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Exploring and Creating

Part three of my weekly series of writing prompts for personal exploration. Won’t you take 10 minutes and join me in exploring? TODAY’S WRITING PROMPT: What would you like to find? What do you need to lose to make that happen?... More »

To explore strange new worlds…

Today I’m discussing a topic of great eternal importance, although it might surprise you to read about the Starship Enterprise on my blog about prayer. When they were developing plans for the Starship Enterprise, the designers made a model and hung it from a string. When Gene Roddenberry picked...... More »

Exploring and Creating — Together

Part two of my weekly series of writing prompts for personal exploration. Won’t you take 10 minutes and join me in exploring? TODAY’S WRITING PROMPT: What unnecessary thoughts/judgments/activities/ people/pressures/insecurities do you need to let go of? What practical steps can you take to make that happen?... More »

The touch of a hand

Strolling through the Met, I could barely see through my tears. Because how can I look at the delicate brush strokes, specific words painted thousands of years ago by Egyptian artists, the individual strokes evident, and not think about the person who sat there recording those ideas? Laboring to...... More »

God’s Masterpiece

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 If you’re anything like me, sometimes you look at the people around you — pastors, Bible study leaders, friends who faithfully have 5 am quiet time — and feel absolutely, positively certain that you don’t...... More »

God's Masterpiece

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 If you’re anything like me, sometimes you look at the people around you — pastors, Bible study leaders, friends who faithfully have 5 am quiet time — and feel absolutely, positively certain that you don’t...... More »

Christmas is all about giving…

God giving His Son to us. Life. Renewal. Freedom. Love. I could list gifts for days — months, years, decades — because God’s gifts are immeasurable and unending. Really, we have all we need. God has already provided it. Probably not a single one of us needs more stuff....... More »

A public exhibition

Here I sit, hunched over my construction paper, gripping a crayon so tightly that it snaps in half. Arm curved protectively around the paper, so close that it curls and crimps the corners of the pages. Tongue stuck out in concentration. Creating, creating, but with each stroke, holding it...... More »

Because light shines in the darkness

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:5 NLT I’m feeling particularly proud tonight, because when I Googled the word “Chiaroscuro” to see how it was spelled, I discovered I already had it right. And to make it even better, I actually...... More »