Faith, Art, Beauty, & Truth
Beholding Beauty: Worshiping God Through the Arts: One Reader’s Response
These essays remind us that we need beauty and not just bread, that the arts care for our souls, that beauty points us to the source of all beauty. They remind us that we crave beauty and that beauty echoes with qualities that transcend this life. Art, even when not propositional, invites us to grasp the beauty of God and to enter into his creativity.
To Pastors: Why the Arts Matter
Finding Creative Voice: How Imitation Nourishes Originality
“The irony is that the more I have indulged the practice of borrowing from others’ writing to jumpstart my own, the more distinct and original my own writing has become.”
On Community and Creativity
What we find on all fronts, is that community is foundational, that it’s at the core of creativity. Without community, our best work stays stuck inside us.
“Plumb Line” — An Ash Wednesday Poem
The Spiritual Practice of Creativity
Creativity can be a spiritual practice. If you choose to practice creativity, you will find that your brain comes alive in a new way. You will be surprised by your own imagination. And the world might even look a little different. Because creativity is a part of who we are.