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Welcome to another episode of Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick. Today, we delve into a profound conversation with our guest, Bette Dickinson, a prophetic artist, speaker, and author of "Making Room in Advent." Join us as we explore the transformative role of women in the church, drawing insight from biblical figures like Mary and Elizabeth.Bette shares how her journey of integrating her artistic and leadership talents has deepened her spiritual connection and illuminated critical perspectives on the kingdom of God. She and Michael discuss the ancient practice of visio divina, allowing listeners to engage spiritually with art, and reveal how Bette's creative process serves as a metaphor for spiritual formation.With candid reflections on the challenges women face in ministry, Bette provides a powerful testament to the importance of marginalized voices within religious spaces. They also touch upon her unique experience in ministry and seminary, the tensions between her Enneagram gifts, and how the rhythms of contemplation and creation shape her calling.Discover more about Bette here.ENGAGE THE RESTORING THE SOUL PODCAST:- Follow us on YouTube - Tweet us at @michaeljcusick and @PodcastRTS- Like us on Facebook- Follow us on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Michael on Twitter- Email us at info@restoringthesoul.com Thanks for listening!

Preorder THE EMMANUEL PROMISE: Discover the Security of a Life Held by God Neuroscience. Attachment theory. The stories that shape our image of God AND the spiritual practices that invite us to experience His tender love to build attachment.  Just $11.39. Arrives April 30th   Writer  Summer Gross @revsummerjoy on Instagram The Presence Project on Patreon for monthly groups and online retreats The Presence Project on Facebook http://www.summerjoygross.com   Jodi Grubbs @jodi.grubbs on Instagram Live Slowly: A Gentle Invitation to Exhale ALSO on April 30th   Julianne Clayton: @juleclayton on Instagram Listen to the Remind{h}er podcast here.   Bette Dickinson @bette_dickinson on Instagram https://www.bettedickinson.com/ https://www.bettedickinson.com/all-art   Kris Camealy: @kriscamealy on Instagram https://www.kriscamealy.com/ An illustration of her sweet mixed media makings Kris' podcast: Refine Retreat, the podcast   Maeve Gerboth: @maeve_gerboth on Instagram Explore spiritual direction with Maeve.   Books and Resources: Kate Bowler On Being with Krista Tippett: On Having a Body https://onbeing.org/programs/kate-bowler-on-being-in-a-body/ Celtic Benedictions with J. Philip Newell Jamie Winship: Fearless Living Tanner Olson: Walking a Little Slower  David Benner: Soulful Spirituality John O'Donohue: Bless the Place Between Us  Get Summer's free resource to move through tangled emotions here.  

Making Room 4 - Kensington Church Audiocast | With Bette Dickinson by Kensington Podcast Network

Advent has officially begun! As a way to prep for this season, enjoy a revisit of last year's conversation with Bette Dickinson about her book Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder.See you in 2024 with new episodes of After IV!RELATED EPISODEWhy Advent? with Jason Gaboury (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCHSocials: @afterivpodLeave us a message on SpeakPipeJoin our Email List (Join here Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our Website ★ Support this podcast ★

How do we make room for Advent to be a season of contemplation and wonder when we live a life of hustle and bustle? Bette Dickinson is inspired by taking time to consider the characters in the book of Luke. She'll join Seth and Deb to help us discover how their stories display the wonder of Jesus' birth and capture lessons for our faith journey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the Annunciation and why should it matter to me? Bette Dickinson returns to help us understand what we can learn from Mary about our own "annunciation moments" as we conduct our next church calendar investigation.Related EpisodesWhy Lent?Why Holy Week? (Pt 1)Why Holy Week? (Pt 2)Why Advent?Making Room in AdventMore from BetteMaking Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of WonderDon't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE!Instagram: @bette_dickinsonStay in Touch!Instagram & FB: @afterivpodWhat was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipeGet Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our WebsiteSupport After IV ★ Support this podcast ★

