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Beauty Is…

Download “Beauty Is…” If you were asked to describe beauty, what would you say? Would you describe mental images of cascading snow-capped mountains? Or that piece of art you saw in a gallery? Perhaps you think about the captivating smile of your spouse. Could it be all of the above?  It is certainly impossible to narrow [...]

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Beauty Is…

Download “Beauty Is…” If you were to pick one word to describe “beauty”, which word would you choose? Would you think to stand in front of a mirror and be captivated by the beauty of God’s creation? Or would you drive out to the mountain and marvel at the beauty of nature? Take a look [...]

Why Isn’t Fame Enough?

When Mandy walked through the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art she was struck by his brilliance but also by the sadness and despair that she saw in his collections. She says, “For someone who had so much fame and greatness in his art, I wonder why he decided to end his [...]

Use Art to Share Faith

As part of DRIME, a street drama evangelism ministry, Carleigh presents dramas in the city and talks to people who stop to watch. She remembers one girl in particular who watched the performance intently. She told Carleigh that her parents had never talked to her about God, so she was really curious. “All I had [...]

Fed up with forking out for the latest piece of over-hyped plastic? Answer “What can we do now Mom?” by making toys from items you will already have around the house. Shops Save all your empty grocery cartons for a week or so and you’ll soon have a shop any aspiring grocer would be proud [...]

Success arrived early in Yuni Wong’s life. At 17, she wrote a weekly column for a Malaysian newspaper. Within four years, she had worked her way to being an art director at an international advertising agency. “I was diligent and determined,” says Yuni. “Art has always been my love.” That dedication to her craft propelled [...]

A day before her art exhibition was to open at Gallery M in Prague, Natasha Sutta received a package from her brother in the United States. Inside was a photograph: a little girl, about eight years old, smiling and standing with her father. Memories came flooding back. The picture was taken in 1969 – a [...]

For many years it was my habit to start the day with the newspaper. I savored my customary peanut butter and honey sandwich (lightly buttered) and washed it down with milk, while digesting the Calgary Herald, a long-time friend who greeted me seven days a week at our front door. As a writer and editor, [...]