Art & Inspiration For Your Life
“Art heightens our awareness of the divine presence that is all around us.”—Michael Bauer, Arts Ministry: Nurturing the Creative Life of God’s People As an artist and recently-ordained Unity minister, I am passionate about the use of the arts as a tool to enrich our ministries. I have personally given talks, led workshops and...
Paint On! Endless possibilities pour forth From the Source of my being The Source of all life, The Creator of the Universe. The light is always shining I need only flip the switch. I open my mind As I close my eyes My heart sees with love The infinite Source My...
I had the fabulous opportunity of being interviewed by the lovely Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon on her radio show, Creative Spirit. We had a wonderful time discussing the creative process, the call of spirit and ways for you to engage the arts as part of your spiritual practice. Unity Online Radio Interview “The...
The title of my talk this past Wednesday was “Divine Expression.” For me it was the culminating moment in embracing the concept of Arts Ministry. The music was powerful and got people up off their feet and spinning around. There was original artwork in the chapel and in the hall inviting viewers to engage....
I can hardly believe that my 3 year journey at Unity Institute and Seminary is nearly at an end. I will be graduating in less than 4 months. Overall, it has been an amazing experience. For 3 years I have studied: Ministry, Theology, Spiritual Counseling, the Bible, Christian History, World Religions, Homiletics, Teaching,...
The first of five basic principles of Unity states, “God is the source and creator of all. There is no other enduring power. God is good and present everywhere.” One of the often quoted statements of many within the movement is, “It’s all good.” This reflects the above principle. If God is good and...
It’s official, I am off to Unity Institute to pursue a Master of Divinity degree. My family and I are in the process of packing our home in North Carolina and moving to Missouri. I have entered the Master of Divinity program because it is my heart’s desire to learn, to grow and to...
Big Announcements! #1. My website and business e-mail account are both up and running again. (Finally!!) Thanks for bearing with me while things were down for the last month! #2. I’m going to be making some changes to JoyfulArtsStudio.com. I’m clearing things out and keeping only the essentials. It will be simplified to...
”If people come together in a spirit of cooperation, understanding, compassion, joy, peace, love and mutual blessing, imagine the energy they generate!” – Jafolla I don’t think I could count how many times I have met someone new in this area, we’ve gotten to talking about spirituality and at some point they have said...
Do you ever have those days where you keep forgetting what day it is? Every day this week has been like that for me. Then just now I realized, “Wow, it’s Friday! How did that happen? And what did I do this week?” So in an attempt to clarify this for myself I thought...
