Tag Archives: Character

It Wasn’t For Nothing

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Chris Hambleton

This morning after I had finished my daily YouVersion readings, I was scrolling through Instagram a little and stumbled across a post that caught my attention. There on the screen was a middle-aged man in a gray tee-shirt lying on … Continue reading →

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Embracing Writer’s Block

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Chris Hambleton

Writer’s block. The two dreaded little words that every writer loathes, yet can also relate to. Sometimes it can last a couple minutes, a couple hours, or even a couple days. In my case, it’s lasted the better part of … Continue reading →

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Mentoring and Being Mentored

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Chris Hambleton

It’s been said that the only true constant in this universe is change. In our day and age of ever-increasing knowledge and information, that proverb seems truer today than ever before. Everywhere we look today, change is practically inescapable; we … Continue reading →

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Hearing Voices

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Chris Hambleton

Communicating your voice accurately and succinctly is one of the challenges of every writer, regardless of the intended audience and purpose of the material. Great writers are able to devise any type of voice they wish and one would think … Continue reading →

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Repairing the World

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Chris Hambleton

This week in Israel, the nation observed “Yom HaShoah” (Holocaust Remembrance Day) to remember the 6+ million Jews (as well as the 6+ million others) who were murdered in the Holocaust. On Yom HaShoah, loud sirens ring out throughout the … Continue reading →

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Fixing Broken Things

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Chris Hambleton

“His name is MacGyver, and he can fix anything.” Growing up in the Midwest, we watched a lot of television in the winter, even though we only got three channels (four, if you count PBS, which we never did). My … Continue reading →

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Do the Next Thing

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Chris Hambleton

This has been one of those weeks where everything hit the proverbial fan. The highlight was getting into an accident on an icy hill that put my car into the shop, and then learning the damage would be far too costly … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Question

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Chris Hambleton

If someone pulled you aside and asked you “What is the most important question ever asked?” what would you answer? Some of the more probable answers would be “Where did I come from?”, “Where am I going?, or “Why am I … Continue reading →

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Perspectives, Love, and Liberty

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Chris Hambleton

Think of your favorite book for a moment — do you realize that NO ONE will ever read that book the same way as you? Even the incredibly detailed and intricate works like “The Lord of the Rings” are never read quite the … Continue reading →

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A Peculiar Epiphany

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Chris Hambleton

Epiphanies. Sometimes they hit you right out of the blue for no apparent reason. I don’t have epiphanies very often, but when I do, they’re usually rather significant. Sometimes they’re a stream of thoughts that rush through my mind, while other … Continue reading →

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