“God’s definition of creativity isn’t like mine. It’s big. It’s expansive. There is room for me under His tent, where creation, imagination and beauty come to play.” Creative people are strange, mystical beasts. Unicorns that live among us. They paint or sing or act. They play beautiful music, write haunting poetry, create intricate jewellery, and bake [...]
“This wide, open place didn’t come easy. My heart has paid a long price for it. So I mean it when I say: I pray you find a Home here with us.” Part I Every second Thursday night, I set out the white cups, fill the kettle and line up the water glasses on the [...]
“What would handbags say if they could speak? Like asides at a play, bystanders at the drama of our lives, they would shake their leather heads at how we just about hold our lives together.” By Shekinah Jacob Recently a friend had an accidental peek into my handbag and I was quite embarrassed because the contents [...]
“Embracing colour and dimension feels brave. I’ve been too focused, too busy, for such silliness.” By Angela Doell | Twitter: @adoell We’re just days into 2013 and the new year sits in front of us like a cup of freshly brewed coffee–full of delicious promise. Most of these past few weeks I’ve risen early to sit with God [...]
“When I am willing to look honestly at my heart and all that it holds–the hopes and dreams and opinions and experiences and fears–then that will be my first step toward true bravery.” The image is burned into our knowing: the brave wield swords and slay dragons, they swoop into fiery buildings, they gallop into [...]
