Today's guest post comes from a friend who for years pew-sat near where I pew-sat. We waved, smiled, hugged, and regularly engaged in worship side-by-side. I came to know her creative heart as she shared through a regular design article in our local paper and through her business posts over social media. Her eye for beauty never fails, … Continue reading Creative
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To Unite Creativity to Communion with God
Today's guest post comes from a precious friend of many years with whom I have spent far too little time face-to-face. In fact, had I not opened an email from a stranger, we might not be friends at all. Some years after Guy and I graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, Danielle and Matt followed in … Continue reading To Unite Creativity to Communion with God
On Creativity & Sabbatical
When I proposed the Create Challenge I intentionally did not offer an estimated word count, recognizing that, depending on the type of creativity, some contributors would need more or less space. And let's be honest, some days creativity comes in a concise burst or single image while other days words pour forth like a flooded midwinter river roaring through a … Continue reading On Creativity & Sabbatical
The Table
I adored Cari from the night I met her. We cheerfully bantered back and forth and I may have talked her ear off. I felt certain I'd made a new friend. Cari has that effect on people: they want to know her, listen to her, spend time with her, learn from her. Her life is rich … Continue reading The Table
Creating Columbine
One of my personal joys throughout this Create Challenge year has been creating a community platform for creatives who have walked a leg of my own creative journey. Today's guest post-er is such a one. Many moons ago, she was an editor at a Christian publishing house where I was invited to participate as a writer. Together … Continue reading Creating Columbine
Creating Opportunity
For years I heard about Leslie. Then I heard from Leslie when she spoke at our church. Finally I had the opportunity to know Leslie when we visited her in the Dominican Republic. Five years ago my family participated in a mission trip from our church to the DR and, despite my quaking anxiety about being a … Continue reading Creating Opportunity
Creative Courage
When I invited my friend Paul to contribute a post on creativity to the blog, he responded, "Just one? I can write more..." That's one of the things I have long appreciated about Paul: he is generous. Generous in creativity, in friendship, in spirit. Paul kicked off the 2016 Create Challenge with a heartfelt post about … Continue reading Creative Courage
Get Your Butt in the Chair
Today's guest post comes from a friend with whom Guy and I laughed ourselves silly during The Great 2010 Washington DC Snowpocalypse following the National Prayer Breakfast (we might have, at moments, engaged in the alternative--tears and hair-pulling--but laughter proved more helpful). We prayed together and then got stranded together in the gorgeous hip-deep snow we waded through … Continue reading Get Your Butt in the Chair
Creating a Life
Today's guest post comes from a friend with whom I have cherished memories of galumphing through Scotland and England--drinking LOTS of tea, enjoying plays, memorizing poetry, and discussing life, love, future, literature and more literature and a scattering of theology (she was one of the first female theology students I met in college and she introduced me to … Continue reading Creating a Life
Problem-Solving = Creativity
Today's guest post writer holds a special place in my life: mother-in-law, the wonderful woman who raised my Guy to be the creative, giving, thoughtful man I love. Her creativity impressed me from the first time we visited their family home. Something was always baking or cooking (all three of my guys drool for her … Continue reading Problem-Solving = Creativity