Category Archives: art

enter the story

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This past Wednesday night, our church had a community Christmas party called Christmas REMIX. We celebrated all over the building, and my part in it all was to help create an experience – Enter the Story – to help connect … Continue reading

the help

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As I walked into the movie theater, I thought: I shouldn’t have come without a black friend. I quickly brushed it off – the gathering happened quickly, the white women with me were good friends. Good people, dedicated to the … Continue reading

planting dandelions

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Earlier this spring I got the chance to read Kyran Pittman’s book, Planting Dandelions. Full disclosure: I did not get my hands on an advance reading copy because I am an influential blogger, or one of Kyran’s closest friends, but … Continue reading

hairspray

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As a member of the high school graduating class of (ahem) 1989, I was well acquainted with hairspray. And also, the movie musical, Hairspray. I probably looked something like this the first time I saw it, actually. Oh yeah, baby. … Continue reading

overjoyed

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This is what I hope for; this is why I do what I do. Fujimura – 4 Holy Gospels from Crossway on Vimeo. Art is always transgressive…what I always say is, we need to transgress in love. We, today, have … Continue reading

back at the ranch

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Well. I started a challenge and then took off for a long Texas weekend. Some people, foreseeing that the lack of ready internet access might cause a problem for attempting a daily blog post, might have prepared posts in advance, … Continue reading

surprising

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Things are almost always a surprise, aren’t they? When I decided to do this little challenge, I had visions of myself posting through the year in chronological order, making some kind of beautiful homage to the things I’d missed. I … Continue reading

not small

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I don’t know about you, but for me as a creative person, it can be easy to get frustrated sometimes. To feel like I haven’t really contributed in some huge meaningful way: painted the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel, written … Continue reading