The Symphony: A melding of offered talents and glorious sounds that together create something transcendent. I’m usually just a watcher from the cheaper seats, a taker-inner, letting the music move me, a muse for my creative musings. I love it. But I’ve never gone behind the curtain. Never been backstage, or onstage. I only see the finished […]
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It’s a December Saturday. One of the precious few in the busiest month of the year. I’m drowning in unaccomplished Christmas verbs- plan, cook, clean, trim, decorate, hang, shop, wrap, package, create, write, mail, wash, call. Come to think of it, they’re Martha verbs- you know, the woman in the Bible who was worried and bothered
Today is Labor Day. The day we all celebrate our ability to work by taking a break. But a few keep right on working. Like Autumn, my courageous friend who is working at a safe house right now in the Middle East, using dance therapy to help girls experience freedom who had been trafficked as sex slaves
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I believe in the power of God to communicate hope through story. That’s why, when I was offered the position of Creative Director at Fellowship Bible Church in Northwest Arkansas almost 20 years ago, I jumped at the chance. With a team of actors, writers, and directors, we learned to tell stories on both stage and
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This past weekend, I asked myself, “Why do I do this? Why do I go to church?” And as I thought about it, 3 reasons began to roll in, in an upside-down kind of way. 1. Because I’m too busy. Years ago, one of my friends held his hand up in front of
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I am one of the few people in the world who does not like movies. After too many times of feeling trapped in the middle of a packed theater watching something I didn’t want to watch, I finally decided I couldn’t trust that a moviemaker will take me somewhere I want to go. So, I don’t watch
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So, you’ve been asked to share your personal testimony. You know, the story of how you found Jesus. Or how He found you. Maybe you’re going on a missions trip to the other side of the world. Maybe you’ve been asked to speak to a group of people in your hometown. Whatever your situation, here are 5
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A few weeks ago, one of the students at the college where I teach turned in her final paper. Like I usually do, I checked the sources included in her bibliography and my mouth dropped open. She had taken her 5 main points directly from a website on the Internet. In keeping with school policy, I
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For the life of me, I can’t remember my friend’s birthdays. Last Friday morning, just before I left to teach at a women’s retreat, I texted a dear friend in town to say, “I want to bring you one of my LOVED shirts so you can wear it and feel loved all day long on your birthday!”
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It’s just a blanket, given to him by a friend. But my 7-year old wants it with him as we drive to the hospital in the early morning hours while it’s still dark outside. It’s soft, made of fleece and soccer balls- the sport my son was playing when he broke his leg last week. It’s a
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