Nanci Stoeffler
May 12, 20213 min read
Art Story: "The Singing Tree" - Breaking the Bondage of the Fear of Man
When I was in my early thirties (around the year 2000) I found myself becoming rather paralyzed by the opinions of other people. It...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Apr 20, 20211 min read
Art Story: "Joyful Mood" - The Message of Joy found in Art
I created this painting in 2016 using a new painting technique I was developing at the time. I enjoyed the whimsical, wispy movements and...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Poem: Darkness of Space
Darkness of Space -- Deep and Mysterious, I gaze upwards into you long enough for my soul's map to open, becoming faintly aware of an...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Art Story: "Through the Screen Door" - Delighting in Childhood Memories
Through the screen door begins endless hours spent dreaming and swinging, always believing I could touch the sky. Through the screen door...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Art Story: "Releasing Song" - Discovering the Soul's Lost Melodies
As we become adults we often forget or board-up the child-like songs that we were meant to sing. We fear their freedom or we get buried...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Art Story: "Stirred Anointing; Shared Blessing" - The Importance and Power of Community
On a Sunday morning in Missouri, a fellow artist-friend, Daniel, stopped me at church and said, “You need to create. No more excuses. You...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Art Story: "Silhouettes in Grief" - Discovering the 'Man of Sorrows' in the Midst of Grief
This painting speaks to me of the beauty, movement and motion of grief on the human soul. It is to our detriment when we do not allow our...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Feb 24, 20213 min read
Art Story: "In the Midst of You" - Overcoming Toxic Influences Through the Truth of God's Greatness
There is someone in my life that unfortunately is a “toxic” person. After a long period of being out of touch, we had a brief exchange....
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Nanci Stoeffler
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Art Story: "Ice Skating on a Waterfall" - The Power and Importance of Imagination
One of the joys of creativity and connecting with your imagination is the glorious privilege of participating in the impossible; like Ice...
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Nanci Stoeffler
Jul 12, 20191 min read
ART STORY: "Birthing Dance" - The Necessity of Child-likeness
In all of us, there is a dance -- a movement of celebration and freedom, that we were created to inhabit. Or, that was meant to inhabit...
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