Arise Blog

Creative Giving:
Story. Painting. Poetry.
Have you ever spread paint across a page?
Did you use a brush or
maybe your fingertips?
Did you give yourself permission to make a mess?
Did you believe you gave your best,
and then wonder who ever gave you that idea?
There are few things we get to do without consequence.
by Heidi Goodmann

Compassion. Adam and *Oscar.
The way of compassion has been a strong area of question and prayer, rethinking, participation, and wondering. In reading Compassion, the authors offer helpful insights, and guidance in ways to live with greater awareness of compassion = voluntary displacement. This shift has invited…

PODCASTS: explore and expand.
Resonating stories from fellow pilgrims and followers of Jesus.
This month, I want to share with you some of the classics and podcasts that have been nurturing my soul—inviting the wholeness of God. It’s refreshing to hear new and sage voices offering the beautiful things of God. We certainly need one another to journey the spiritual life of this time. The eternal…

Daily Prayer
Allow yourself to be ‘still’ for a moment, a minute or longer. Open your hands on your lap. Receive this time as rest.