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Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul’s Letters

Shame, like other emotions, is neither good nor bad. It depends what is eliciting this response in us.

When is Art Finished?

I have a number of bookish posts in progress right now, but I haven’t been able to finish them yet this week. So, here are some random musings about creating art, and some of my unfinished pieces: The short answer is, if you are an artist, your art is never finished! I find I liveContinue reading “When is Art Finished?”

Bible for the Busy Woman: Matthew 2:13-23

Here’s my latest video on Matthew 2:12-23. My aim with these videos is to encourage women who have difficulty finding time to study the Bible.

Goal Setting for 2021

For the New Year, I have a LOT of goals! I try to think of specific areas of growth or things I want to focus on doing more of or getting better at.

Advent Week 4: Love

“All you need is love,” sang the Beatles and many others over the years. Love might just be all we need, but this also prompts another question, which philosophers have pondered in song: What Is Love? I think the most compelling definition of love is the giving of oneself for another. In short, love isContinue reading “Advent Week 4: Love”

Second Sunday of Advent: Peace

We all want peace, don’t we? As an enneagram 9, I truly long for peace- both internally, and between those around me. Yet, there are false peaces…

Christmas Classics: The Three Kings

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a well-known, 19th-Century American poet, astute scholar, and world traveler. Though The Three Kings is not his most popular work, I wanted to share it with you, in the spirit on the Christmas season.

First Sunday of Advent Reading

There are different interpretations and traditions surrounding the season of advent: wreath-making (here’s a great article with more about this), lighting candles, singing certain songs, and reading specific Bible passages. All of these traditions celebrate one thing: the “advent” (important event) of Christ’s birth. Each Sunday, I will share a scripture passage and song forContinue reading “First Sunday of Advent Reading”

Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant: An Easter-Inspired Tale

I wanted to share a story that surprised and touched me. I love Oscar Wilde’s writings, from “The Importance of Being Earnest” to “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” But did you know he wrote a beautiful children’s story? Here is The Selfish Giant. There are many illustrated and video versions of this story. I thinkContinue reading “Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant: An Easter-Inspired Tale”

The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Blog 2

A couple weeks ago I visited my sister in Florida and watched the boats coming into harbor. This seemed oddly appropriate as I had begun reading through The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The main difference (aside from the make of the ships) was that the children in Dawn Treader were on a large shipContinue reading “The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Blog 2”