Remembering when…. 9/11

A woman in a red, white, and blue shirt stands on Liberty Island with her 5 yo son and holds her 2yo daughter. The pre-9/11 twin towers are visible across the water.

A question that is often asked around this time of year: Where were you on “9/11”? September 2001 began as a hopeful month for our family of 4. We had spent the summer trying to …

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Art in the Church

Graced With Light ribbon installation in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.

This is, in my mind, a fantastic example of art in the Church. This cathedral is alive with art, and it’s not seen in just the permanent fixtures. I share these photos because I feel …

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There are artists in the church??!

The courtyard of an Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria, LA.

To be honest, the title of this blog post pretty much describes how I feel being an artist within the evangelical church. In my experience, artists tend to live on the fringes of societal norms …

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AME clergy to repay kickbacks from church sales

A woman's hand with gold rings on three fingers is lifted slightly in front of her, palm up in an atmosphere with pink and orange lights such as at a concert.

Several New York African Methodist Episcopal clergy and others participated in a secret scheme with a developer who promised to turn five struggling church properties into more lucrative assets in exchange for “finders fees.”  The …

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