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This blog post was shared as the closing comments for In A Nutshell performances, December 4-6, 2025.

I love this ballet, In A Nutshell. Precious Lottie and her journey of faith stirs my heart, every time. But for a moment I want to draw our attention to a different character in the storyline. Just a few minutes ago, a solitary ballerina took this stage - eyes bright and heart humble, with a skirt of soft white tulle twirling and transforming as she danced. Her dress became a patchwork of natio…

This blog post was shared as the closing comments to Doxa Dance Ministry's Measures of Grace performances, May 1-3, 2025.

It is interesting to think on the role of music in our existence. The range of emotions that can be evoked by listening to different melodies. If I asked you to put together a playlist that reflects the moods and circumstances of your current season of life, many of us could do it in a heartbeat. You may already have song titles coming to your mind - the songs that resonate …

This blog was shared as the closing comments to the Steadfast Doxa recitals held April 11 - 13, 2024 at Paramount Baptist Church.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.

A story from the Bible that I memorized as a child with my dad is this:

“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up on a mountain by himself to pray. And when it was evening, he was …

This blog was shared as closing comments to the Doxa Dance Ministry performances of A Heritage of Promise, April 25-27, 2024 at Paramount Baptist Church.

“If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.”

So Paul says, in the fifteenth chapter of his first letter to the Corinthian church, as he lays out the argument for the promised resurrection of believers. He proves this coming resurrection by asserting that the doctrine hinges on the reliability of Chris…

The dance studio can be a pretty competitive place. Any time we are working hard for something, it is easy to let the urge to achieve it sooner or better than someone else become our focus. We start looking around us and analyzing our friends’ strengths and weaknesses, then pridefully or grumpily look at our own, trying to see how we measure up against each other.

Have you ever done this? 

It’s so easy to do without even realizing it!

At Doxa, we try very hard to create an environment of…