Here we are in August already! I finished up the tinyscripturedoodles in Proverbs.   I am now going to do them in Philippians a...

Sharing the experiment of   TRYING OUT  combining Tiny Scripture doodles  with the daily readings of the  Portals of Prayer devotions by  Concordia Publishing House. I grew up with Portals of Prayers  as part of our family devotions. I have found a process  that has drawn me back. I printed off the August calendar  from the CPH blog. But, the dilemma was how to tackle  keeping this format in an on the go,  in the car and airplane lifestyle. I decided to try adapting the format  to fit my Traveler's Journal. (American Crafts- Michael's May have to find this online.) I set it up by cutting it 3 column,  2 column, 2 column. Picked 4 colored pencils  to use through the month. I added it to a graph paper insert. Any style would work. I have to flip it to get to the end of the week. I usually like to see the Whole Month Story  at a glance,  but just knew that that would be hard  to make happen in this season of life. So for each day I read the devotions  and pray that the Holy Spirit lifts up the phrase,   word, or thought for my "take-away." It becomes my "mini-bulletin board"  that shapes prayer thoughts throughout the day.  I have moved to the large print version  of Portals of Prayer. Enough said.  It fits right in the back of my journal,  so it goes right along on the way. The grace place for this practice ? Get behind a couple of days? It is simple to catch up. Many of our Lutheran Churches  offer these devotions to  members and visitors each quarter.  (There is also an app on your phone-$9.99 a year.) I have September ready to go for tomorrow.   One of the things we talk about in our  spiritual formation process- be ready. These will be offered quarterly by CPH  and I will set up my journal-  one quarter at a time. The calendars will also be added to the Files section  for all of the  Visual Faith Communities on Facebook. Easy to find and print. Here is one of the 22 groups- Visual Faith Ministry Why don't you join us? Follow along-   and add your photos on Instagram  with these hashtags- #tinyscripturedoodles #portalsofprayer #visualfaith #concordiapublishinghouse

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An Experiment Continues. I have now been using the tiny Scripture doodles  that go with a devotional reading  for a full 6 months now. I always tell people to do a check-in  with their Spiritual IEP plan every 6 months  to see what is working and what needs adjusting. I have been using the Portals of Prayer readings, a Traveler's journal,  a printed calendar from  Concordia Publishing House,  and 4 colored pencils each month. So far the evaluation shows that:  I am still DRAWN to the practice.  It is doable, reliable, and a blessing. I love seeing the images together  as the month progresses. It serves as both Story and a reminder. How does this fit with my needs  and accommodations for my IEP? I need structure for my practices. I work best with simple and small spaces  without the need to draw images. It needs to be easily portable  for a transient lifestyle. There is help to deal with the  distraction of color choices- (the 4 colored pencils chosen each month.) I love to have processes that develop  into a shareable story to encourage others  on social media or in story form. So? the end result.... keep on moving forward  this way in the journey. This month's devotions were written  by Rev. Andrew Yeager of Garrett, Indiana. #portalsofprayer #tinyscripturedoodles #concordiapub

Connie Denninger- April 2020

Devotion- Habits of the Heart- This month taking a look at: Meditation on God's Word Keeping Sabbath Trusting in God Witnessing Making a Sacrifice One phrase to pray through the day. Calendar from  Concordia Publishing House. Four colored pencils for the palette. The STORY of a month of devotional reading. This is the 1500th blog post  at Vintage Grace. Who would have dreamed?

Scripture  Doodles for the month of November Using the Portals of Prayer Devotions.  This is the fourth month of experimenting  with this practice. I can truthfully say this has been the only way  that I have ever successfully done a devotional walk  in a daily manner.  A catch up day or two here and there  has been doable, grace-covered, and yet welcoming. Sometimes the title for the devotion  has been what I centered on  for my doodle space. It has also been in the daily reading  or in the prayer.  I can't see the whole month  at a time since I cut the calendar apart  to make it work for a Traveler's journal. But, I love that I can still  see the "picture" of the month. All in all-  a devotional art practice  that "adds" to my spiritual walk. The Devotions for this month  were written by Rev. Ray Salemink  of Ellettsville, Indiana.

