by Erik Carlson | Apr 7, 2021
About the only time I’m alone in my thoughts is when I’m either mowing the yard or riding my bicycle. One of those activities really fills me up and the other is a necessity (can you guess which is which?). Last summer while I was mowing the lawn, I...
by Erik Carlson | Feb 9, 2021
Over the past 7 years of Lighten Up Gear’s existence, hands down our men’s and women’s Yahweh (YHWH) Lion t-shirt design has been the most popular. It’s a simple design using the abbreviation of Yahweh as YHWH with a lion print embedded within...
by Erik Carlson | Nov 18, 2020
Disclaimer: Not all of these songs were released in 2020. Can we still be friends? Awesome. Worship music is one of the best ways for me to connect with Jesus. It’s been something that has been near and dear to me as a volunteer worship leader over the past 15...
by Erik Carlson | Oct 5, 2020
The other day, my mom suggested that I create a line of Christian face masks. While I appreciate the free advice, I shut down the idea in my head immediately because I felt like I missed my window of opportunity to create something meaningful customers would want to...
by Erik Carlson | Sep 29, 2020
The other day I ran across this post on Instagram by @pastorhumor who posts funny Christian memes and pastor humor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pastor Humor (@pastorhumor) “Oh man,” I thought to myself. “I had no idea he was running....
