“The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”

Richard Foster in Celebration of Discipline

“To get the right things done, choosing what to ignore is as important as choosing where to focus.”

Peter Bregman in 18 Minutes

“Since we were made to glorify God, worship happens when someone is doing exactly what he or she was made to do.”

Andrew Peterson in Adorning the Dark

“The bigger the change we hope for, the longer we must be willing to invest, work for, and wait for it.”

Andy Crouch in Culture Making

“When we make, we invoke the abundance of God’s world into the reality of scarcity all about us.”

Makoto Fujimura in Art + Faith

“Self-deception is the enemy of wholeness because it prevents us from seeing ourselves as we really are. It covers up our lack of growth in the Spirit of the truthful One and keeps us from coming to terms with our real personalities.”

Brennan Manning in The Importance of Being Foolish

“Let’s start seeing creativity as an investment rather than a cost.”

Luke McElroy in Creative Potential

“…human creativity is supremely about sharing through the Spirit in the creative purpose of the Father as he draws all things to himself through his Son”

Jeremey Begbie in Voicing Creation’s Praise

“If the opening chapters of Genesis portray God as a creative artist, then it only stands to reason that the people he made in his image will also be artists. Art is an imaginative activity, and in the act of creating, we reflect the mind of our Maker.”

Philip Ryken in Art for God’s Sake

“You’re valid. Step up. Bring what you’ve got. Don’t you dare hold back. Not cringing back, not with arrogant pride, with sane humility bring your stuff. Other people need it.”

Jordan Raynor in Called to Create

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