This has been one of those seasons where nothing is going the way I would have it, from the small annoyances to the biggest painful things. And I find myself afraid of God’s plans for me. Lately, I’ve been returning to a scripture that keeps coming back … Continue readingSelah
All the emotion, all the love, every passion in me—I’ve come to view it all as like a herd of wild horses. They need to be guided, but they need to run. Staying locked up in the corral is a crime. It’s the breath in … Continue readingThe Horses of Creativity
The fields are always wet with rain After a summer shower when I saw you standin’ In the garden in the garden wet with rain You wiped the teardrops from your eye in sorrow As we watched the petals fall down to the ground And … Continue readingIn the Garden
As I’ve been praying with the resurrection Scriptures this Easter, what’s been standing out to me again and again is Jesus seeking out his friends to be with them. His work here is technically done. He could be spending this time however he likes, but he keeps … Continue readingCome and Have Breakfast
“My son, you are with me always, and all I have is yours,” says the father to his elder son in Luke 15:31. “My daughter,” says Jesus to the woman with the hemorrhage in Luke 8:48. “Think of the love that the Father has lavished … Continue readingMy Daughter
I painted this as part of an artists’ collaboration on depicting the Stations of the Cross, and I chose to paint Jesus meeting the women of Jerusalem because I was already praying with and painting Mary Magdalene’s journey with Jesus for Lent. What a profound gift … Continue readingLove Cannot Fail
There’s someone I’m grieving right now, and it’s one of the most intense griefs I’ve ever known. The importance of feeling all the things has been very clear to me. The need to feel the pain, but also the desperate need to feed myself with beauty so … Continue readingAshes into Beauty
One of the most empowering and life giving things anybody ever said to me was that there’s an emotional volatility that tends to go with the territory of being an artist, and it’s a crucible of creativity. That pierced me. It took what I had long seen … Continue readingCrucible of Creativity