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Open Eyes, Encounter God
Praying through Art? I’d heard of different ways people do this, but my own experience did not include “Visio Divina.” That is, until last month! Have you ever heard of Lectio Divina? We recently discovered that awesomeness. But Visio Divina is not using your ears, but your eyes. To look at art. And experience God. How […] -
“All In” (Art We Made at a National Worship Conference)
I was delighted! A group of artists from my church had been asked to create live art at a national worship conference for training and equipping pastors. Yes!! Even so, the question was WAY bigger than, “What will we create at the service?” So we decided to start six months ahead of the conference. We […] -
Sharing the Brilliance
Criss cross applesauce! This morning 156 kids created art inside and outside the VineArts Studio as part of Vacation Bible School. We invited the kids to listen for God’s leading, and then we invited God to show each of us an image to draw and paint with wax resist and watercolor. You might have noticed […] -
Envision This
Last Wednesday an artist painted on my life, and on the lives of 45 others. Dean Estes spoke at our “Envision” gathering on being a whole, unfragmented artist; he says we are all ministers who can speak life into those around us. He invited photographer Chad Estes and art missionary Lisa Marten to tell their […] -
Plein Air Pause
Sometimes the most meaningful art doesn’t happen in the studio but in the quiet of an open sky. A reflection on what I’m learning when I take time to slow down. -
Sun Stand Still
Mike-Freeman-Sun-Stand-Still The-Passion-of-Mike Mike-Resulting-in-Wonder Artistic friend, meet Pastor Mike. You’ll like him. I’ve observed that our artists gravitate to Mike Freeman just as readily as paint clings to fingers. Mike is a pastor who understands your daily struggles, listens well, asks questions about your work, delights in all beauty everywhere, and maintains constant curiosity and wonder […] -
What’s Your Job Description?
Re-reading my previous post, “The Night Hardly Anyone Came to the Art Studio,” got me thinking about how God moves in our everyday places of work. Our pastor, Trevor Estes, defines work in the following way:Your job description is neither an “area” nor what you “do” (such as office work, or counseling, or health care, […] -
The Night Hardly Anyone Came to the Art Studio
(Some details have been changed for privacy.)Today I was privileged to host Open Studio. Sometimes we get around 15 people. But this time, God sent only four. 4:00 pmMichelle came in.I first met Michelle last year. She was asleep on the floor by the church receptionist desk, exhausted, forsaken by the world. Counseling with our […] -
An Encouraging Word
IMG_2714 IMG_2644 IMG_2681 IMG_2678 IMG_2688 What a fantastic idea my friend had! Our church’s most recent art exhibit was a special show by artists under 25 years old. The exhibit was called “Cultivation Generation,” the subject being the future of our faith… the newest generation of believers. During the art exhibit, a friend of mine […]