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In this place you will find creative inspiration, insightful and authentic stories, the many things that people discover about our Heavenly Father, and much more.
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This is where you can find our most recent posts. We wanted to start this blog by sharing some of our stories of how we each decided to — and were called to — pursue this vision, and also some thoughts on creativity.
A Bittersweet Goodbye to 1 O’Connell Street
Zachary DexterAs we approach this Christmas season and 2025, we reflect on Beth-Biri’s incredible journey and the countless blessings we’ve experienced…
Beth-Biri 2024: Exciting Announcements & New Beginnings!
Zachary DexterHello Beth-Biri Family, Happy 2024! We have spent these few weeks of the new year reflecting, dreaming, and planning with…
Writing Into Reality
Nikayla KosseNikayla Kosse Abracadabra. You’ve probably heard the so-called “magic word” used by magicians in their performances. One of the possible…
The Voice
Katie LappThe Voice ~ one of the most powerful forces on earth. It is able to extend truth, spread lies, steal…
The Potter and the Clay
Melinda JacobWhen I was about 10 years old, I started to look in the mirror and I would be in so…
Who did you get your artistic talent from?
Alison WilliamsI have lost count of how many times I have been asked this question over the years. There are many…
An Intimate God
Daniel LeslieThen God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” Genesis 1:26 God is Love. The ever…
Creative Confidence
Melinda JacobChances are, at some point in your life, a lack of confidence has deterred you on your path to reaching…
Wrestling with Rest
Yasmin WilliamsFor some, working hard is a much more difficult discipline to learn than slowing down. In Jewish tradition, the people…
Bumpy Roads and All
Tayler KerzmannAs creatives, there are times when the situations we find ourselves in aren’t exactly ideal. Maybe you hoped to have…
Puddles & Wells
Yasmin WilliamsI once had a significant tendency of spreading myself too thin. Be it an inability to disappoint by saying no,…
What You’ve Created is Not Your Own
Matt BakerWhen I think about creating, I think about something becoming that which at one point did not exist. I think…
Renewing Your Mind
Yasmin WilliamsOf all five senses, the most nostalgic ones for me are sound and smell – be it a song I…
Anxious Minds and Panic Attacks
Jael SchledererI believe in complete freedom from anxiety. One-hundred percent. Yet, a lot of us have been experiencing anxiety or panic…
Caring For a Dream
Yasmin WilliamsThe day I saw the three houses, my questions were answered. For the longest time, my desires seemed conflicting. I…
Faith and Believing
Sergei LappI’ve been learning a bit about faith and believing lately. Sometimes belief feels so easy and obvious and other times…
A Movement Called ‘Family’
Jael SchledererThis week has been exhausting. For some reason, my brain decided to go into migraine mode 8 days ago and…
WHY HOME?
Yasmin WilliamsIf you’ve read our mission statement, or listened to us rattle off what we are all about at Beth-Biri, then…
“It is Finished”
Sergei LappI have been reflecting on the most transformational season of my life. It has changed everything for me over the…
The Wild Dreams
Jael SchledererA few weeks ago I wrote an article for a virtual prayer room that we are hosting in collaboration with…
Navigating Cold Winds
Yasmin WilliamsLast year, I sat up the road from a friends house, attempting to process grief and pain. I didn’t have…
Am I even an “Artist”?
Sergei LappMost of my life I didn’t consider myself an artist, and often I still have a hard time thinking of…
Let Hope Be Defiant
Jael SchledererThroughout the years I have filled countless journals with countless thoughts, questions, dreams, and disappointments. I have journals for sunny…
Why Creativity?
Yasmin WilliamsI don’t know why that particular night my heart was more susceptible. The pain had lifted weeks prior, and the…
“Maybe I Can Be a Missionary and an Artist”
Sergei LappGod took me to this quiet place with Him where the music and voices faded and it was just He…
Far Beyond the Ordinary
Jael SchledererReading this sentence might remind you of fantasy stories like Narnia, Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings. But really, this should be…
HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?
Yasmin Williams11PM at ‘Eleven’ – This wide awake socialite was not ready to put her head to the pillow. Noticing a…
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