Christians don’t understand why the people of Hollywood don’t have the same moral or ethical foundation and why they are (they non-Christians are tired of this, yes?) tired of being told how bad and wrong they are.

In conclusion, it’s not up to us to solely determine the shape of our calling. A call incorporates the gift of community. Neither is it up to us to sustain our own creative momentum. It is the love of community and guidance that embraces us when most needed.

Van Gogh’s art is the testimony of a heart, mind and imagination immolated on the altar of faith, yet the Church wouldn’t claim him or his work because he left the fold of the faithful in search of acceptance and meaning wherever elsewhere.

Know that something softer than us but just as holy planted the pieces of Himself into our feet that we might one day find our way back to Him. You are almost home.”

Artists are prophets and God’s first act was creation. He can use artists to either reflect or project culture for others to understand what’s going on in the world –good or bad.

I believe we are created with a need to communicate what is manifested in the impulse to create and I’ve never felt that my faith robs me of the freedom I need to pursue life as an artist, but rather the opposite.

Creativity keeps us from striving, grounds us in the value of present moments, and slows us down to appreciate art and beauty in all things, alive or dead.

but now it’s clear that creating art is how I worship the Lord, interact with others, and love those around me.

It is easy to lose focus and begin to think that the world revolves around our art, when, in fact, the real creation is the work that God is doing in us to make us more like Him.