“How Artwork and a Quilt Became a Devotional Book” By Beth Willis Miller

 I am happy to introduce Beth Willis Miller. I have followed her for over a year now reading her blog and encouragement she shares. 

Beth writes...
In the past year, I have been drawn to incorporate beautiful artwork as a focal point in my blog posts to wrap my study of Scripture and prayer around. 

Fellow author, Ifeoma Samuel, was such a wonderful encourager to me during this time, inspiring me to think about publishing some of my devotionals as a book.
After requesting and receiving permission from Krista Hamrick to feature her artwork on several of my blog posts in 2015, I was captured by the intricate beauty of her beautiful original art print, Name Above All Names Alphabet.

Krista Hamrick's
beautiful original art print, Name Above All Names Alphabet, was so inspiring to me. Each of the 26 individual Names of Jesus Christ which she identified were so special, almost like stained glass windows, as Krista intricately painted each one with its Scripture reference. My heart was drawn to write a devotional word study based on the Scripture reference for each Name, starting with the letter "A" for "Alpha and Omega" and continuing through all 26 letters to "Z" for "King of Zion."

One day, I received an email from a sweet lady named Jane Anderson in Kansas asking if her women's group could use these devotionals for a Bible study. She told me she had created a quilt of Krista's artwork. She prepared the quilt squares for me and I put them together to form the completed quilt.

I purchased the 11” x 14” Name Above All Names Alphabet art print from Krista, and she and I felt led to publish our Name Above All Names Devotional: Focusing on 26 Alphabetical Names of Christ with her illustrations and my devotionals.

Now I have installed a quilt shelf to hold my quilt, our books, and placed Krista’s inspiring framed artwork next to it in my quiet time space…such a blessing!

Combining the beauty of Krista's artistic excellence with these word study devotionals is perfect for individual quiet reflection or small group Bible studies focusing on the Name Above All Names—Jesus Christ—and His attributes and characteristics.

Name Above All Names Devotional: Focusing on 26 Alphabetical Names of Christ Book Review by Michele Morin: 

The infinite variety in nature, the curious complexity of human behavior, the synchronicity of multiple systems in our own anatomy — and in the solar system — all point, through general revelation, to the nature of God: multi-faceted, magnificent, and yet mysterious. Special revelation in Scripture picks up where creation leaves off, and Beth Willis Miller has teamed up with artist Krista Hamrick to focus on twenty-six pieces of evidence in Name Above All Names Devotional: Focusing on 26 Alphabetical Names of Christ. The result is an alphabetical collection that resembles a twenty-six sided gem, each facet reflecting a slightly different hue of the nature of God the Son. From Alpha and Omega to King of Zion, each devotional highlights the Scriptural basis for the name in multiple translations and then provides commentary on the verses. Beth applies the truth and then invites her readers to join her in a prayer that turns the truth into a paean of praise

No mere academic exercise, the point of Name Above All Names Devotional is threefold:

Look up – Meditate on the name and what it reveals about the character of God.

Look in – I am propelled to ask galvanizing questions about my discoveries: “Because God is ___________________, I should therefore _______________.”

Look out – Let the nature of God impact on every relationship, for your good, and for His glory.

With full-color art work and space for notes, Name Above All Names Devotional is a treasure for devotional reading, a resource for serious study, and a thoughtful and inspiring gift for loved ones
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Name Above All Names Devotional: Focusing on 26 Alphabetical Names of Christ is available on Amazon at this link: http://ow.ly/v2ob301O9xm


About the Author
Beth Willis Miller, M.Ed., author of Name Above All Names Devotional: Focusing on 26 Alphabetical Names of Christ with Illustrator, Krista Hamrick; contributing author of Under His Wings: Truths to Heal Adopted Children's Hearts; 21 Stories of Generosity: Real Stories to Inspire a Full Life; A New Song: Glimpses of the Grace Journey; married with two adult children, and two adorable grandsons.

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