the narration has returned - the willingness to see the art woven within the unspokens that surface in the rare moments my mind is stilled and lost and yet so atune there's a place I can't explain - the same awakening that occurs when I create those little collages - the pieces and fragments and [...]
Author: Jenn Crider
Wife. Mother. Pastor. Heart for the local and global church.
dress down your pretty faith
Over the past few months, and especially within the last week, a specific theme has been driving the undercurrent of my thoughts, woven in songs and books and class discussions and dialogues with friends... revealing a greater depth through each new medium, yet pulsing with the same beat. Perhaps Sara Groves (to no surprise) sums [...]
reflections from a midnight talk at sea
These words found their way onto a napkin while drifting to the tune of the lulling rhythm of the sea on a cruise with my family (the view shown in the following picture) - the night prior, my seven siblings and I made our way to the top deck blanketed with the open sky of [...]
Israel, continued…
It's been a while since I have braved these pages. Upon returning from Israel, I jumped right back into jobs and seminary and to-dos, and time has raced past without me realizing that it has been far too long since the last post! I am finishing processing the trip on these pages, but this particular day [...]
January 5, 2012 – Dead Sea, Masada, Bedouin Camp
What better way to start off the day than a little float in the Dead Sea?? Perfection! We arrived back in the land flowing with milk and honey late the night prior, not allowing us to experience the indescribable sensation of floating in this unique Sea until this morning - which was probably better. We [...]
January 4, 2012 – Petra
Petra cannot be described in words - so I will save you from my often verbose descriptors and allow you to journey through some of my favorite photos from thisbreathtaking place. (Click on any photo to enlarge the album into a slideshow). If you are curious to see more, the rest of the photos are [...]
January 3, 2012 – Bet She’an, Mount Nebo
The morning brought with it abundant and life-giving sunshine as well as one of my favorite sites of ancient ruins thus far - Bet She'an. Our group somehow had a stolen hour to ourselves in this fascinating ancient city which lies at the junction of the Valley of Jezreel and the Jordan River Valley. And [...]
January 2, 2012 – Caesarea Philippi, Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Jordan River baptisms
Perhaps it's the fact that a decent night of sleep accompanied me last night for the first time in quite a while, or that coffee is finding its way into my daily life here more often than usual - but this morning brought with it an awakening for me, allowing me to be truly present [...]
January 1, 2012 – Caesarea, Har Megiddo, Nazareth
4:30am lulled me from a surprisingly restful sleep without much grace in allowing me to return to another hour and a half of slumber. But it was nice having a slow-paced morning before our 7:45 start time. And I got to watch my mom ring in the New Year on Fox News!!!! Although I have [...]
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