By Darlene Curry Dancing Queen-Mixed Media The regal, royal Queen know who she is and dances with delight! Cleansing-Watercolor (Part 1 of 2) This painting was painful and came through the Katrina disaster. Ten days prior to Katrina God’s people were forced to leave the Gaza strip and were displaced from their homes. Ten days … Continue reading Gallery 2: Artist Darlene Curry
By Darlene Curry Background: I live on the east coast in a small town near Annapolis, Maryland.I’m a passionate lover of the Lord Jesus Christ. My favorite thing to do in the entire world is to worship and encounter my King, and my art flows out of that place of intimacy with Him. There are so many … Continue reading Artist Corner: Featuring Art by Darlene Curry
By Ramone Romero I can summarize what killed the charismatic movement today in two words: “Contain” and “It” The words need to be considered separately, and the it needs to be considered first because it is far and away the most important problem, and the contain often springs from the it. What is clear and … Continue reading What Killed the Charismatic Movement?
By Wrecked For The Ordinary Do you like free books? Do you like to share your story? Wrecked for the Ordinary is looking for creative articles that capture a faith story. It can be yours, another’s, or your grandmother’s. It can be a full perspective or a snippet. Media of expression can be creative, i.e. video, … Continue reading Free Books: Tell Your Story Contest
By Brooke Luby Everyone begins life in awareness of God. As time passes, we “grow up” and lose this awareness. As my favorite band Sleeping At Last poetically puts it: “When the world welcomes us in, we’re closer to heaven then we’ll ever know. They say this place has changed, but strip away all of … Continue reading Oh, There You Are, God
By Sarah Fujimoto With my mom overcoming cancer right now she has lost most of her hair. I remember back in April after I found out, I was talking to a friend at school while on a personal rant. I was sharing some of my thoughts with her and the most recent idea to possibly … Continue reading I Am Not My Hair: Standards of Beauty
By Jesse Medina With the advent of postmodernism and its wide embrace in our culture, there was a backlash against it by Christians. Postmodernism brought the ultimate death in the notion of any concept of absolute truth and, therefore, God. As is often the case, when the culture swings one way, the Church swings hard … Continue reading Are There Non-Negotiable Beliefs for Christians?
By Carole Turner I can read of you and I feel something. I even cry when I see you thin and hungry. I judge you when you hold a sign, when you smell, or look ugly. I drive by you walking in the rain. I see you sleeping on the street again. When I touch … Continue reading The Poor: A Poem
By Carole Turner The first time I walked into a strip club, I knew I was doing the right thing. Sometimes I get to answer the question “what is midnight outreach?” I love talking about it because I think it is one of the most amazing outreaches I get to be a part of. What’s … Continue reading Midnight Outreach: Ministry in the Strip Clubs
By Karen Swank I was reading a novel that I’d picked up at the library, written by one of my favorite writers of historical fiction. I hadn’t bothered with my usual habit of reading the back cover to see what it was about; this author could be trusted to be interesting. I was too far … Continue reading Valuable, Beautiful, Worthy