Two events led me to start thinking about, praying with, and making art in response to the Song of Songs. The first was a Bible study during a clergy quiet day. We were reading Jesus’s Parable of the Dishonest Manager (Luke 16:1-13). As we sat in a circle, annoyed and shocked that Jesus would tell … Continue reading Who will I love, and how will I love them well?
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Learning to Be a New Kind of Artist: A Week at the “Art as a Spiritual Connection” Summer Camp
We’re sitting in the sanctuary of All Saints Church, in a circle of dim light. It’s morning and we’ve finished doing yoga and put the mats away, and now Fabricia is talking. There is a theme for this first day, as there will be for most of the days of the camp - connection and … Continue reading Learning to Be a New Kind of Artist: A Week at the “Art as a Spiritual Connection” Summer Camp
Maundy Thursday
My parents moved to Malaysia at the start of my sophomore year of college, and our connection to the small Wisconsin town where I’d gone to high school was severed. I had never made connections to any place for long. My dad was a United Methodist minister, and we moved every six or seven years. … Continue reading Maundy Thursday
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