I got a note from a friend checking on me to see how sabbatical was going. I didn't think sabbatical had started yet. I was thinking...

Recently, I took an online writing class through Transformative Language Arts Network. The class title was "Social Arts Practice,...

In 2003, I was a dreamer working my way through a seminary degree, but longing for something different than a traditional congregation. I...

Dec 5, 9:00am-noon, $40 Register here During this morning retreat, we’ll gather around the story of Elizabeth and listen for the...

Jan 9th, 9:00-11:30am, $25 Register here Use all the senses to explore what it means to embody Emmanuel, God with us. Helms will lead the...

Dear Jo, Anne, and Little Tree, Even though you are three very different characters, there are qualities you share. You are unabashedly...

I have recently published A Communitarian's Almanac and Apothecary Guide, a 98 page toolkit for folks to tend the land and to people. I...

I recently created black & white block print greeting cards with communitarian messages on the back. You can order a set of 12 cards for...

I am participating in a 6 week Transformative Language Arts workshop. Our first assignment was to write an "I Am" poem. Here's mine: I...

Cultural organizing is an artistic and community engaged discipline that blends practices of faith, culture, art, and community...

I didn't realize how many financial and art related losses I have had this year until I was asked to fill out the Charlotte Invest in...

Fail Better Soon- Tiny School My vigilante fighter brain hasn’t turned off very much during Corona moments. The brain is always problem...

Caldwell Presbyterian Church asked the QC Family Tree folks to lead Sunday morning’s worship service on September 6,2020. We videoed our...

I am an interdisciplinary artist who weaves stories together using mixed media, ceramics, needlework, and jewelry making techniques...

Sermon prepared for Caldwell Presbyterian Church for July 5th. I have been reading a book by Robin Wall Kimmerer entitled Braiding...

In 2007, Harvard Business Review published an article entitled A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making written by David J. Snowden and...

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Helms Jarrell Baptismal: Water of Life Revelation 22:17 26 x 30’ Medium: clay, coffee stain, wood, glass jars, water from neighborhood...

What is Cultural Organizing? Cultural Organizing is the strategic use of art and culture to make social impact and change. It integrates...

I interviewed for a job in 2015. I thought I was doing great. There were questions about race and power. I answered the questions. ...