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My favorite part of my job has been and will always be the people I meet. Congratulations to @iamjpfoster on the release of a phenomenal book •The Gospel and My Black Skin• and the profound impact it’s already having on everyone who reads it.

Special thanks to all those who partnered to make the event in Nashville happen - @patrickchappell and @ottercreekchurch and all those from the community who came out to participate. And the infinitely connected @jenkinstheproducer.

I’m full of gratitude to @johnfaisonsr for the care and wisdom he brought to moderating the conversation. And I know I’ve made a new friend in @mayabfaison!

Thank you for bringing books out @alkebulanimages - everyone needs to visit their bookshop on Jefferson Street. It was a truly special moment to be witness to @haroldlovejr and @nab2blk congratulate Jordan Harris on the accomplishment of 40 years in the book business cultivating that store into the Nashville treasure it is.

Adam from @operationandrew.group started the day hosting a wonderful meal for the pastors of Nashville. And this conversation will continue in August hosted by @woodmonthills, @secondshields with @jemartisby and @shane.claiborne- ask about how to be a part of CUREJ.

Thank you @doodlinginchurch for always taking amazing photos!

I really wish @lexdeweese and @boardsbydale could have come down to celebrate with Dr. Foster. It was a huge honor to pick up where you left off Lex!

Thanks @zondervanreflective for publishing books like this. by @em.bruff

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This is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the history of our Bible, how it has been distorted to hurt our brothers and sisters, and hope for the future. Congratulations @iamjpfoster for bringing this work to life! by @em.bruff

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Glad to see this book released into the world today. Congratulations to Scot and Adrienne! Trauma impacts everyone in the church - even Paul and the Corinthians. @scotandkris @traumafocusedauthor @zondervanreflective by @em.bruff

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To my dear friends who don’t have the same skin color as me, and who are made in God’s image, please hear me say - what the president left on his account for 12 hours and has not apologized for IS NOT OKAY. FULL STOP. To my friends who do have the same skin color as me, and who are made in God’s image, please hear me say - what the president left on his account for 12 hours and has not apologized for IS NOT OKAY. FULL STOP. by @em.bruff

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6 months ago

We celebrated the huge success of Redeeming Eden in Boston last month! Many more congratulations to @ingrid.s.faro and @joycekdalrymple for Redeeming Eden winning Best Book Overall from @nijay.gupta and Engaging Scripture! Well deserved 🎉🔥

@zondervanreflective by @em.bruff

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8 months ago

It’s always wonderful to celebrate with authors on their smashing successes! Congratulations @michael.bird.33 + Jason Maston, and Elizabeth Mburu + @solamediaorg
@zondervan_academic #aarsbl25 by @em.bruff

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What an amazing day Visio Divina 2025 was! I’m so full of gratitude to @ottercreekchurch for supporting this ministry to allow a moment to dwell in the creativity of the Spirit and to see God move through visual art.
We practiced Visio Divina (Divine Seeing). Our hearts and minds were opened to the rich history of art for devotion given to us by our brothers and sisters from the Middle Ages. We uncovered lost giants of faith from the old and new testaments through biblical archeology and art history. We talked about sketch noting and photography for spiritual formation. There was printmaking, mixed media, and even microscope art to be filled with awe and majesty of our Creator. We were privileged with an installation by @daybreakarts. What a gift!

Special thanks to all our presenters: @dea.studios, @oldbookswithgrace, Andrea Zahler, @derekbruffoutside, @kacy.maxwell, @heatherdailysmith, @bethaffolter, @daybreakarts, Ciara Reyes-Ton, @kellydippolito by @em.bruff

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Whether you are art-curious, a seasoned artist, or just want a new way to connect to Creator God, you belong

#visiodivina #artandtheology #artandfaith by @em.bruff

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a year ago

Commune with Creator God at Visio Divina: An Art + Faith Conference 9.13.25

#artandfaith #artandtheology #visiodivina by @em.bruff

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Our lunch hour at the Visio Divina Art & Faith Conference features Ciera Reyes-Ton & Community Art Experience. Coming to @ottercreekchurch 9/13!

“VISCIO DIVINA” is an art and science prayer exhibit featuring beautiful data and science-inspired art. It is inspired by Visio Divina an ancient form of contemplative prayer involving art. The name of this exhibit is intentionally spelled with an additional letter, adding a “c” so that the letters spell out “sci” to honor the role of science.

Traditionally the art used in Visio Divina is religious in nature, and the type of art might include a painting, photograph, or icon. The point of practicing this type of prayer is to encounter God, and to invite God to speak through the art.

This self-guided exhibit offers a simple and creative way to invite God to speak to us through word (prayer prompt) and image (science art and data). It features science data submitted by scientists across the country, as well as science-inspired art (digital and textile) from local artists. This exhibit was organized and curated by Ciara Reyes-Ton’s Mount Carmell Worship Collective. During this session, Dr. Reyes-Ton will introduce the exhibit, and invite participants to explore through prayerful reflection.

Register at link in bio
#artandfaith #visiodivina by @em.bruff

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Visio Divina: An Art + Faith Conference is just around the corner! @ottercreekchurch More info in link in bio. These are just the first session topics:

Grace Hamman, Ph.D.:
Gazing on the Virtues & Vices - In the Middle Ages, visual artworks were widely understood to be “books for the illiterate,” according to great thinkers like Gregory the Great and Thomas Aquinas. As a result, medieval images are chockful of scriptural and theological significance, meant as tools for spiritual formation. Medieval art of the virtues and vices was no exception. Medieval artists tell us the story and show us the shape of difficult words like humility, fortitude, and pride. In this session, we will meditate upon and with weird and wonderful medieval art of the virtues and vices and consider how they might spiritually shape us today, in our decidedly non-medieval lives.- Session description to come

Andrea Zahler:
With Eyes to See: the practice of visio divina Hear the story of visio divina itself as it developed into a tool for spiritual formation. Be guided through a communal meditation, then spend some time practicing this way of prayer on your own.

Heather Daily:
Spiritually Formative Art Making
Using positive and negative space in contemplation of the metaphorical relationship these concepts have to our existence in this world as believers. A simple yet profound way to create- thinking about the truth that we have the capacity to change lives simply based on our actions, words and demeanor. by @em.bruff

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“Beauty and justice are the overflow of God’s love-the mission critical response of the church to herald the new creation.
Beauty and justice teach us how to be stewards of God’s love in the wasteland, reclaiming meaning over utility and holding hope amid bleak suffering. They are rebellion, disrupting our transactional world and exposing the lies within. They proclaim to be human is not merely to exist but bear the *imago Dei*- the unique spark of God in each of us.”

“Beauty and justice are birthed from a sanctified imagination and lived out while walking with the Spirit. They are the soul in which the fruit of the Spirit takes root and grows, setting things right in the light of the present glory of creation and the glory yet to be revealed.”
@iamfujimura
@haejinshim
@ct_mag by @em.bruff

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