December 7, 2022 | Seminary Chapel The Carols of Many Nations service includes readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols led by the Princeton Seminary Choir and international students and staff of the Seminary. Text for readings and songs in other languages can be found in the Carols of Many Nations program. Visit ptsem.edu/carolsprogram2022 to view the program. "The Great Arrival" by Bette Dickinson from Making Room in Advent © 2022 by Bette Dickinson and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA. www.ivpress.com.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!*********Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey in her ministry Awakening the Soul. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Bette and her husband live in Traverse City Michigan with their two boys. Visit her website at www.bettedickinson.com.Follow her on Instagram @Bette_Dickinson.Bette's book is: Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder ***The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:PatreonSupport us for as little as $5/month at Patreon.com/aworldofdifference and receive exclusive audio content and free merch.Coaching Sept 22Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to loriadamsbrown.com/coachnig for a free exploratory session.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!*********Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey in her ministry Awakening the Soul. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Bette and her husband live in Traverse City Michigan with their two boys. Visit her website at www.bettedickinson.com.Follow her on Instagram @Bette_Dickinson.Bette's book is: Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder ***The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:PatreonSupport us for as little as $5/month at Patreon.com/aworldofdifference and receive exclusive audio content and free merch.Coaching Sept 22Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to loriadamsbrown.com/coachnig for a free exploratory session.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Happy Holidays, Substance fam! We hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and carving out time for joy and contemplation along with all the festivities that go along with it. For our last show of 2022 we wanted to take an episode and devote it to the Advent & Christmas season and to do so, we invited a guest! Bette Dickinson is an artist and author from Traverse City, Michigan and she just released a beautiful new Advent devotional from InterVarsity Press, "Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions For a Season of Wonder." The book begins each day's reading with a painting to stop and reflect on and invite the reader to engage in visio divina (Latin: divine seeing). We talk with Bette about her art and how engaging with it can help us in ways that a merely textual devotional may not, how the incarnation spotlights the lowly & underrepresented, the joys of slowing down during the holiday season, and more! We hope you have had a wonderful year and we look forward to being back in your feed on New Year's Day. Merry Christmas! Links/Resources: Buy Book Text "Justice" to 33777 Valor Shoutouts: Small Group Kensington Church The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Celtic Benediction by J. Philip Newell Honest Advent by Scott Erickson Westbay Handmade Millie & Pepper Follow Bette: Website Shop Instagram Follow Us: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Channel Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com Phone: 913-703-3883 Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly supporter at the Anchor link below! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesubstancepod/support

Bette Dickinson returns to the podcast to talk about the inspiration for her series of paintings in her new book, Make Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. Bette appeared as a guest on the podcast in Septemeber to tell us about the book. In this episode we dive deeper into why the Church needs to integrate more art into spiritual practices and how art actually makes room in our lives for God to speak. We discuss right and left brained church and artists as being essential workers in leading others into deeper, more meaningful spiritual lives. The book is available to order anywhere books are sold. At the end of the episode Bette leads a visio divina practice and a breath prayer. To view the painting for the visio divina, text "wonder" to 55444 or click Visio Divina Bette Dickinson The podcast is an extension of an arts collective that creates spiritually formative resources through embodied expressions. To support our ongoing efforts you can  text "artandfaithpodcast" to (202) 858-1233  Donate  Website: https://vividartistry.org Instagram: @artandfaithpodcast  @vividartistryco

Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey in her ministry Awakening the Soul. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Bette and her husband live in Traverse City Michigan with their two boys.Bette's newest book is: Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of WonderYou can get 30% off and free shipping at https://www.ivpress.com/making-room-in-adventwith code MUCHMORE until December 14, 2022Some highlights from our conversation:-When Bette meditated on Luke 1 –the two statements made by Mary stood out to her. One was a statement of human limitations – I am a virgin. The other was a statement of surrender – I am the Lord's servant. These statements led Bette to reflect on her own human limitations and posture of surrender.-We discussed how Bette's book was developed amidst a cohort of women who prayerfully discussed and developed their unique contribution to the Kingdom. They played an Elizabeth-like role for each other - similar to how Elizabeth encouraged Mary. -We talked about how Luke, a researched and thoughtful physician, used story over facts to tell the story of Jesus birth and how this points to our need to connect both our right and left brain to the story of Scripture.-Bette also noted that Luke centered his entire birth narrative around Mary and Elizabeth… and yet we often don't hear this story in a way that highlights these two women and the critical role they played.-Bette introduced us to the concept of Visio Divina – where it came from and why it can be a meaningful practice. She highlights art as a way to help us slow down and connect to the story of Scripture in a different way.You can connect with Bette at: www.bettedickinson.com.And follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bette_dickinson/If you want to be guided in free a Visio Divina experience, text WONDER to 55444 and follow the prompts. The other resources Bette mentioned in our conversations were:Blue Letter Bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Welcome to the Word Made Digital Podcast! --- The Advent season is all about the attentive expectation for the coming of Jesus. This season is extremely special; full of hope and longing.For artist and author Bette Dickinson this attentive longing is the heart of the artist. Paying attention to the world around them, the artist longs for connection and meaning and expresses it through their work. Thanks for joining us, leave a comment below! --- Learn more about Bette Dickinson: Instagram: @bette_dickinson Website: https://www.bettedickinson.com/ --- Learn more about Word Made Digital: Website: https://www.wordmadedigital.com/ Connect with us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/fsycm98m Join our Facebook Group "Digital Church": https://tinyurl.com/hfwuecm9 --- Thank you to our Season 9 sponsors: Compassion Canada: https://www.compassion.ca/​​​ Canadian Bible Society: https://biblesociety.ca/ ServeHQ: https://servehq.church/ --- Music: "Good Morning" by Laxcity Musicbed Licensed

Lectio Divina is a method to prayerfully enter into God's Word. Create some sacred space for God and spend a few quiet moments engaging with Scripture. As you allow the Spirit to lead, you may be surprised by where he leads you – even in familiar passages like this one.Once you've listened to this Scripture Experience podcast, head over to the next episode and listen to my conversation with Bette Dickinson, artist and author. We talk about her process meditating on Luke 1 and her beautiful new book, Making Room in Advent.You can find Jodie at http://www.jodieniznik.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creatingspaceforgod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JodieGNiznikDownload your free Lectio Divina Guided journal at http://www.jodieniznik.com/connect-1The exact verses read in this podcast are:Luke 1:34-38, NIV34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.” 38 “I am the Lord's servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

Preparation for the Christmas season can often feel busy and frantic, but it doesn't have to be this way. How can hope and wonder replace chaos and worry? What if we stopped and listened to the movement and unfolding of God's plan around us?  In this delightful episode Dr. Carol talks with prophetic artist, writer, and speaker Bette Dickinson about the Advent season and spiritual practices that can nourish our souls, including the right-brain nourishment we need.  Find Bette Dickinson's book Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder   Connect with Bette Dickinson on her website, Facebook, or Instagram Dr. Carol loves to hear from you! Leave a confidential message for her here. 

Bette Dickinson is a visual artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey. Through creative communication, she helps her audience awaken to the beauty of God and His Kingdom and see more clearly the eternal realm in the heart and in the world. Through her work, Dickinson helps her audience connect the inner life of spiritual formation with the outer life of mission.Bette earned her Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in Pastoral Studies, is ordained in the Reformed Church in America, and serves with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Spiritual Formation.In this special bonus episode, Bette shares about her new book, Making Rood in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder (IVP, 2022). Bette will be hosting an online “Visio Divina” with the Makers & Mystics collective on Sunday, November 27th at 8 pm EST. Register to attend here. Music in this episode is provided by: Caroline Cobb.If you'd like a deeper experience with this Advent meditation, Bette is offering an audio guided Visio Divina practice of one of the paintings from her book. Text "WONDER" to 55444 and follow the prompts. You can get the image of the painting and audio guide in your inbox.

