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| Issue #97 - Jesus' Family Tree |
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Sometimes, having an art education can be a problem when choosing books for your kids. There are many fine storybooks out there, but there are also many so-so offerings with overly simplistic storylin...
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| Issue #96 - All Good Gifts Around Us |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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When someone makes profession of faith at our church, after all of the important theological questions are answered, my favorite question to ask is, “What talents or abilities might you be able...
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| Issue #95 - Justice for All |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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A little over a week ago, my seventy-seven-year-old father died unexpectedly. Although I can’t describe exactly how I am feeling, I’ve had the strongest desire to draw or paint or create s...
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| Issue #94 - By His Stripes |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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Many churches drape a strip of cloth on the cross in their worship space during Lent. Sometimes a black cloth for Good Friday is changed to a white cloth for Easter. Amazing, isn’t it, how maki...
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| Issue #93 - Stars of Wonder |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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For Christmas last year, my daughter, a sixth-grader, was given a sturdy box filled with 365 pieces of origami paper—one for each day of the year. On the back side of each brightly colored &ldqu...
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| Issue #92 - Milestone Markers |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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OK, I’ll admit it. I’m not especially fond of those plaques with large decorative words, usually in capital letters made out of wood, that command us to PRAY or BELIEVE or IMAGINE. I&rsqu...
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| Issue #91 - Drama on a Budget |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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Just in time for the holidays, here’s an easy one for all you sewers and weavers and other overworked “banner people.” These simple but dramatic visuals are made of lowly colored bu...
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| Issue #90 - Eight Projection Basics |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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I don’t know if your church has a projection system in the sanctuary, but the questions and comments I’ve received suggest that if you don’t already have one, you may soon. Because...
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| Issue #89 - All Stars |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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Involvement in the arts is an important way for kids of all ages to find their place in congregational life. Church is a place where someone can recognize and respect children’s gifts and then w...
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| Issue #88 - I Give Up! |
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Dean R. Heetderks
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If you’ve been reading this column for any length of time, you’ve already heard me whine about my struggle to reconcile the fleeting nature of projected visuals with the more tangible and...
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