Items tagged creativity

• Is Halloween a trick or a treat?

  We asked several of our members to respond to the questions, "What was Halloween like for you as a kid? If you have kids, what is your response to it now?"

• Sculpting light and sound

  A film maker shares something of her journey to the art form and the works that journey has produced so far.

• The role of redemption in the creative process

  A musician's perspective on how the recognition of failure leads to the realization of grace.

• Is your church fantasy-friendly?

  On the need to cultivate the fantasy-lives of believers in Spirit-filled churches.

• I Chronicles 14, and What Is God Asking Me To Do?

  How can a called writer patiently fulfill his monumental task?

• Collaborative creation

  An artist learns to connect his craft with Sunday mornings.

• The price of postage

  Moving beyond legalistic environmentalism to attentive stewardship.

• The Little House life

  On skills, creativity and dependence.

• What to wear?

  Considering fashion on the college campus and beyond.

• Naming well

  Reading, writing and creation through naming.

• Sewing bat's ears

  A trip to the fabric store, inspired by the need for costumes, sparks creativity and wonder.

• Practice makes perfect

  How acts of creativity become holy, become prayer.

• Friction makes fire

  On the energy that results from tension within the self and within communities.

• A four-letter word

  Overuse of the word community beckons us to rediscover its meaning.

• Dressed up memories

  Friends of catapult respond to a call for reflections on dressing up.

• By quiet example

  A mother’s hobby becomes a subtle lesson in creativity and community.

• Turpentine

  A foray into the heart of the South and the heart of an artist.

• The Halloween Bunny

  A tale of disillusionment, for better or worse.