Stream Deck, Boom Arms, and Softboxes: Building a Studio on Faith and Budget
We’re building the PerSpeckTives studio with faith and strategy—audio first, soft light over glare, and gear that respects both quality and budget. From a gifted Stream Deck to boom arms and softboxes, excellence isn’t overspending; it’s stewardship. Here’s the simple plan that’s taking shape, piece by prayed-through piece.
Social Media with Sacred Purpose: How I’m Building Campaigns That Last
Trends fade; campaigns last. After feeling the pressure to post daily, I rebuilt FireScript Press social around structured campaigns—batched content with a mission, consistent cadence, and sacred purpose. When you design to teach and serve, social stops performing and starts planting. Here’s the simple blueprint I use.
Fruitful in the Place That Hurt Me: Why Pain Produces More Than We Think
Joseph named his son Ephraim—“God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.” That promise reframed my own story. Fruitfulness isn’t always escape; it’s roots deepening in hard soil until a harvest breaks through. Here’s how pain became a launchpad for possibility, promise, and peace.
Shame, Fire, and the Editing Process: What Scripture Duplication Taught Me
A duplication pass on From Flesh to Flame turned into a mirror. The same verses kept resurfacing—and God used editing to refine more than paragraphs. Here’s how I audited, discerned, and decided to keep, move, or replace passages—and how that mirrors the way He cuts shame and keeps truth.
Fiverr, Upwork, and the Freelance Hustle: Finding Clients in Faith
Fiverr, Upwork, Reedsy—they’re noisy and competitive. But I’m not building with desperation; I’m building with discipline, prayer, and a clear plan. Here’s how I’m showing up—positioning, packages, proposals, and pricing—so the right clients can find FireScript Press.
Our 5-Camera Setup: Why We’re Going Big with PerSpeckTives
We didn’t want “just another podcast.” PerSpeckTives uses a five-camera setup—one wide, four close-ups—to capture the emotion, pauses, and side-eye that make real conversation. Here’s why it isn’t vanity but respect—and the simple way we’re lighting, miking, and framing to honor every voice.
Picking Up Someone’s Sword vs. Picking Up Someone’s Cross
Not every fight is your fight. Jesus calls us to carry our cross, not our neighbor’s sword. This piece offers a simple six-step filter—assignment, authority, motive, fruit, cross-shaped alternatives, and release—to help you love well without being drafted into battles you weren’t sent to carry.
The Power of a One-Pager: Simple Clarity for Big Ideas
Long decks create fog; one page creates focus. This post shows how a one-pager distills vision, removes analysis paralysis, and gives a single next step that people actually take.
Spicy but Saved: Why I Write with a Tagline
A tagline isn’t just branding—it’s a banner. Why “Spicy but Saved” shapes my voice and how FireScript Press keeps the fire lit with truth and heat.
The Digital Nomad: Freedom with a Mission
I’m building FireScript Press to be borderless—able to work from Italy, Atlanta, or the mountains—with systems that don’t shackle us to monthly fees. This isn’t escape; it’s reach. Stewardship means being ready to go wherever God opens the door, carrying words of fire without borders.
When Conviction Collides with Culture
Naaman’s healing is famous—but his quiet request for pardon is the real blueprint for believers under pressure. When culture demands a bow, God offers courage, wisdom, and grace. Here’s how to navigate the collision without losing your conviction.
Why We Need to Care About the News
Tired of doomscrolling? This piece invites readers to engage the news without fear: to watch, discern, and pray. Pull up a chair at the PerSpeckTives table as we bring faith to the front lines of current events.
Why I’m Creating Toolkits for Every Writer (and Every Genre)
Discover why FireScript Press is creating writer toolkits—practical resources like checklists, one-pagers, and blueprints that turn inspiration into impact.
The Devotional Blueprint: How I Build a Year’s Worth of Daily Reflections
How do you write 366 devotionals without burning out? Learn why building a blueprint creates structure, sanity, and space for God to move.
Even Babylon Is Still His: Finding God in Unlikely Places
Jobs, systems, seasons that feel like Babylon? God still moves there. Even exile can carry His vision, justice, and grace.
QuickBooks, Freelance IDs, and the Faith to Fund the Dream
Spreadsheets don’t feel sacred, but they can be. Discover why setting up QuickBooks and freelance systems is an act of faith and worship.
Building the Table: Behind the Scenes of PerSpeckTives
PerSpeckTives isn’t just another podcast—it’s a table. Multigenerational voices come together to shape faith, culture, and authentic conversation.
The Hidden Work Behind Launching a Publishing House
Building a publishing house means domains, spreadsheets, and seeds of faith. Learn why the hidden business work is also spiritual stewardship.
When Your Writing Feels Like Warfare (and Why That’s Okay)
Writing that heals and challenges often faces resistance. Learn why pushback can confirm your words carry weight—and why that’s okay.
Why I Built FireScript Press (and Almost Walked Away)
Starting a publishing house wasn’t the logical move. But FireScript Press was never about playing it safe — it was about obedience. Here’s why I almost walked away, and why I built anyway.