In a previous article, I wrote about Green Egg Media and its ten-volume Power Bible, which re-tells the biblical story from creation to the minor prophets, from the birth of Jesus to the vision of God’s eternal kingdom. Each volume looks and feels substantial, with vibrant colours, detailed drawings, and quality production. Now the Power Bible Birth … Continue reading Celebrate Christmas With a Free Download on the Birth of Jesus
"If you're bored, then you must be boring," said Harvey Danger, Dr. Laura, and I'm-not-sure-who-all-else, but if you're bored with your prayer life, I don't think it means that you're boring and neither is God. If you're a regular pray-er, it's not uncommon to get stuck in a rut of well-worn practices, whether you find … Continue reading How to Get More Life in Your Prayer Life
As requested, in this post I continue with my notes from the Mennonite Church B.C. Women's Ministry retreat (based on Spark: Igniting Your God-Given Creativity).See my notes from Part One here. As the giver of every good gift, God sometimes acts fast! Like the Holy Spirit suddenly descending on Jesus' first disciples and inspiring them … Continue reading Spark Your Spiritual Gifts – Part Two
This weekend I broke a personal record by being at the lovely Camp Squeah for the third time in three weeks--our annual church retreat at the end of September, a pastors' retreat in early October, and then speaking at a women's retreat this weekend. Whew! Each time had a different focus and personality, with deep … Continue reading Spark Your Spiritual Gifts – Part One
I’ve read the Bible as a printed hard-cover book and in digital format, listened to it on cd and seen parts of it acted out, but the Bible as a comic book? Really? Would the message come through? Would it feel more like a cartoon and a little less like God’s story? My questions made … Continue reading Power Bible: a comic-book format communicates God’s story
I was excited to see this photo of Lois Siemens at CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre with her calendars, cards, and a sample copy of my creative contemplative journal in the centre of her other creative endeavours! This beautiful journal includes striking full-colour photographs, inspiring quotes, and plenty of room to make this journal your own: Turn … Continue reading my creative contemplative journal – now available!
I’m losing my taste for the prepackaged, the mass-produced, and the canned. It’s no longer enough to add water, microwave, stir, and eat. I want to know where things come from. I want to know how they affect me. I want to know how they were supposed to taste before the factories took over. I … Continue reading Crafting a Handmade Faith in a Mass-Market World
Last year, my photographer-pastor-friend Lois and I had such a great time collaborating on my Sacred Pauses daybook 2015 that we decided to team up again, this time to make a creative contemplative journal. What does it mean to live creatively and contemplatively? For Lois, it might mean wandering around the local reservoir with her … Continue reading How to Make a Creative Contemplative Journal
April Yamasaki 