A Brush with God Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects on

Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects on a broad range of experiences ministering among merchant seafarers

and a woman-oriented liturgical calendar that honors the lives of women of all faiths

He provides background on the history of spiritual direction

between a woman’s prayer for her infant in America and the plight of child laborers in developing countries

because of the unity that they experience in Christ

A Brush with God Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects onStep by step instructions for painting icons, from original drawings through finished product. For more than a thousand years, Eastern Christians have used their hands and hearts to create icons, proclaiming Gods reality in a visibleand breathtakingly beautifulway. This ancient art is enjoying a renewed interest in the West, as people of faith create icons and use them to meditate on mysteries for which there are no words. A Brush with God is a guide