We already know that dance is a universal, non-verbal language. Within this language, I believe that there are two categories of movement that communicate biblical truth. The first category of movement is literal movement. Literal movement copies what a word says. For instance, if someone said, “She is knocking at my door,” and this was
Joy to the world the Lord is come Let earth receive her King Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing And heaven and heaven And nature sing.................................................joy unspeakable joy! I love to put on Christmas carols during the holiday season. They are filled with the gospel
Last month I said that I would write about more choreography rabbit trails. Oops. I’ll do that in October. Right now the Lord Jesus has laid a serendipity on my heart........Let me explain. A few weeks ago I got an email from my friend Mary Jones who lives in Australia. Mary is a Christ follower
Passion: strong love (Webster’s Dictionary) Soon after our engagement, my husband Richard introduced me to one of the great passions of his life: donuts. Specifically, cake ones loaded with sprinkles, icing, and all kinds of sweet goo. For many years, I’ve investigated the fine nuances of what makes a donut melt in your mouth by
When I awoke, I smelled smoke and heard odd noises—trucks and yelling. I opened the front door and went outside to see a woman on the phone talking frantically. A fireman told me to move my car down the street if I wanted to leave for work. The house across the street was on fire.
What’s the big deal? It’s only a costume right? Nope. It’s not just a costume. It’s a major part of the presentation. In dance ministry, I think that the costume choice is as important as the music and movement choice. Costume mistakes can pull down the validity of a program. I just got a call
The still, quiet voice said ‘remember me’. And my mind pushed it away. This Christmas I was blessed to supervise a wonderful choreographer. One night we met with a church team to work on the details of the services for Christmas eve. We shared ideas, feelings, and technical questions about plans for the service. And
Our lives—raw, honest, authentic, real—are more than enough equipment in the hands of God. We struggle to believe it. But it’s true. And He seeks not our competence but our trust, not our cleverness but our willingness, not our self-confidence but our full-surrender. The Kingdom of God is in us and among us. You are
It was the soak in the tub that started it all. I wanted a restful evening. I brought home the latest edition of Good Housekeeping from our office and started flipping through the pages. The article titled 'Why it feels so good to be just a little bit bad' made me start thinking. I wondered
Dance does not become ministry because the dancers are Christian. Dance becomes Christian dance ministry when clear choreographic intent communicates the truths of faith using 4 identified purposes.