Raw Spoon

Looking at what makes a Christian different than just a good person.

A story using a futuristic setting to demonstrate the meaning of "Holiness."

A young girl from the hood, gets a glimpse of a better life from a girl who got out.

A poem about deserving less, but being given so much.

A father gives his young daughter skills to tackle any fear, and it leads to far more than just no more fear.

A man on the verge of suicide meets his father in a dream.

How to convince a young man who is headed for trouble to turn his life around?

Story of a man about to propose, but feeling all alone.

A story about a secret government that gives instructions via machines they have built.

This art and story chronicles what Joseph might have felt when Mary told him she was pregnant, not with his child. It is to describe the second week in Advent, which represents faith. Look for the other symbols in this art, of Abraham and Isaac, along with other situations symbolizing faith.

This story are about the first candle of advent: Hope, and the prophets that exhibited such hope.

This meditation on The Lord's Prayer is meant to help us engage more deeply and understand it more.

A story of someone who is famous who is purified of everything that is not pure. Blog at: https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-burn-away-all-that-cannot-be-redeemed

A little girl hopes in the miracle of life to comfort her mother with a single sunflower. https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-hope-for-sunflowers 

Visit https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-scarcity-veils-spiritual-health for the art, story, and animation. Even though Akemi worked towards wealth his entire life, when he retires, he realizes he is very poor.

What direction are your daily habits aiming you to become some day? https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-choices-of-a-rotten-old-person

This art and story is meant to remind us of the power we have in our mind to control our attitude and our mood. In Philippians, Paul exhorts us to choose to focus on good things. This should be a spiritual discipline, like any other. See at https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-more-control-of-your-mind-than-you-think

Maybe there are many ways to find Jesus, ones we have no idea are led by him. https://www.rawspoon.com/post/not-find-jesus-until-heaven

Ricky and I shared dinner at Landmark Diner on Christmas eve, 2020.

God's love is the type that longs to have anyone who wants it, but has a passionate desire to see that person become their best self, even if that takes pruning. https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-padre-pedro-s-garden

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver. It takes the cracks of a vessel and turns them into places of beauty. This is what Henry Price, founder of the online newspaper, Whole History Daily does with this world, and with his very flawed employees. Find blog at https://www.rawspoon.com/blog and animation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7I-rwiOEJA

This is a story to describe why sometimes God takes everything away from us. Story can be found here:  https://www.rawspoon.com/post/story-he-sinks-our-boats

This is a story about the death of a child and forgetting to live the type of love that has to fight for its life to survive. This is the type of love they say our God has for us. He fights foes to rescue our hearts again.

In this interview Kaption Red and I talk about finding your mission. 

A story of a crippled soldier to show the meaning of Christmas