Advent Doors Day 6: Harvest of Peace

When we meditate on pictures of Jesus our hearts are transformed. Gazing, either through images, poetry, dance or song, fills our hearts and helps us to touch the divine nature of God that lives within us.

Heart Thoughts

I love Ryan’s heart here when he says: “We CAN see improvement if we don’t quit.” 

The Amon Carter Experience

What really made me feel at home was that this was all free, even the parking. The building itself is beautiful and a very manageable space. I highly recommend Fort Worth and the Amon Carter museum next time you are in the area.

Is It For Me? (An Ecumenical View of the Cross.)

This week, as I was looking back through my past posts, I realized that it has been 10 years since I started this little blog called: God thru the Arts. My very first post happened on July 11, 2013. Because of this, I decided to do a little 10 year anniversary tour of my journey…

This Little Light of Mine

Do you remember all those wonderful lessons you learned in your vacation bible school days? All the fun crafts and memorizing your bible verses…the cookies…and for me it was all about the songs. When did we stop singing those songs? Jesus loves me this I know…and the one that came back to me this week…”All…

Native American Pottery

For those of you who know me, I don’t always know the reason I am drawn to something. However, I think it is important to listen to your heart and let yourself notice the things that are calling to you at in point in time. This week, I was reminded that I spent all one…

Why We Pray: Blessing

Recently I have started back through my blog series called #whywepray.   My first post and reason for why we pray was to give solace to others. Having a prayer practice that expresses concern for others can soften our hearts and turn our attention more outward so we might strengthen and lift others up. Since these…

Meeting An Old Friend For the First Time

Meeting and Old Friend for the First Time by Adam R. Nettesheim Last Spring Jennifer and I spoke at “Harbor”, the Bible Lecture series at Pepperdine University. It was a wonderful to be in Malibu California and to see Jennifer again and to explore the conference together. We were honored to present a session called…