Fish&Chips
Featured Blog Posts
Since people are busy, I figured I’d put a shortcut at the top of the Home Page that offered people a sneak peek at the different sections of this website. Here you will find blog posts that give you a sample of the different creative adventures available on Fish&Chips. You will find a variety of posts here including (but not limited to): Christian blog posts, Original Artwork, AI Artwork and Writing Experiments, Audio Messages, and Videos. For those bold souls, you might even dare to read some of the flash fiction, Christian Science Fiction, or other short stories. I invite you to join me for some Fish&Chips adventures.
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Fish and Chips
Inspired by John 6:9-13
Fish and chips, really? Yes, that is the name the Lord gave me for this website. Three times over the last week, a podcast popped up on my phone. I never even tapped on the podcast, but it was very persistent in trying to get my attention. After the third time I decided I better listen to it. So, I did.
The Pastor was preaching on the one miracle that appears in all four of the Gospels. The miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000. In John’s telling of the miracle, we find out that the disciples asked a young boy for his two fish and five loaves of bread. He gave it to them. Jesus took the bread, gave thanks to the Lord, and proceeded to multiply what the little boy had given Him to feed 5,000+ people that day.
When the Pastor was telling us about this amazing miracle, he called the fish and bread the boy had, “fish and chips.” As soon as I heard him say that I knew that Jesus had just given me the name for this website.
Giving Our Fish and Chips
That day, Jesus asked a little boy for his lunch. Without hesitation the little boy handed his lunch over then watched as Jesus took that meager offering to multiply it into enough food to feed 5,000 men plus all the women and children there that day. The Lord loves to work through us to serve others. His invitation to each of us is to give what we have to Him then He will use it to serve others through us.
As that idea sunk in, I realized that everything I’ve ever written, painted, or recorded has simply been me giving Jesus my fish and chips. He then blesses it, multiplies it, and gives it to others. It might not look like we have enough fish and chips to help others, but in God’s hands it will feed everyone that needs feeding.
This website is me handing over my small supply of fish and chips to Jesus knowing that He has plans to bless it, multiply it, and use it to feed people who are hungry for God’s healing. He has had me writing, painting, and recording stuff for the last fifteen plus years. Since 2019, all of it has just been sitting on my hard drive gathering dust. God’s timing is perfect, so I have to believe there is a reason He has asked for my fish and chips at this specific time. I am humbled and blessed that He has invited me to partner with Him in this new season. My prayer is that if all of us give Jesus our fish and chips, He will bless them, multiply them, and give them to others as He heals our world.
“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that is a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this.” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down. There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the bread, and having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted.
John 6:9-11
The Curated Projects
Here you will find my most recent 3D artwork and some of my favorite creations. Some of the artwork will have writings in the Blog Section of this website to explain the concept behind the image. And others I will leave up to your own interpretation. Recently, I’ve been remembering to just have fun when creating. It has been fun to not take myself so seriously lately. Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day. Click on the image to view it in a larger size.
The Newest Blogs
Here you will find a hodgepodge of creative adventures. You will be joining me on a journey of short stories, digital artwork, devotionals, Healing Thoughts, 3D artwork, audio files, and videos. Or any other creative idea that pops into my head. You have an open ended invitation to hang out with me whenever you choose. To see a weekly Calendar of upcoming posts that may be available, you can click on the Calendar below. If I am uber organized for the week you will see information about individual posts. Other wise you will just see the general blog topics that might appear on the day if I post on that day. You can also read all the Fish and Chips’ blogs on the blog page.
Blog Calendar
- December 10, 2023
Sundays
December 10, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
If I am posting a blog on Sunday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- Scripture Sunday: These posts use a combination of artwork and writing together to complete a whole visualization of a Scripture verse, Biblical Concept, or Emotional Concept.
- Silent Sunday: This will simply be an image or artwork. No words.
- December 11, 2023
Mondays
December 11, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
If I am posting a blog on Monday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- The Messy Mary Podcast: A 3-7 minute podcast with a message about Jesus
- Macro Monday: A picture post of an up close image
- Message Monday: A written, audio, or video message about Jesus
- December 12, 2023
Tuesdays
December 12, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am
If I am posting a blog on Tuesday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- Tuesday Tidbits little short writings that offer encouragement and/or testimonies of what God has been doing in my life.
- 3D Tuesday: Enjoy artwork, videos, and short stories that use Daz Studio 3D software to create characters, props, and environments.
- Turnback Tuesday: Like "Throwback Thursday" this Tuesday post will be something I created a year or more ago.
- December 13, 2023
Wednesdays
December 13, 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
If I am posting a blog on Wednesday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- Wednesday Devotionals: Short written devotional designed to offer you a Scripture verse and then an experiential writing that relates to the Scripture. A wonderful start to your day.
- Worship Wednesday: A YouTube video of a Christian Worship Song.
- Work in Progress (WIP) Wednesday: An image or writing that is a rough draft. Something I am currently in the middle of creating.
- December 14, 2023
Thursdays
December 14, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am
If I am posting a blog on Thursday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- Throwback Thursday: Writings from the Healing Thoughts Newsletter, Healing Thoughts Magazine, Healing Thoughts Devotional, or Good News Daily Devotional that were written before 2023.
- 3D Thursday: Enjoy artwork, videos, and short stories that use Daz Studio 3D software to create characters, props, and environments
- December 15, 2023
Fridays
December 15, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
If I am posting a blog on Friday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- Fun Friday: Is a wildcard day. It is a post that was just for fun. It could be written or it could be artwork.
- Form Friday: Introduces different poetry forms and then has a poem written as an example of that form.
- December 16, 2023
Saturdays
December 16, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
If I am posting a blog on Saturday it will be one of the following types of blog posts.
- AI Saturday: This will be an image or an image along with a writing that uses some element of AI (Midjourney, NightCafe, Poemai) in its creation. It might be the background, parts of a poem, just one element, the entire image, or a combination of all of those. I will let you know what parts are AI in the post.
- Story Saturday: Enjoy a selection of writings or writings and artwork from my current visual storytelling project about The Creative Community Center. I might even throw in some random flash fiction or short story for you to enjoy on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Throw The 1st Stone
Today's message is a modern day twist on the Scripture where Jesus draws a line in the sand from John 8:4-11 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” They were trying to trap...
Express Yourself
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he Holiday Season is upon us. While many people look forward to this time of year, there also people who experience stress and anxiety during this time of year. In Social Work, we use grounding techniques to help people cope with issues. The...
Emotional Spanx
Until next time blessings and healing
Origami Dreams
oday's artwork is a just for fun piece of artwork. Kid's have such great imaginations. Keiko loves to create little origami animals as a hobby. Folding the paper when making these creations brings her peace. Recently, she has been creating...
Praise Saves
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The Latest Videos
Here you will find videos from my YouTube Channel Getting Dazzy With It. My channel is about all things Daz Studio including the making of a character, using morphs to create unique characters, and my postwork in Photoshop. I will also periodically toss in some info about AI because guess what folks it is NOT going away anytime soon…just saying. I will also include some timelapse videos of me creating characters from start to finish. I might even throw in some periodic product reviews. I hope you will join me in Getting Dazzy With It.