Bette Dickinson tells the story of how saying "yes" to enfleshing God's message of the Magnificat became one painting, then twenty-five, and then an entire Advent devotional. She also gives us an inside view on how her inner achiever was set free from striving so the Spirit could truly flow through her.  Follow @bette_dickinson on instagram This is an Advent devotional you will return to again and again: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Room-Advent-Devotions-Season/dp/1514004836/ref=asc_df_1514004836/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564690296844&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3158106950605108191&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010784&hvtargid=pla-1643843137891&psc=1

Episode 31: #GriefAND Advent featuring Bette Dickinson. Bette is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey. Through creative communication, she helps her audience awaken to the beauty of God and His Kingdom and see more clearly the eternal realm in the heart and in the world. Through her work, Dickinson helps her audience connect the inner life of spiritual formation with the outer life of mission. Bette earned her Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in Pastoral Studies, is ordained in the Reformed Church in America, and serves with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Spiritual Formation. She is author of Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder (2022, IVPress).

"It's okay to acknowledge that I have human limits and I can't do it all." — Bette Dickinson Bette Dickinson talks with us about observing Advent when schedules are full, the spiritual power of art, and the joy of embracing our human limits. Let me invite you into a conversation with Bette Dickinson, artist and author of Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. In this beautiful new book, Bette invites readers into her personal reflections about Advent and the Christmas story through words and through printed images of her own original paintings. I loved talking with Bette about the way art can lead us into places of spiritual transformation, about the creative work that happens within all of us, and about the complex nature of motherhood and pregnancy in literal and metaphorical terms. Bette offers a real sense of grace and realism as we talk about Advent in the context of a busy December, and her words on the gift of embracing our human limits speak clearly to the lives of academics. Our conversation is full of delight and depth, and I think you'll enjoy listening in. We're sharing this interview with you well before Advent begins on November 27. Advent always sneaks up on me, so we wanted to release this episode as an invitation for you to give some thought to the way you'd like to observe the season of Advent. Bette's new book is an excellent choice for this year. We'll also link to some other ideas in the show notes, and you can watch for a special set of Advent reflections we'll be publishing at The Well in the first week of Advent, a new offering that you can enjoy in either audio or written form.​ So jump right in! We're so glad you're here. — Ann Boyd For show notes or more information please visit our article at The Well. If you'd like to support the work of InterVarsity's Women Scholars and Professionals, including future podcasts such as this episode, you can do so at givetoiv.org/wsap. Thank you for listening!

Author and alumna, Bette Dickinson, joins us to share about her new book Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. Listen in and purchase your copy for your own Advent rhythms this year!Advent ResourcesMaking Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of WonderDon't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE!Text WONDER to 55444 to receive a free audio guided visio divinaInstagram: @bette_dickinsonStay in Touch!What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave us a message on SpeakPipeGet Episode Email Updates (This link for Spotify users: http://eepurl.com/hLks2r)Visit our WebsiteInstagram & FB: @afterivpod ★ Support this podcast ★

  I love the season of Advent! If you like to use an advent devotional to companion you through this season, I have two wonderful options for you. This week on Faith Conversations I talk with Bette Dickinson, author of Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder, as... The post Bette Dickinson & Joanna Harader – episode 340 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

This month on the “Women and Men Leading Together” thread, hosts Layla and Rob speak with Bette Dickinson, an artist, and author who paints a beautiful picture of women and men partnering together in ministry, and of a church that listens to both the mother and father voices of God. Come learn from Bette as she exhorts us to systemic change, intentionally developing women, male advocacy, and elevating the stories of women.      Bio:    Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey in her ministry Awakening the Soul. Bette earned her MDiv with an emphasis in pastoral studies and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. Bette and her husband live in Traverse City, Michigan, with their two boys.    Further Reading:    Making Room in Advent by Bette Dickinson   https://www.ivpress.com/making-room-in-advent    More from Bette Dickinson: https://collegiateministries.intervarsity.org/profile/bette-dickinson    To subscribe to Bette's newsletter and receive a copy of her painting of Mary's Magnificat along with an audio reflection, text justice to 33777.  

