The soul talk BLOG

A collection of thoughts and reflections on faith, life and creativity.

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Worthless Without Grace

Human strength is empty outside the context of grace. The promise in 2 Corinthians 9:8 is crucial in understanding how we can accomplish God’s purpose for us.

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The Sweet and Sorrow of the Christian Life

Have you ever felt joyful with God one day, and then completely heartbroken the next? The Christian life can be a whirlwind. But this is how we can put things into perspective.

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Creatives, Don’t Show Everything

We get so caught up in flowing in creativity, that we forget we need to protect our identity. The enemy will take every opportunity to attack our fragile egos. So what can we do to combat that?

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How to Plan Your Life

As Christians, the way we plan is drastically different from the way the world does. How can we do this while still letting God be in control?

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The Most Important Thing You Need To Hear

You’re human. You sin. Unfortunately, that means going to hell in God’s perfect moral standards. But He doesn’t want you to go to hell. And this is the only way how.

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When Grateful Isn’t Enough

Thanks to an insightful book called Future Grace by John Piper, I’ve been learning a lot about how faith is really the key that unlocks the wonderful joy and peace that’s promised to God’s children.

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Finding Joy in God in our Productivity

When work gets tedious, it’s hard to see how we can enjoy God. But He is much more present than we realize. Inspired by a message from John Piper, Darla shares her the new treasure she’s found.

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Good Works Don’t Impress God

Sometimes it feels like good works come from us. But they are actually appointed by God. So what does that leave us to do?

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It’s Time To Redeem Music

Music has two main powers, and the world can heavily abuse this. Darla Baltazar shares her ideas on how to help redeem music for God’s glory.

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How To Overcome Creative Blocks

A lot of creativity is spiritual, but not many people talk about it. Find out what Darla considers to be common root causes of this problem, and suggestions on how to get past it.

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3 Common Mistakes Of Christian Creatives

Creatives are found in every industry. So this makes us think: how then could a Christian creative be set apart from the millions of other creatives in the world?

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How To Be Wise

Wisdom is not all about knowing a lot of things. It turns out it has a secret ingredient the world doesn’t talk a lot about: humility.

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When Giving Isn’t Godly

Creatives tend to think that they need to have what others have in order to create their best work, in the name of excellence. But is that really what the Lord is pleased with in our creating?

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Create With What You Have

Creatives tend to think that they need to have what others have in order to create their best work, in the name of excellence. But is that really what the Lord is pleased with in our creating?

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Think about it: what was the one thing Jesus' disciples asked Him how to do? It wasn't how to be a more effective speaker, or Scripture memory techniques, or His morning routine.

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