Art? What’s that?

By Katie Marquette

More art-based content by Katie Marquette can be found at her website www.bornofwonder.com

There is a scene in the movie Mona Lisa Smile when Professor Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts), the progressive new professor of Art History at Wellesley College shows her students a black and white photograph of a young woman. “This is my mom,” she says, “is it art?”

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Stepping out to Love

By Hanna Lounsbury

Every week I set aside time solely to sit down and watch an online talk. Recently, I watched an old talk and one thing he mentioned really stuck out to me – “God didn’t bring you out to deep waters to drown you. He brought you here because your enemies can’t swim.”

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Why do I even bother praying?

By Victoria Ning

A few weeks ago, I experienced real frustration in prayer. I held an intention that was good, and genuine, and born out of love, yet in response to my request I heard what seemed like a big, resounding ‘no’. The plans I had envisaged didn’t eventuate, and in turn my hope resembled something more like despair.

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