HeARTtalk – Healing Through Art and Story
with Tracey Michae'l
I woke upon Monday morning a bundle of mixed emotions. I was tired and in pain as usual. (Thank you, Fibromyalgia). But I was hopeful and determined because I was launching a new company (check out NewSeason Books). I was disturbed by some things that had transpired the week before when I'd been used and …
I met Shara back in 2006 when I worked as the Senior Museum Educator at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. She was one of our trusted docents who was beginning her graduate studies at UPENN. Rocking her regal Afro and a big, beautiful smile, she would enlighten visitors with her knowledge and passion for African …
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So as a writer, you have this idea of what aspects of your work will touch people. Of course you're never really sure. Usually, the words and work that moved YOU the most are the ones you think will have the same effect on others. And many, many times, that's true. But then God often surprises …
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The following poem, for a number of reasons, moved me so very much when I read it. Written by bestselling author Jon Acuff and recently presented at his START conference, it speaks to the dreams and hopes of so many of us who desire to serve God through our gifts but often find it easier …
This post is likely to make some people uncomfortable. A former pastor of mine used to say that some folks are "so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good." I get that. I'm also clear that this post just might force some to confront and/or examine their own journeys as I have. Maybe, if but …
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee…” - Jeremiah 1:5Right now, I find myself praying, “Lord, give me the words to say.” Something eloquent. Maybe even inspiring. I want to be verbose in my description of my emotions right now. …
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HeARTtalk - Healing Through Art and Story 