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  • Finding the Rainbow at the Center of it All

    “…he who has pity on them will lead them and by springs of water will guide them.” ~~ Isaiah 49:10 Last spring I was painting at an organic vegetable farm near Hot Springs. The owner’s dream is to grow food to help heal the world while taking care for the earth itself. I took my old…

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  • Generosity

    “But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, ‘When he ascended on high, he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his peoples.’” ~~ Ephesians 4:7-8   Generosity is a spiritual gift that marks one as having the nature of Christ within them. The human nature…

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  • Pottery & The Spiritual Life

    “So God created humankind (Adam) in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”  ~~ Genesis 1:27 A second creation account in Genesis 2:7 says that the LORD God formed the  man Adam out of the dust of the ground (adamah) and breathed into his nostrils the breath…

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  • Into the Light

    “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,    in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you  out of darkness into his marvelous light.” ~~ 1 Peter 2:9   Darkness and light are what make an object appear three-dimensional on a flat…

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  • Getting our Groove Back

    “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and it remained on him.” ~~ John 1:32 Jesus came to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. When he came out of the water, the descent of the Spirit of God was visible and its presence was visible and its presence in the…

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  • Fresh Breezes

    “Jesus answered Nicodemus, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’” ~~ John 3:3 The new year is still young, fresh and full of promises, but already one of my Facebook friends has posted her first Wednesday status as “Take names & Kick butt.” I…

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  • See and Live

    “In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you will also live.” ~~ John 14:19 Descartes the philosopher said, “I think, therefore I am.” We who are artists say, “I create, therefore I am.” Creating is what makes us feel alive because we connect…

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  • Dreamscape: Hope

    “Where then is my hope? Who will see my hope?”    ~~Job 17:15 On the Tuesday following the Low Key Arts Open Houses, I woke up dreaming of oranges and people walking. I haven’t even had time to wash my “Dreamscape” sheets, but the open house event of the last weekend is still fresh on…

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