You’ll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again. Isaiah 58:11-12 The Message
InSpero believes in the power of creative community to help bring beauty, hope, and healing to our city and churches.
The artists and artisans, the painters and poets, the dancers and architects, the storytellers and musicians, the potters and actors, the chefs and those who set the table of hospitality, along the visionaries and risk takers and preachers, and so many more. It's those who see what is and what "ought" to be. Those who articulate truth in ways that move us. They are the prophets of our times. Like prophets of old, they experience isolation, self-doubt, criticism, or never getting the chance to be heard or seen. We make sure these artists and artisans know their work matters, that they matter, and we provide ways for them to give their good gifts to our city and churches.
Through your contributions, we've been able to enrich and strengthen artists through retreats and opportunities to collaborate, give scholarships to artists, to make beautiful events affordable for those who need them but can't afford them, to develop meaningful long-term conversations about the wounds of our city, and to help musicians develop connections in the city. These offerings include:
Our next post will describe some of the beautiful events InSpero planned for 2018
Tax-deductible donations can be made to InSpero, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization.
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246 Marwood Drive,
Birmingham, AL 35244
June 27, 2022
It was at Rivendell the hobbits think through the vocation they have been given, carefully working out the who and what and where of the odyssey that will be theirs. But integral to all that they were, and to all that they would need to be, was the table at Rivendell, a place for the best conversations and the best food and the best drink — simply said, a wonder of wonders." Steve Garber
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April 19, 2022
The never-ending hope of Easter, Writer Andrew Shaughnessy shares reflections on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and why hope and beauty matter. "We hope because we know a day is coming when, to paraphrase Sam in The Lord of the Rings, “everything sad will come untrue,” when our Creator King will dry every tear and bind up the broken hearts and restore the sundered cities and turn the world upside down."
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February 7, 2022
Photographer and writer Erin Nolen, shares her reflections on our winter retreat.
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December 29, 2021
Emily Thayer, a writer and baker, invites weary people into a life of rest.
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August 11, 2021
Amanda Blake, InSpero Advisory Council member, artist, entrepreneur, advocate, and teacher speaks about her experiences as an educator and muralist.
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July 14, 2021
Bruce Herman shares his thoughts on the role of perspective and self-forgetfulness in relationships.
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