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For years, beloved author Madeline L'Engle has commingled her writing with her faith in such titles as A Wrinkle in Time and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. In Walking on Water, L'Engle takes a fresh look at what it means to be a Christian artist and what separates Christian art from that which is supposedly secular. This first-person account draws the reader into L'Engle's mind frame and sphere of reference--uncloaking her frustrations with bad art (from poetry to painting) that claims to be religious--and explains how the true artist can only serve the world by imitating the ultimate Creator, the Lord Himself. When asked to describe where faith stops and art begins, L'Engle explains that there is no separating the two--"it means attempting to share the meaning of my life, what gives it, for me, its tragedy and its glory." Words of wisdom seep from these pages in a practical, faith-filled manner by encouraging the reader to slow down amidst the business of life, to listen to the spirit, and to be more fully devoted to God by seeking to be more truthfully artistic. "Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive," L'Engle writes, hoping readers are inspired to turn the "chaos of life" into the "cosmos of art." --Jill Heatherly
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?When I discovered Walking on Water years ago, my creative self underwent a sort of liberation. I had always sensed that there was a wonderful connection between spirituality and creativity, but Madeleine?s insights about both of those worlds helped me claim with more confidence my own creative gifts. This is a wise and inspiring book that should be in every artist?s library.?
?Vinita Hampton Wright, author of Grace at Bender Springs and Velma Still Cooks in Leeway
?Once again, L?Engle touches the deepest parts of our psyche and heart with her artist?s wand. She writes with an earthy rhythm that not only reveals the mysteries of our artistic natures, but also qualifies all along the way her inimitable wise-woman philosophies. L?Engle?s writing is God?s gift to a generation who needs to sit on a stump and lend an ear to what the right brain is saying to the left and to what the soul is saying to the heart. Walking on Water guides the wandering artist back to the Savior and says ?There, you?ve come home again where you belong!??
?Patricia Hickman, award-winning author of Katrina?s Wings
?There are those who write about art-making as if they?re detailing the techniques of a heart surgeon. Then there are those, like Madeleine L?Engle, who simply show you their heart. Like the words of Jesus to the fisherman brothers, the words of Madeleine are ?follow me? words. Through the pages of Walking on Water hungry, thirsty folks have been following for two decades?quickly recognizing that the reason Madeleine is worth following is that she follows Jesus.?
?Charlie Peacock-Ashworth, record producer and author of At the Crossroads: An Insider's Look at Contemporary Christian Music
From the Hardcover edition. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
?Vinita Hampton Wright, author of Grace at Bender Springs and Velma Still Cooks in Leeway
?Once again, L?Engle touches the deepest parts of our psyche and heart with her artist?s wand. She writes with an earthy rhythm that not only reveals the mysteries of our artistic natures, but also qualifies all along the way her inimitable wise-woman philosophies. L?Engle?s writing is God?s gift to a generation who needs to sit on a stump and lend an ear to what the right brain is saying to the left and to what the soul is saying to the heart. Walking on Water guides the wandering artist back to the Savior and says ?There, you?ve come home again where you belong!??
?Patricia Hickman, award-winning author of Katrina?s Wings
?There are those who write about art-making as if they?re detailing the techniques of a heart surgeon. Then there are those, like Madeleine L?Engle, who simply show you their heart. Like the words of Jesus to the fisherman brothers, the words of Madeleine are ?follow me? words. Through the pages of Walking on Water hungry, thirsty folks have been following for two decades?quickly recognizing that the reason Madeleine is worth following is that she follows Jesus.?
?Charlie Peacock-Ashworth, record producer and author of At the Crossroads: An Insider's Look at Contemporary Christian Music
From the Hardcover edition. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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THE APPLE TREES IN THE ORCHARD at Crosswicks are growing old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ayia Napa, Holy Spirit, New York, Jesus of Nazareth, Roman Catholic, Canon Tallis, Grand Inquisitor, Master of the Universe, Matthew Passion, South America, Book of Common Prayer, Dog Pond, King Lear, Meg Murry, Old Testament, Sunday School, Swiftly Tilting Planet, The Arm of the Starfish New!
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- Catholic Women's Devotional Bible by Ann Spangler in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Women's Wisdom Through the Ages by Rh Value Publishing on page 36, page 61, and page 66
- Women's Wisdom Through the Ages by Vinita Hampton Wright on page 36, page 61, and page 66
- The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing (Writers' Palette Book) by Leland Ryken on page 55, page 113, and page 235
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