Thirty Seconds or Less

Let’s talk about time. We experience it as a steady stream, always moving forward at roughly the same pace, quantum physics aside. We count down the days, anticipate an event or anniversary, staring at the clock as if to will it to move forward faster and faster. But the second hand defies our extra sensory... The post This Is The Human Experience appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

One of the most insidious lies in the world is the idea that love runs out. I don’t know exactly where it comes from but I know that we believe this idea and yet it is false. Because love is infinite. It is the deepest reality of the universe, of God, of you, of me.... The post The Deepest Reality appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Silence doesn’t exist. It is a presence felt only as absence. A thing experienced as a no-thing. But, to say that silence doesn’t exist is both true and untrue, calling into question our understating of what it means to exist. And like silence, God is the presence felt in absence, the thing-as-no-thing, the sound of... The post Silence Doesn’t Exist appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

We choose the speed of the worlds that we engage with. Living in New York City, it can seem like things are going a million miles around us and I find that it’s actually useful for me to be conscious that I have a choice to do otherwise. I seek out quiet streets. I look... The post Within The Bustle appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

To fail is human. To create, divine. Embrace your failure and discover your creativity. Discover your divinity and embrace your humanity. Failure. Creativity. Experiencing the former can lead you to new depths in the latter. Humanity. Divinity. Touching the latter will lead you to the former. What was a failure you experienced that impacted your... The post FailureCreativityHumanityDivinity appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Let me just say this: If you can find yourself a place where you are loved, affirmed, and treated with human dignity, hold that sacred space close to your heart. Hold it close to your heart. It’s not worth it fighting daily to prove your humanity to anyone. Let us hold each other in love.... The post Let Me Just Say This appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Wonder is the antidote to religion. Religion leads us to submission to systems and institutions. Religion leads us to be focused on “fixing” our flaws and failures from the inside out. Religion is about power, wealth, and domination. Wonder, on the other hand, leads us to wandering. To liberating. To run free on the highways... The post Wonder appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Life is about the journey. We’re all called to be nomads. And God’s Spirit continually is tugging on each of our hearts and becoming us to take the next step forward into the unknown in full faith that God is with us, for us, and guiding us. None of us know where exactly all of... The post Journey appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Seek first the Kingdom of God. What is that Kingdom? It’s the ultimate state of Reality where all of us are freed to be ourselves, to live out our dreams. This is what the Kingdom is. This is why Jesus, when asked for the location of the Kingdom of God, responds, “The Kingdom of God... The post Holy appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

We have been created with a primal impulse for connection and meaning, which can only be found when we discover the stories of our past. When we discover that we are connected to an endless line of individuals who have, like us, sought after God in hope of finding redemption and purpose, may we be... The post Roots appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.