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Artistic Liberties
Ramblings of a Jesus Follower,
Artist and Activist

Hi,
I am Brittney, an artist and a Christian blogger. I strive to bring encouragement and exhortation to everyone who reads my blogs.


Five Years of Painting Flowers — and the Same Unresolved Mental Conversation (Christian Faith and Politics)
As I pull out the light teal paint, a plum, and heavy medium, my mind drifts into the same familiar mental box. It’s a box of unresolved philosophical conversations—conversations that need space. A busy mind. A bit of stewing. The release comes through brush and palette knife... How are faithful Christians—we who share the same creeds—so divided on justice in public life?
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Hymn-Inspired Art Creation: Listening for Peace in Old Songs
When I work from a hymn, I often slow down and let the words shape the work before I ever pick up a brush. "Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates..." Deuteronomy 11:18-20 I didn’t set out to make h
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Honoring a Legacy
He didn't jump out of a plane or ride a bull at a bar, but I believe in a deeper way in his final years he was living like he was dying.
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The Impact Dr. James Dobson Had On My Life
My distinct memories of listening to Dr. Dobson's program revolve around three main themes: counseling, faith testimonies, and Conservative political action.
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P. Diddy, Epstein and The One Who's A Little Too Close (aka Michael Tait)
I'm grateful to be far enough removed from the Christian music industry to feel like I can speak freely.
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The Joy of Celebrating God: Importance of Honoring God in Daily Life
Honoring God isn’t just a Sunday thing. It’s not about going through the motions or checking boxes. It’s a way of life—a beautiful rhythm...
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Becoming Real
Are we happy plastic people Under shiny plastic steeples With walls around our weakness And smiles to hide our pain But if the...
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Truth or Tolerance
The longer I knew *Jason, the more I liked him. As political science students in the hub of Washington, D.C. we would talk current events...
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In My Head
In the movie “Luther” (with Joseph Fiennes) that came out several years ago it struck me how Martin Luther was a tortured soul. As a...
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I’m With Stupid (Unfortunately He’s my Brother)
“I’m a Christian, but not like them…” How often do we hear people say something similar then reference a particular church group or group...
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Waiting to Praise: When the Miracle Doesn’t Come
[Jesus] took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him,...
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” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life..”
― John 3:16

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