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patmaier24
Dec 9, 20223 min read
HONORING THE TRUE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS: A LUKE 2 TRADITION
Christmas gift giving is a tradition followed by people all over the world - but what is the meaning behind it? It was God who “so loved...
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Jenny Long
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Journey Toward a Word: How to Discern Your Logos365
Jenny Long, VFM Coach, Nebraska When I embarked on my very first year with Logos, I plucked a word out of mid-air: DELIGHT, a word that...
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Dionne Lovstad-Jones
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Random Acts of Kindness? Let’s be Intentional!
by Dionne Lovstad-Jones, VFM Digital Missioner Recently I came across a Facebook post from friend who had benefitted from a random act of...
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Constance Denninger
Nov 5, 20222 min read
An IRL (In Real Life) VFM Event
A wonderful Visual Faith® Ministry event took place at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 22, 2022. They gathered...
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patmaier24
Oct 30, 20222 min read
Words of Peace & Protection
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." -Psalm 91:1 Perhaps some of you remember or...
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Carolyn Bira
Oct 21, 20223 min read
Free – But at What Cost?
As people who regularly visits the Visual Faith® Ministry website, it rarely occurs to us how the whole thing works. We look for an...
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Constance Denninger
Oct 9, 20222 min read
A Heart for Prayer- LWML and VFM
Some prayer resources shared at a LWML Convention in September. The 68th Carolinas LWML Convention was held at Concordia Lutheran Church,...
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Carolyn Bira
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Scripture Scribing is HERE!
There’s a reason God doesn’t tell us what He plans for our future. If He did, we would run ahead of Him and mess up the whole plan. At...
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Constance Denninger
Sep 13, 20222 min read
Scripture Scribing- Keep It Simple
Giving some encouragement to those who are interested in the Monthly Scripture Scribing practice. Please remember- Keep It Simple. We...
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Constance Denninger
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Belonging in Community
I have been hanging out in the Psalms this way for over a decade. Ten years ago it was still a pretty lonely practice to dabble in...
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Jenny Long
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Curious about Spiritual Disciplines?
Author: Jenny Long- VFM Coach In response to our most recent newsletter article, a VFM member asked, “How do I get more information on...
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Diane Marra
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Praying in Stitches
Praying the Stitches is a means to quietly meditate on prayer while creating a small piece of art. One of Visual Faith's goals is to...
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Constance Denninger
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Concordia Mission Institute
Concordia Mission Institute meets every year in Concordia, Missouri. This gathering connects the staff and missionaries of the Mission of...
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patmaier24
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Easter Painting for the Littles
Heather McCoy wanted to find an activity for "the littles" while adults and older children folded palms and filled Easter eggs - a...
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patmaier24
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Junior High Students Praying Scripture!
Almost 300 junior high students and their adult chaperones came together June 3-5 for an event called "20/20 Vision" to explore the...
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Jenny Long
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Celebrations!
2 Chronicles 8: 12-13 In the days of the Old Testament, God’s people observed three main festivals: Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover),...
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Carolyn Bira
May 16, 20222 min read
Growing (But Not) Pains
Have you ever had the experience of looking at a child you haven’t seen for a few weeks, and they suddenly seem to be taller, more...
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Visual Faith™ Ministry
May 2, 20223 min read
Praying for Ukraine: 2 Simple & Visual Ideas
We welcome Visual Faith Coach Marsha Baker to the blog today: As the war in Ukraine continues, we are hearing less and less about it....
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Jenny Long
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Take Heart- Praying through the Passion and the Joy!
Several years ago, a friend shared her passion for Lectio Divina. She patiently explained the Latin words for each part of the process:...
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Constance Denninger
Apr 6, 20222 min read
Worship into the Week- Resource Set up
At a recent event I was asked how I organize my materials for the practice of Worship into the Week. So I will share a bit about that...
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