of why we need to rely on Yahweh our Heavenly Father, not ourselves.

A simple truth I always have to remind myself of is this: If we wait until we’re perfect or until we think we’re “ready” before we do something, we will probably never do it.