It's 7:14am. I've just poured my coffee, spilled it all over our unfortunately-white countertops. My sleepy hands carry the mug to the breakfast nook in our kitchen. The orangy summer sun is beaming on the east side of the trees. The birds are chirping. That lone...
creativity and art
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tell me more about the pain.
"I’ve heard several editors say they make a practice of chopping off the concluding two to three paragraphs in Christian writing, not because the writing isn’t good, but because this is when Christians consistently shift into autopilot optimism. They present the...
moving versus resting
I'm frozen in time. Actually, frozen on my couch somewhere between working on a series of paintings and climbing on my elliptical. I was thinking about inertia—that stuff smart people say when they're explaining that an object in motion stays in motion, and an object...
the artist’s rule
"As you make art or write, the process is a container for awareness. Everything that rises up—judgments, blocks, insights—is a reflection of the whole of your life." Christine Valters Paintner in The Artist's Rule I sat in the corner of my kitchen yesterday morning...
granny vs. my purpose in life.
My grandmother is the eternal matriarch, the kind that says exactly what's on...
what is faith to you?
One of the things I value most about being a part of this team is that Dan...
and it wasn’t even a “Christian” concert.
A few years ago, I led worship on a retreat for a room full of seminary wives...
artful markings
We all have mundane moments. You know, the ones that are boring and barely...
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