Something that many artists battle with is trying to be original in their creations. It can be a suffocating trap to fall into—the idea...

This week, I had the honor of doing a blog post swap with a friend of mine! Julie from The Moonlight Wanderer did a lovely job writing...

Credit to Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash One of the most beautiful hymns that Charles Wesley wrote was “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” It is a...

Image Credit to Kari Novilla This spring, I got the privilege to participate in a local competition of the arts. Before the...

Credit to Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The second hymn in my four-part series “The History of Hymns” is “The Star-Spangled Banner.” While...

Credit to Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The Christian church has been blessed by God with a rich collection of beautiful hymns, some of which...

As it did with Shakespeare, a feeling of mystery surrounds the death of Mozart. As I have mentioned before, the composer died at an...

Mozart may not have received the respect and appreciation he was due by the people of his day, but now he is seen as one of the greatest...

German-born Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the first men that comes to mind as a genius and prolific composer.  One might be...