If you follow Jesus only because he makes life easy now, it will look to the world as though you really love what they love, and Jesus just happens to provide it for you. But if you suffer with Jesus in the pathway of love because he is your supreme treasure,...
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when you’re overcome by noise
The sign read “huzzah & welcome.” We walked through the gate and found ourselves in a whole new time and place—the village of Hollygrove in the 16th century. A small group of medieval singers greeted us. Knights and pirates and squires and maidens and men in kilts...
for those who think you need to have creativity all figured out
I had an art teacher in elementary school named Mrs. Barnhorse. Actually that probably wasn’t her name, because Barnhorse? Really? But that’s how I remember it. She always took great care to explain our next art project, moving methodically through each step,...
dog days
I’m sitting in a wrought iron chair on the back patio, cupping a mug of coffee while tendrils of steam dissipate in the crisp fall air. I spend more time out here lately. We have two new puppies, Havanese litter-mates--Susanna and Wesley. The female’s half the...
you are a creative
Henri Matisse once said, "Creativity takes courage." Courage runs in short...
when jealousy visits
Jealousy is one of the occupational hazards of being a writer, and the most...
the eyes of an artist
"If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our...
what are we waiting for?
I almost missed it, but it’s been one of those weeks, and the very last...
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