Storytelling requires great care and integrity. We talk about telling stories with kindness, authenticity, and a love for God and others.
Brightly painted walls and sleek, modern furniture might make a workplace look beautiful. But what’s really at the heart of a beautiful...
Why do we create art? Why do we purchase music, paintings, or novels? It's because, deep down, we believe that art matters...
Genesis 2:19-20a Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and...
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the...
Movie screens, TV screens, and phone screens: from big-time Hollywood movies to streaming video, our modern lives...
Think you're not an artist? Think again. "We are all the creators of art because we have been created by the creator of art," writes blogger Renee Robinson. "We make art with our life."
Craig Detweiler takes us on a journey that unequivocally declares that Art Matters, from the Sundance Film Festival to Europe, from contemplating architecture and priceless artwork and then back into the cineplex. We...
Why do we create art? Why do we patronize the arts? Is it a waste of time and money?
“Imagination is key to the thriving God intends for us,” says international artist Makoto Fujimura. And he believes our faith will grow...
Barb Knuckles reminds us that our God-crafted identity, flowing through our skills, becomes a kind of holy artistry, whether we're making art, planting a garden, or stocking shelves.
Beaver Nelson’s work challenges us—how do we answer the big questions of life and work?
Creativity means bringing all of ourselves to our work, to our relationships, and to our faith.
Our lives are so rushed, so filled with activities and information, that we often don’t pay attention...
The first thing you need to know about Ari Handel, co-writer of the 2014 film adaptation of...
How can we, as Christians, produce art that speaks to more than our own subculture or marketing bracket?
When Jesus disturbed and penetrated the sand to heal the man born blind, he disturbed and penetrated the hearts of many who...
Several years ago I saw Wicked on Broadway. I knew I would like it as I’ve always enjoyed all things Oz. But sitting in the dark theatre, the lights from the stage falling...
How can we think differently about the ways that our work impacts our communities?
Marlon Hall describes himself as a griot who enjoys telling stories. He uses photography, anthropology, filmmaking, and writing to share stories of...
Kohler, Wisconsin, is known for its luxury hotels, upscale restaurants, gardens, art museums, and a stunning lakeside golf course. How interesting, then, that this village was built for immigrant...
I think art matters a great deal ... it's another way for us to tell our story. It's another way to communicate...
Greg Wright, who is the managing editor of Hollywood Jesus explores Christians who work in the movie industry. He talks about the...
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In the past several days, I have been considering whether it's appropriate to display art in spaces set aside for worship.
I spent several days last week surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the Writer’s Retreat at Laity Lodge, in Texas, my second year attending. This is a stark contrast from...
I was gunning across town the other day on the way to my next meeting, when I noticed a big new sign in front of a local business establishment. “Stove and Artisan Shop”...
Last year at SXSW Interactive, I was listening to some of my favorite social media gurus share stories of their technical success. The guys from CommonCraft were there, for instance, some of the...
This is week two in our book club discussion of The Spirit of Food: 34 Writers On Feasting and Fasting Toward God...
Recently, I shared the story of a high school friend of mine, Joe. Joe was a talented artist who created stunning images in several mediums. I have already talked about the wonder and...
Bad Blake is my favorite Hollywood pilgrim of 2010. When I first met him through a RedBox-acquired DVD of Crazy Heart, I didn’t see a pilgrim at all. Blake just smoked, chased and...
Harold Sikkema is a recent honors graduate of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. He met L.L. Barkat...
In previous chapters of Exodus, the Lord had revealed in great detail the design of the Tabernacle, its sacred implements, and the...
Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to create media that kept kids asking the big questions, while it kept...
A Conversation in Two Acts
The poet John Keats thought he was a failure. A trained hospital worker, he still couldn't cure his brother's tuberculosis. After his brother died, Keats diagnosed himself with the same disease....
The first arresting image of urban architecture in Scripture is the tower of Babel—hardly a great beginning for a biblical view of the built environment.
For the Christian all of life is meant to glorify God. This fact has been used both to encourage and to discourage the use of art by Christians.
What part of the newspaper do you turn to first? Sports, finance, food? For many the most important item in the daily paper is the comics section.
Craftsmanship is an attitude and a quality possessed by people enabling them to make things that give pleasure to themselves and others.
Since the umbrella of “fairy tale” spreads so widely that at times it covers everything from ancient myths and legends to Saturday-morning cartoons, we do well to get a good grip on its...
Lord, we pray for musicians and artists. You are the great artists who fills all things with creative beauty. You know the challenges they face. For many, their economic well-being depends upon concerts...