Portals of Prayer Devotions  by Concordia Publishing House  with their printable Calendar. Scripture Doodles- as a devotional practice. A take-away word or verse each day. Choose 4 colored pencils for the month. Organized in a Traveler's journal for portability. Meditate on the good things.  This month's devotions  by Rev. Ryan Ogrodowicz- Benham, Texas.

Scripture Doodles. One Word or phrase a day. Mini-bulletin board to go with a devotion. Reading Portals of Prayer  by Concordia Publishing House. 4 colored pencils. One Traveler's Journal. The January Devotions were written by  Laura Pickle from Rainbow City, Alabama. Calendars by Concordia Publishing House. What does your devotional life look like? What if it was in a format to bless the world? How could the Lord use this  to bring HOPE to the internet? Not to late to move forward with February. Here is a link to this month's calendar: Visual Faith Ministry FILES

Scripture Doodles- September One phrase a day from my devotional reading.                        Using the Devotional- Habits of the Heart - 365 Daily Exercises for Living Like Jesus Always fun to see what my #devotionalart looks like when the whole month is together. Since this is a spiritual practice done  in Community,  I also love seeing what others do  with their monthly devotions. Thanking God for the all the ways He blesses  my month- one square at a time. Calendar resource- Concordia Publishing House

Scripture Doodles March 2020 What a month this has been for sure! I decided that for this month  I was doing a number of  Visual Faith practices for Lent, so what I did to adjust this month was to use   4 colors of Watercolor and prepared the month for gathering the world or phrase for each day. I found that this "short-cut" still allowed me  to have a place to gather the prayer prompt  or take-away for the day and mark the Lenten journey. It is ALWAYS OK to make adjustments  in these practices so that they work for YOU.  I wil be finding another devotion to use  for April because our church is locked up  with all of the Portals of Prayers inside.  I know there is an online APP-  but guess I am a hands-on paper kind of person. Thanks to Dr. Kim D. Marxhausen  from Lincoln, Nebraska for this  month's Portal of Prayer devotions.

Scripture Doodles- June 2022 Devotions-  Streams on the Desert- L.B. Cowman   One phrase a day for meditation and prayer.  Four colored pencils for the month. Simple devotional practice. Calendar by Concordia Publishing House.

This month I set up a prayer month for the places  we were going to visit in Israel  for the Spiritual Pilgrimage we were leading. We were very blessed to have our time there in 2022.   Many friends had their tours canceled  for the first part of January. Four colored pencils was the plan. I added the Bible Reference for my devotional time. I used one square a day for a place we would visit.  The section at the bottom of the calendar  was for the overflow of sites we visited. I loved having this Visual journey  of our time in Israel. It is a great way to share with others  where we have been on our trip. I tell people that it is really the  Ultimate Visual Faith Experience. Check out these hashtags on  Instagram to find out more: #denninger22israel #vfm_ultimatevisualfaith

Scripture Doodles 2021 Devotional Journaling  for the month of October. Four colored pencils and a Sharpie pen. A take away phrase that becomes  the story of the journaling for the month. Reading the Devotional- The Reservoir by Renovare. The collected word for the month- SEE.

Scripture Doodles- January 2023 Phrases from my daily devotions.  4 colored pencils. Weaving in the study of the Name of God for this month- YAHWEH- from Visual faith® Ministry. Adding my Logos 365 Word for the year- Hineni- Here I am.  Looking for all the ways that the Lord  makes sense of the things in the path of my life  as He weaves it all together.   My job is not to do the weaving  but to notice and pay attention to what HE IS DOING.  I give thanks for His faithfulness in my life. Supplies: Calendar resource- Concordia Publishing House Devotion- Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman Colored pencils Finepoint Sharpie marker

Scripture Doodles- February 2023  The gatherings of a devotional thought one day at a time. Looking for the story  of His faithfulness in my life. A calendar and 4 colored pencils and rich goodness. Supplies: Devotion-  Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman Fine-point Sharpie pen' 4 Colored pencils

Here is part 4 of our very popular Scripture doodle series and this one covers Bible verses from the New Testament. Once again, I have concentrated on finding those where you colour in the actual words and letters of the Bible verse. Giving our children a Scripture doodle to colour is a fun way to encourage them…

This is part 2 of our very popular Scripture doodle series, and this one covers Bible verses from the Old Testament in Scripture order. Click here if you missed part 1 (Psalms). Some of these are doodles concentrating on the actual Bible verse; some have a picture with Bible verse; and some are pretty much…