by Melissa | Jun 19, 2021 | Art Journal
Liquid silence reflected the mute stirring of leaves. A humid blanket of moisture laid itself heavily against every wind that might venture upon the threshold. Not even the footfall of the rotating guard down below disturbed the thick, voiceless throb of time. Allie...
by Melissa | May 29, 2021 | Art Journal
Sometimes God may allow constraints or hedges in our life to help us grow, change and/or heal. Like Birdie, we may not realize that stepping out of those boundaries may cause greater harm than staying within. But one day, when it is right, the door will open to our...
by Melissa | Apr 24, 2021 | Art Journal
They always said it that way. Sarah could hear the pointed words as though she had witnessed them visually before her, written in jerky strokes of agitation. “If she’s comin’ in like a lamb, she’ll be sure to roar out like a lion.” It...
by Melissa | Apr 2, 2021 | Art Journal
A man under intense pressure. A heart that perhaps was wrestling. Not entirely mocking …not entirely blind to what was right. “Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?”...
by Melissa | Feb 20, 2021 | Art Journal
Ruth tipped the curtain and looked out on the barren world. Webbed branches traced wounded patterns of winter’s encroaching hold. Several clouds glimmered in the distance, their edges ragged with the wind’s cold breath. A hush had fallen over their home....
by Melissa | Feb 6, 2021 | Art Journal
God may plant a melody in our hearts for us to sing through the gift He has given us. And with good intention, we may seek to develop the gift through instruction and discipline. However, in developing the gift, the melody may seem to be crushed. And we may end up to...
