Play is the exercise of imagination, the exploration of possibility, and the discovery of limits.

The humble confidence of discipleship.

When light and shadow meet

Emptiness is a terrible weight.

When I see the world through the lens of mystery, I am always delightfully surprised.

Walls have ears. Is anyone else listening?

The summer when the world was hazy....

Facts and figures confront us with a truth outside of us. Well written novels confront us with the truth within.

Ruthie is capturing beauty every day through the month of May! Come visit her studio at: ruthiekellar.com

Happy 17th anniversary, David Kneen. This is your invitation. Come walk the winter garden, love Before the springtime flurry Slow your...

I wrote this poem from the darkness of anguish and loss. I am thankful for the faithful men and women who have walked in the shadow of...

A Short Reflection on the Ark Narrative in 1 Samuel 4-7:1 "God, in preliminary displays of power over the forces of evil, so often worked...

Recently, I asked a young woman what she planned to do after she finished college. She demurely answered that she was looking into...

What God Ordains is Always Good by Samuel Rodigast (1649-1708) What God ordains is always good: His will is just and holy. As He directs...

Painting by Ruthie Kellar Listen: Song by Kristi Lee Consider the Flowers Consider the flowers Loosening from the sepalum guard Unfurling...

Painting by Ruthie Kellar Oakland Street (Follow the link to listen) Oakland Street Lyrics and music by Alex Kneen I lay in bed as if the...

Photo by Grace Laney We first met Charles, or “Too Short” as he introduced himself, after we moved into our house on Oakland Street....

While taking a class on Old Testament Poets at Reformed Theological seminary, the professor offered an answer to the question why the...

These thoughts are from Ruthie Kellar, a compilation of ideas from Art for God's Sake: "My art will be made using both my heart and my...

July 30th, 2010 - January 7th, 2020 Q: What is our only hope in life and death? A: That we are not our own but belong, body and soul,...