NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Paintings about Home

  “The Lord has been our dwelling place in all generations.” —Psalm 90 Sarah grew up in Western Pennsylvania until she was 12. Both her parents’ families have long histories in that part of the country. She grew up knowing her Dad’s parents, her mom’s mom, and...
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Summer Recap & Fall Begins

The summer has ended for Friday Arts Project and the work of Fall activities begins. What does that mean for us? Our weekly discussion group on Friday mornings continues. This month we are reading and discussing excerpts from Wesley Vander Lugt’s book called Beauty Is...
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Forum 2024

Through my tending of living, growing things, let me offer those who dwell nearby refreshing glimpses of beauty rather than of clutter and decay, of harmony rather than disorder, and of attentive care rather than long neglect. —Douglas McKelvey, from A Liturgy for...
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Sketchbooks in the making

On one of my recent appointments with a fellow Cru staff—Chris, I found him hard at work cutting covers off books—a typical activity around this time of year. Now before you reel let me tell you the whole story of this annual occurrence. For many years now we have...
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