A professionally-producd video from Christianity Today's "This is Our City" project tells the story of a Detroit neighborhood, once full of decay, which came to glorious life--thanks to hard work,...
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Jan 23, 2013
I sat quietly, trying to catch my breath as I wiped away tears. As the credits of Les Miserables rolled, my husband moved to the aisle to wait on me. He understood that I'd need a minute.
I've seen the musical five...
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Nov 9, 2011
by canvaschild
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 grass, my son and...
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Oct 28, 2011
by Bob Robinson
Poetry, photography, film, painting...does the Church care enough about the arts? High Calling member Bob Robinson asks if we've given too much attention to the True and the Good.
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Aug 12, 2011
by Sam Van Eman
I walked past our girls’ room yesterday and saw a book lying open-faced in the chair. On the earmarked page it read, “By the time he was 57, President George Washington was completely toothless.”
Huh....
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Jun 3, 2011
by bristolm
In her post "Crammed with Heaven," new member Bristol Huffman writes about pausing to revel in beauty, and how a Psalm burst forth when she did. (Always carry a pencil and paper!)
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Mar 15, 2011
by L.L. Barkat
I came late to a theory of the necessity of beauty. I'm a task-driven person who used to put my stainless steel pots on the table as a signal that dinner was served. It was a man who showed me the difference china and...
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Jan 18, 2010
by lauraboggess
“Let’s go change the world through music.”
That’s what I say to my boys each week when it’s time to head off to guitar and drum lessons. They smile at each other sheepishly and sort of roll their eyes...but they know I mean...
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Sep 11, 2009
by L.L. Barkat
L.L. here, with Random Acts of Poetry, on the anniversary of a hard, hard day. How do we face such difficulties in life? It is with humor, beauty and support that we partly balance tragedy, if that be possible.
So I wanted...
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Mar 16, 2009
by RissaRoo
I've been excited to start discussing our first book club selection, Make the Impossible Possible by Bill Strickland. If you're just joining us, welcome! Cruise over to the introductory post and get a feel for what we're...
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