Visual Hymnal

Exploring the intersection of creativity and Christian faith


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Vol. 1, Issue 4: Christmastide

Gifts–both the costly kind we shop for and the creative kind we cultivate–are meaningful, transformative, and meant to be shared.

Carol of Ukraine • Christmas Stitches • Birds in Flight + On Foot • Recipes Yule Love • Fields + Floods • Flowers for Hours • Looking for Light • … And Much, Much More. This is Visual Hymnal.

Vol. 1, Issue 3: Ordinary Time

Ordinary Time reminds us that the small, the unassuming, the ordinary–loaves and fishes, sparrows and lilies, wood and nails, bread and wine and water–are the stuff of the kingdom of God. In this kingdom, these are the most powerful things of all.

Seeds Of Hope • Cozy Cabbage • Bugs + Birds • Praying With Plants • Songs + Sonnets • Follow That Fox! • How To Be A Neighbor • Full Stuffed Cabbage Interview (p. 15) … And Much, Much More. This is Visual Hymnal.

Vol. 1, Issue 2: Eastertide

Happy Easter, fellow pilgrims. He is risen, and he is making all things new.

Rocks on Rocks • Textiles + The Empty Tomb • Soul-Forming Songwriting • Born-Again Blues • Lessons From Littles • Planted Hope • One Ugly Duck • Empty Tomb Cross-stitch Pattern Download … And Much, Much More. This is Visual Hymnal.

Vol. 1, Issue 1: Epiphany

The light of Epiphany gets lighter the more it gets dark. It is bold and courageous, is not afraid to be what it was made to be, do what it was made to do, make what it was created to make. It does not shrink back, but enters the terrible darkness of Gethsemane and says, I will do what you sent me for.

Brown Butter for the Bleak Midwinter • Kintsugi and the Gospel • Psalms of Wisdom and Waiting • Unexpected Gifts • Pots and Plants • Emerging Young Artists • … And Much, Much More. This is Visual Hymnal.