What’s your song?

Music is stressful. It doesn’t matter what genre, artist, band or instrument; all music is full of stress! For instance, let’s look at a standard, six-stringed guitar. Depending on the gauge, each string is under a specific amount of tension. When added all together, the guitar neck can experience around 200lbs of tension! Imagine if […]

What’s your hammer?

Personal or self identity might not be something you have intentionally thought of, but subconsciously, we have all processed the subject. Each of us has developed systems of beliefs and a sense of being that answers two big questions: who am I and what defines my value? When thought about intentionally, these questions can be […]

What are your questions?

“How do I know God is good?” This was a question that was rolling through my mind for a few weeks. I knew that God was good, but something deep within me wanted a reason as to how I knew God was good. Was it just because that’s what people told me to believe or […]

What’s Your Trigger?

When you Google “trigger”, the first thing that comes up is its definition. Starting with the noun use of the word, a trigger is “a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism.” Looking at a gun, the trigger is one of the smallest components, yet it is the […]

What do you see?

A number of months ago, Liane and I watched “The Music of Silence”, a biographical film of Italian singer and songwriter, Andrea Bocelli. The film covered the entirety of his life, touching on major milestones and challenges, one of which provided me with a tangible example of what it looks like to live by faith. […]

Too Big for a Book

I had a neat “light bulb” moment the other day. I was writing the About section for fingerprintss.com and I really wanted it to sound like me. I wanted people to read the little blurb and get a sense as to who I am, my personality and to the purpose of this site. So, I spent a […]