It’s taken me a couple of years to understand it. That assurance of confident peace God gave me on a dark night, in a cold place, in a world where evil doesn't even bother to hide its face. Why would God grant peace then? Now, finally, I'm beginning to see. I'm starting to understand the topography of life—its mountains, valleys, and deep caverns. I see more clearly the hard truths of the human condition, our magnetic pull toward sinful pleasures. And because of that, I finally grasp the immens...

In Isaiah chapters 40﹣42, the Lord God has rebuked His spiritual people (Israel) for gross negligence on their part to follow His Commandments and caused great oppression and other calamities to fall upon them for their sins. Isaiah, chapter 43, contrasts the previous chapters and tells of the outpouring of God's mercy and grace not because of Israel's own merits, but because and only because of God's grace. We can look at Chapter 43 as the modern version of a parent saying, “…I'm punishing you...

The following “rules” are a combination of items gathered from various sources, including my own life experience. It's important to approach these structures with care, as humans can easily become entangled in them rather than focusing on the experience. The meaning of life is found in experiential living, not in dogmatic efforts to be perfect. However, to be successful, every human needs an individualistic routine tailored to their specific needs. While I intend to incorporate each of these ru...

Here are my five personal core values that I have identified as being most important for my life to represent. Publishing these makes me accountable to everyone who knows me. Everyone, keep me ethical! Keep me true! 🪞 Integrity Integrity is treating others as I would want to be treated. It is behaving in private as I would in public. Integrity does not pay any attention to consequence, only, in doing the right thing. Integrity is staying true to what I understand to be fact. It is being honest...

🗒️ Hiya! My name is Jacob, but here online I prefer the screen name Curio! Mostly because it describes who I am perfectly! I am a life-long student who happens to be a freelancer, creative writer, coder, and soon to be small business owner! I love writing, thinking, feeling (hate it too), nature, tinkering, and helping people in unique crises! 📧 If you are here seeking my services in graphic design, website design, a written content piece, OSINT inquiry or investigation, or to just chat in gene...