Bringing another TED Talk to you today. This one is A Choreographer’s Creative Process in Real Time:
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Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #33 — Music that Heals
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Music that brings healing? Some will immediately answer yes to that question; others will be skeptical. I encourage you to read the link I provide today all the way to the end. And to keep an open mind while you do.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #31 — Actress Apolonia Davalos
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Apolonia Davalos
Today I would like to direct you to an interview with Apolonia Davalos, executive producer of APOLONIAD Productions and actress in the movie The Good Book, the first evangelical silent feature to be released since sound was added to movies. Apolonia sat down with Miranda A. Uyeh who conducts interviews on her blog To Be a Person.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #29 — Dancing for Him
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Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #28 — 12 Tribes Ministries
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CIndy Fort has the heart of both an artist and a counselor. Her website 12tribesministries.com has great resources that help you explore your creative side, as well as your heart, soul and spirit through the creative process. I will be posting more from 12 Tribes in future posts, but I wanted to point you towards an exploratory process with circles.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #27 — Song Devotionals
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Many of you have been deeply blessed by Matt Redman’s songs. He has a wonderful heart of worship, and I love that his passion for Jesus shines through his work.
He offers many resources but I want to point to two specific resources today. First, he writes and posts song devotionals on many of his most popular worship songs on his website at www.mattredman.com (go to bottom of page to view listing). Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #26 — Benefits of Journaling
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We’ve spent the week exploring journaling. Hopefully as a creative you understand why this is important for you. If not, here’s two last articles on the benefits of journaling.
The first is an article by Rachel Grate from Art.Mic on the physical and emotional benefits of expressive writing: Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #25 — Write to Done
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Mary Jaksch on Write to Done has two articles to help encourage the writer in you: Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #24 — Prayer Journals
StandardNot only do I love how creatively this blog is designed, but the author Eren McKay gives lots of great ideas and practical resources for your journaling journey, as she discusses how to keep a prayer journal. She offers free printables and discusses why journaling is important for your life as a Christian and your study of God’s Word! Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #23 — Journals for Creativity
StandardContinuing our look into journaling this week, posting two articles today which reveal a different look at journaling. If yesterday’s ideas of journaling were a little too “loosey-goosey” for you, today’s are a bit more structured and organized. Ultimately, you have to find the style that works best for you, your ministry, and your creativity! Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #22 — Morning Pages
StandardWe’ll spend the week looking at expressive writing, specifically through journaling. Perhaps you’ve thought about keeping a journal but never got around to it. Hopefully this week will inspire you to do so! Journals are good for artists of ALL genres!
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #21 — Prophetic Artists FB Group
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It’s Facebook Friday!! Facebook is a great way to network with like-minded creatives and artists!
The Prophetic Artists Guild is a Facebook group administered by prophetic artist Sharron Jones who has such an encouraging heart for artists. The group description reads: Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #20 — Moving to Scripture
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CaraMayan was developed by my friend Mary Jones, founder of International Christian Dance Fellowship. CaraMayan is a way of combining simple movement with scripture. This way of moving is sometimes called “embodied prayer,” and I’ll post more about that subject in the future. CaraMayan is very calming and meditative in nature and a great way to help you memorize scripture as the movement often helps the words become more a part of your being.
Create-A-Day; your daily dose of creativity #19 — 4 Lessons in Creativity
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Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #18 — Adventures in Faith & Art
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Manuel Luz is the Creative Arts Pastor for Oak Hills Church in Folsom, California. Today I want to refer you to his blog, Adventures in Faith & Art. He posts reflections that help stir the heart of the creative soul. You can follow his blog or like his page on Facebook to keep up to date with his posts.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #17 — Creative Worship with Drums
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Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #16 — Authors, Bloggers FB Page
StandardIt’s Facebook Friday!! Facebook is a great way to network with like-minded creatives and artists!
Authors, Bloggers, Writers, Readers and Books is a Facebook group with over 10,000 members. Their description reads: Continue reading
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #15 — Vertical Movement
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Vertical Movement offers contemporary based workshops across the United States where the main focus is to use dance as communication to God and others. Workshops are held Friday evening and all day Saturday and often end with a showcase of worship through dance.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #14 — Fragments of Light
StandardColleen Briggs is an artist who shares her work and life with beautiful transparency on her blog Fragments of Light. For example, in her post, Lunge for the Light, she shares that it is “for the days when leaning for the light is not enough,” referencing a previous painting entitled “Lean for the Light” posted two weeks earlier with a short poem of ragged intensity.
Create-A-Day: your daily dose of creativity #13 — Rockin with the Cross
StandardAs a musician and worship leader, quick access to chord charts, tablature and lead sheets is a must! Rockin’ With the Cross has provided Christian chord charts and tablature for guitar, piano, bass and horn for over 13 years! There is a small fee of $3.95/monthly.
Nurturing the Creative Spirit Within 