By Kelly Carr Music moves me. Sometimes it’s physical as I listen to tunes while running to keep my pace (and to distract me from how tired I am!). Sometimes it’s spiritual—I can be drawn to tears in the song portion of worship services when the truths about God are powerfully communicated through lyric and […]
By Kelly Carr Today we begin a three-part series on one of my favorite topics—media. I’ve always enjoyed things I can watch and listen to and read. I enjoy being dazzled and also learning through various senses with these media forms. We are going to consider what value visual media, music, and books have in […]
By Kelly Carr Reflecting on our past is a helpful endeavor. Days such as Memorial Day help us do this. We are called to pay tribute to those who have laid the groundwork for the lives we live in the U.S. While Memorial Day helps us consider those who have sacrificed for our national heritage, […]
By Kelly Carr I am excited that the North American Christian Convention (NACC) will be here in Cincinnati this summer. I’ve attended NACC events as often as possible since the late ’90s. I always find something that encourages me there, whether it is reconnecting with faraway friends, meeting new people at the exhibit hall, or […]
By Kelly Carr There is stillness now. Already forgotten is the pain and concern and struggle that surrounded them hours before. Now there is peace and rest as a mother holds a sleeping newborn in her arms. We imagine this portrait of mother and baby and understand that it’s a beginning of something beautiful—the circle […]
