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Jan 27, 2012

Art May Not Be Truth, But It Tells It

Kelly Sauer

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and for the artists, this may never become cliché. We walk around in constant wonder, proving it true again and again. Art brings the eternal into...

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Nov 17, 2011

Good Work: Born Inside or Out?

L.L. Barkat

I walked into the classroom. No books on the shelves. Linoleum floor, cracked. No area rugs. Crayons, paper, glue, scissors, blocks? Nope. Well, at least there were desks and a blackboard. The...

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Nov 9, 2011

What Happens in the Face of Beauty

emily wierenga

We’re covered in paint, and the lawn is too, fenced in brown, the geese calling autumn and trees dropping leaves. Everywhere, color. Color is music for the eyes. We’re finger-painting in the...

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Sep 22, 2011

Stealing Norton: Do You Work at Your Art?

laura boggess

This post is an excerpt from L.L. Barkat's new book, Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing... It starts after dinner, when I share a poem called, “One Art.” I began reading poems...

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Aug 27, 2011

The Work of an Artist

emily wierenga

I paint them orange and yellow, acrylic-thick, and they bloom on canvas. Sunflowers for she who brought me lilacs in June, and it’s winter so I make the beauty I long to find, that I long to...

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Jun 29, 2011

Community Post: In the Image

Jeanne Damoff

Do we recognize God's hand in the ordinary things, like a simple song or a pencil sketch? In this eloquent and touching post, author Jeanne Damoff shows how art can move souls in simple, yet...

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Dec 13, 2010

Jesus in the LandRover

L.L. Barkat

Thanks to so many people who took up our Christmas in Verse invitation, posting something small to capture the "big things of Christmas." I did not have room for all I would have liked to...

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Oct 21, 2010

We Wanted Him to Shine

Dan Roloff

Recently, I shared the story of a high school friend of mine, Joe. Joe was a talented artist who created stunning images in several mediums. I have already talked about the wonder and the...

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Oct 14, 2010

Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Work

Dan Roloff

Joe was a good athlete in high school. He was one of the stars on our basketball team and our baseball team. But his real talent was art. Joe could paint. None of us were surprised when he...

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Jun 8, 2009

The Gift: Art, Work and a Ribbon

Sam Van Eman

No matter how we live out our creative acts (as painters, engineers, parents), we begin here with selflessness.

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Daily Reflection From Laity Lodge

Beauty as a Signpost to God, Part 2

The fact that we can perceive things as beautiful, I believe, points to the existence of a God who loves beauty and created us in his own image. I talked about this in yesterday's reflection. Yet... Read More +