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How to Make Your Own Kombucha Tea

kombucha and SCOBY

Kombucha tea is that super probiotic drink people have been talking about. It supposedly works wonders for your gut biome — and who doesn’t need gut healing nowadays? Besides being good for you, it’s addictively delicious and fizzy. You’ll want to drink it every day. But at almost $4 a pop, it’s a little more […]

The Offering | The Sacrifice of Isaac: Part 4

Abraham turned to his son, the rope stretched between trembling hands. Isaac looked at his father, and a hoarse whisper escaped his lips, “Father … .”

The Empty Altar | The Sacrifice of Isaac: Part 3

“We have the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

In the Shadow of the Mountain | The Sacrifice of Isaac: Part 2

Abraham had no plan. He had no idea how he would actually accomplish what God had asked, neither did he want to think about it. Not that any amount of thinking could prepare him for what he was about to do. He simply put one foot in front of the other, the way he had […]

Into the Darkness | The Sacrifice of Isaac: Part 1

“Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love … . Abraham’s heart had dropped to the pit of his stomach. He could feel the sweat cold on his temples, as he thought, “Lord, could this please not be a hard request, another stretching, another move beyond my comfort zone?” He had wanted to cover his ears, but he could not cover God’s mouth, and God had continued as if he had not known Abraham’s desperate thoughts, as if it did not matter.

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gustav klimt mother and child
gustav klimt mother and child
mixed media collage
deep sea painting (acrylic on wood)
Picasso's Tete d’une Femme Lisant (Head of a Woman Reading): Rendition in black and white
Picasso’s Tete d’une Femme Lisant (Head of a Woman Reading): Rendition in black and white
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Family
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Family
acrylic on milk can
underwater scene painted on a rock
mixed media collage - white lettering
acrylic on milk can
deep sea painting (acrylic on wood)
deep sea painting (acrylic on wood)
gustav klimt mother and child
pencil sketch eye
sun and moon acrylic painting
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Masquerade: Art Journal Page, mixed media collage
Masquerade: Art Journal Page
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gustav klimt mother and child
pencil sketch eye
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Stoclet Frieze Expectation
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Stoclet Frieze Expectation
ink art calligraphy
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Picasso Tete d'une Femme Lisant (Head of a Woman Reading)
Psalm 16: art journal lettering and doodle
art journal, lettering
art journal lettering: Psalm 126
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Stoclet Frieze Expectation, crop
Gustav Klimt, Rendition of Stoclet Frieze Expectation
Chalkboard lettering
Chalkboard calligraphy

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