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Are You a Good Monster?
When my son announced he wanted to order the new Jars of Clay album I was really excited. I love their music. They are excellent artists and deeply committed to living out the Good News. When he told me what the title of the album was (Good Monsters), I was looking forward to it even more. I…
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Nitro – Short Story by Sarah Harding
Another form of art that can sometimes be overlooked is the art of words. We all enjoy a good story, and a well written one takes just as much skill as a hand painted portrait. Sarah Harding, who has long enjoyed reading and writing stories, wrote this short story relating her experience riding her first…
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Dealing with difficult matters
“And so the first concrete thing Christians can do is simply be with each other convivially in conversation and prayer, cultivating relationships within which there eventually develops a space for talking about difficult matters like sickness, frailty, and death.” Joel Shuman and Brian Volck, M. D., Reclaiming the Body, pg. 137-138
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Adam Krell Stained Glass
Here is a collection of stained glass pieces made by Adam Krell. The soldier and fruit are designed to hang from a window with a suction cup. The fox is set in a stand with a light bulb set behind it. Normally, stained glass involves cutting pieces of glass, soldering them together. With the frogs,…
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Renee Krell Sculpture Painting
These are two pre-made figurines painted by Renee Krell, who is 11 years old.
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Ten Reasons to Live in Community
1. God told you to. Knowing that God has led you to this kind of life and these particular people is the most compelling reason to live in community. Following the leading of God is the most joyous thing we could ever do. Trust and obey, for there is no other way, to be happy…
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Karen Niles
This is a drawing from Karen Niles, a member of our community. She drew this picture with colored pencil in 1984. Although it has been a while since she has drawn, recently she has begun to take an interest in drawing again.
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Sketches from Derek Niles
These are a few sketches from Derek Niles who will be 9 years old in October. With the Spiderman and storm trooper pictures he cut them out and taped them together so they could hang from the wall.
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Sketches from Patrick Harding
These are a few sketches from Patrick Harding’s Sketch book. He has a minimalist style, meaning that he uses as few lines and shapes as possible to give the impression of what he is trying to draw. This style can provide a very pleasing and refreshing picture. All of these pictures were rendered in pen.
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Jared Barton – Job Composition
Jared Barton, one of our members trained in classical guitar, has composed a musical piece based on the life of Job.