My conversation with Bette Dickinson was such a breath of fresh air.  Bette is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites you to connect with God through visual parables. Through her work, Bette helps her audience connect the inner life of spiritual formation with the outer life of mission. Her new devotional book, Making Room in Advent just launched, and not only did Bette write this book but also illustrated it as well.Bette shares what it is like to awaken our soul to the beauty and wonder of God all around you.  While she was working and creating Making Room in Advent, she was truly able to journey alongside Mary. You don't want to miss how this all connects in our conversation. God's timing is amazing! One of her takeaways was, that Mary was underqualified by the world's standards to be Jesus' mom.  And the truth is we can feel like that a lot of times.  "Just like Mary, I am human. And that is what qualifies me to be used by God." - Bette DickinsonBette gives us the encouragement to embody God in our own story. Because when we receive the grace of God, He wants to partner with us just as we are. I hope you enjoy our conversation and that you can see the beauty and wonder in your own story.Reflection QuestionsI encourage you to incorporate breath prayer into your week to help you slow down and connect with God.Have you felt underqualified?  If so, talk to God about why and how he can help you change your perspective.Connect with Bette Instagram | @Bette_DickinsonFaceBookWebsite | www.bettedickinson.comCurious about Bette's new book? Pick up a free chapter of the book, just text "Advent" to 33777Making Room in AdventPromo-code: ADVENT22 for 30% off + free shipping at ivpress.comAmazonBarnes & NobleWalmartWANT TO WIN a free copy of Making Room in Advent, check out my stories this week on Instagram and FaceBook on how you can enter to win!How to support The Parable Podcast#1 Subscribe or Follow the show so you don't miss the next episode of  The Parable Podcast through your favorite podcast app (i.e. iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher).  #2 Share this show with a friend, this is a perfect opportunity to start your own Parable Conversation together.#3 Are you in need of a speaker for your Church, Women's Group, or event? Contact Danielle to learn more. 

Bette Dickinson is a prophetic artist, writer, and speaker who invites audiences to connect with God through visual parables of the spiritual journey. Bette earned her MDiv through Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and has worked with ministries like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, Infinitum, and Kensington Church to awaken the soul through beauty and wonder. She tells about her new book, Making Room in Advent-25 devotions for a season of wonder. Each devotion features an original painting to draw you in and fill you with wonder through a fresh telling of the Advent story from the gospel book of Luke. The book is available for pre-order til Sept. 13 which includes bonuses and a 30%off discount for the Art & Faith podcast listeners. Enter the code ARTFAITH at check out for the discount! Order the book: https://www.ivpress.com/making-room-in-advent Links for Bette: https://www.bettedickinson.com https://www.instagram.com/bette_dickinson/ Support the podcast with a financial gift of your choice: https://givebutter.com/artandfaithpodcast or text artandfaithpodcast to (202) 858-1233 Follow https://www.instagram.com/artandfaithpodcast/    

Four Epic Tales 2 - Kensington Church Podcast | With Bette Dickinson by Kensington Church Media

Visio Divina is latin for, "divine seeing." It is a way of reflecting on art as prayer. In this piece, Bette Dickinson, the artist will lead you through a guided meditation with prompts followed by some reflective music. While the music plays, consider journaling your prayers in response and hitting "pause" if you need more time.

In this interview, Bette Dickinson talks with Natalia Kohn Rivera, Associate Director of Spiritual Formation for InterVarsity's LaFe ministry to Latinx students about what she has learned about how to cultivate intimacy with Jesus in seasons of waiting. Check out Natalia's book, Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence, cowritten with Noemi Vega Quinones, and Kristy Garza Robinson published through InterVarsity Press. It is now available in Spanish!

Reflect on this painting, "Home" by Bette Dickinson as you are led in a contemplative exercise called Visio Divina, Latin for "divine seeing." Allow this painting and meditation to lead you deeper into intimacy with Jesus.

The Christmas Challenge preaching series is a deeper look into Luke's narrative of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. Each message is accompanied by an artwork that features something from the passage for that week painted by Bette Dickinson.