Jesus the Gardener
In the Gospel of John’s account of the resurrection, Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Jesus for the gardener. But that doesn’t really feel like a mistake at all. A gardener, […]
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Looking in Hope
I created the piece “Looking in Hope” for a friend who asked for a prayer painting to hang on her child’s bedroom wall. I have often thought of Psalm 91 […]
Raising the Barre: Faith Lessons from the Ballet Studio
“Alright everyone, let’s face the mirror and stand in first position, arms en bas. Give me a demi port de bras, then pause with the arms in second position.” The […]
My Relationship With Scripture: Reclaiming the Living Word Through Bible Art Journaling
People assume pastors read the Bible every day for spiritual growth and study. In my experience this is almost universally false. Many pastors say we read the Bible every day, […]
Bittersweet
Human beings are complex, created by God with many parts that make up our selves. In this article, two Young Clergy Women explore through art what it means to bear […]
Vaginas Everywhere
I always thought I would be an artist. When I dreamed of who I would be when I grew up, it was always with a set of paints. It was […]
Handmade Clergy Stoles by “Piecemaker Rev”
I recently opened a shop on Etsy called Piecemaker’s Piece for the stoles that I design and make. For my senior thesis project at Union Theological Seminary, I designed and […]
The Call to Create: An Interview with Mary Allison Cates
We continue our intermittent series of interviews with YCWs who blend art and ministry in ways that are nourishing and inspiring. The Rev. Mary Allison Cates is our subject this […]
Reflections on Advent: A Way of Peace
As we move toward the already-and-not-yet of Advent, we celebrate Christ’s birth so long ago even as we know that Christ must be born in us again and again. Countless […]
Visual Reflections on the Lectionary
How do you immerse yourself in the biblical text? For one young clergy woman, visual art is key to the process. She writes, “I believe through images and the act […]
