Author Archives: Sujatha

Selah Art goes to Yale University

Yale University has accepted artistic contributions for The Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology for the first time. The conference will be held on March 3rd. I turned in two artworks amidst a hectic schedule of papers, readings, and exams. I am thrilled to bits and humbled that God would use these works in thisContinueContinue reading “Selah Art goes to Yale University”

Created to Bloom, Sujatha Balasundaram

Genesis 1: 26 – Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing thatContinueContinue reading “Created to Bloom, Sujatha Balasundaram”

Scriptural Imagination Project

The Kingdom of God is now! Jesus as Dancer, Jyoti SahiCreated to Bloom, Sujatha BalasundaramThe Potter of Creation, Bhajju Shyam The doctrine of creation is pivotal to the Christian theological framework. The account of creation in Genesis chapters 1-2 is more than a chronological account of events that occurred in the past. It proclaims theContinueContinue reading “Scriptural Imagination Project”

THAMARAI | HOPE

Thamarai (தாமரை) / tha-ma-rai / noun: Tamil, Asian lotus flowerby Sujatha Balasundaram       Thamarai, close up In South India, the Thamarai (Asian Lotus flower) depicts hope and strength to people struggling in their daily lives. A Tamil saying “Setril malarndha Thamarai” is commonly translated as “a lotus that blooms in the muck,” referring to beauty that is revealed amid adverse circumstances. The brightlyContinueContinue reading “THAMARAI | HOPE”