Practical Faith Academy - Episode 12 - Barbara Ann Holmes, Creating Spaces for God

The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith.

Barbara Ann Holmes is an interior designer who uses Biblical principles to help clients design their spaces. Barbara Ann believes every good design begins on the foundation of God our Creator and the study of His designs and desires for our homes. In this fascinating podcast, Barbara Ann discusses how she relies on the Bible and on the Holy Spirit to guide her and her clients in her profession.

Highlights of the podcast:  

2:07   How a seven-day practical faith is like music.

4:03   She started her interior design business by pursuing a worldly path.

7:30   How she repurposed her business to use Christian principles in design.

9:22   How Barbara Ann combines a Biblical foundation with design concepts.

11:39   She uses Biblical models, including the seven days of creation, as a model for guiding customers through their house design.

13:31   Serving others through both the product and the relationship.

15:29   The Biblical model of Tabitha’s house as an example for designing a home that serves others.

18:39   People use her ideas on partnering with God in their own creative pursuits, even if they don’t consider themselves creative.

20:15   Design Magnified is her online program allowing a wide range of people to tap into their creativity.

22:10   The hardest part about putting faith into practice – remembering!

23:47   Barbara Ann’s best tip for living and maintaining a seven-day practical faith.

24:59   What’s going on with her business and speaking.

You can learn more about Barbara Ann Holmes and her Christian interior design business at https://lintelsandlallies.com. Be sure to click on “About” to watch the funny film clip that led to the business name!

She invites you to follow her business at https://www.facebook.com/LINTELSandLALLIES and personally on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/barbara.a.holmes.

Consider joining Barbara Ann’s online learning and sharing program, Design Magnified, at https://www.facebook.com/groups/designmagnified. It’s a free program with 12 videos on how to perform interior design from a Biblical perspective, and it’s a community to share your ideas.

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