How Churches Can Support the Arts I often hear this question from elders and pastors who have heard me speak, “How can Churches support the arts?” They may have begun to see God’s heart for these things, but many churches are entrenched in a way of thinking that is hard to get out of. Churches […]
Are Artists Prophets? Part 2 Is it surprising that different artists have different callings? Of course not! Some are provocative, some are therapeutic, and others are more pragmatic, etc. If we look closely we’ll see these types of artists echo the three offices of Christ we find in the Bible. More than just prophets, we […]
Are Artists Prophets? Have you heard the phrase, “Artists are Prophets?” It pops up every now and then by those wanting to affirm creative people in Christian circles, but it actually causes confusion. Today we’ll take a closer look at what this phrase really implies, and what the Bible says about artists as prophets and […]
Artists: Courage Required True artists know the courage required in a creative life. And yet, there is a myth arising from the bohemian imagination that depicts artists enjoying the carefree lifestyle while pursuing their creative whims. In such a world there is no need to pound the pavement trying to sell your art, or a […]
Artists Stop Apologizing For the sake of your creative career and your spiritual health, artists stop apologizing. It may be just a reflex. It may be out of insecurity. It may even be from an overreaction and fear of pride, but here is the kicker – it doesn’t honor God, it doesn’t build you up […]
Pivot Now In Your Creative Career We are living in CRAZY, UNPREDICTABLE times. Creatives are being hit especially hard. Concert halls are silent, theatres and galleries are empty, productions studios have come to a halt. The concern is too many artists are getting discouraged, depressed and weighed down by this Covid-19 world. But there is […]
5 Myths Artists Face There are 5 myths artists face, well… actually many more. In this video blog we tackle some of the really invasive myths. Those myths that derail your creativity, success and faith. Let’s be honest—we are ALL tempted to believe things that simply aren’t true and won’t help us. They are myths. […]
Lies Artists Believe: Starving Artist The starving artist is one of the most resilient lies artists believe. It is as attractive as it is deceptive. It is embedded in plays, movies, books and music – from the famous opera, La Bohème to the life of Van Gogh. But, God never called artists to live lives […]
Lies Artists Believe: Overnight Success Becoming an overnight success is an attractive, but deceptive idea. It is another one of the lies artists believe. Unfortunately, as Kevin Hart stated, “Hollywood has a way of making everything seem like an overnight success.” Los Angeles seems to fuel this dream more than other cities. Yet the more […]
Lies Artists Believe: Money One of the lies artists believe is that money is the solution to their problems. This lie is tempting because money can empower us to do things we never imagined. It can enable us to overcome hurdles, and give us traction. The illusion is that money fixes problems. The reality is […]