Called to Create
YOU WERE MADE TO CREATE!
Set sail with us for Creative Sparks posts. Creativity is a language of the soul and it builds space for community to grow!
O LORD, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.
(Psalm 104:24 ISV)
Creativity invites us to explore and observe, to notice and play with shapes and shades, shadows and light. It is a crisp fresh canvas, ready to catch the jagged fragments of our days and unexpectedly speak them into grace.
CREATIVITY:
- invites us to slow down and experience the journey
- inspires us to see differently, to think outside the box
- facilitates problem-solving and uncertainty
- opens the door to questions and conversations we might never have asked or started
- engages us more deeply with our Creator
- cultivates community
- relieves stress
- changes the way we interact with our world
“Creativity … is a universal trait of those made in God’s image.” (Mike Cosper)
We create because we are created in the image of the One who spoke it all into being with a word … from nothing.
As we write, sing, dance, paint, plant, weave, build, plane, sculpt, bake, capture, design, decorate, make, dream, and create, we echo the immeasurable, mysterious, and limitless creativity of God.
“The diversity of the universe is a glimpse into the breadth of aesthetic appreciation in God’s mind. Each of us made in his image bears that creative gift … We bear it as a tiny reflection of his own vast creativity and skill.” (Mike Cosper)
“To create is to reflect the image of God. To create is an act of worship.” (Erwin McManus)
WE ARE CALLED TO CREATE!
You’re invited to join us for Creative Sparks posts.
Creativity is a language of the soul and it builds space for community to grow!
Posts
Art and Creativity Bring Hope into Our Lives
Creativity is less lightning bolt moments of inspiration and far more labors of love. Every person since the beginning of time has been, is now, and will be until the end of time, creative.
Crochet with a Purpose
I call my hobby “crocheting with a purpose” because when I crochet something as a gift, I pray for the recipient. With every stitch, I pray.
That I May Know Him • Drawing Close to God Through Suffering
That I may know Him Was my heartfelt plea. Little did I know then What was in store for me. He gently took me by the hand and led me down a path I did not understand to show His plan for me.
Featured Books
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
Madeleine L'Engle
What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? The author's insightful and beautiful reflections on faith and art call the reader to listen, be aware, and respond to creation through one's own art.
Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity
Michael Card
With Jesus as his model, Card shows how understanding God's creative imagination leads to a lifestyle of humility, obedience, and servanthood. Card articulates the story of Jesus through his "scribblings in the sand" and invites us to join him in following God's creative call through worship and community.
Framing Faith: From Camera to Pen, An Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God in a Hurried World
Matthew Knisely
In this modern age, many of us fill every "spare" moment we have rather than taking an intermission to see the true works of God and realize that he is present in every moment. In Framing Faith, Knisely illustrates a new way to see God and to help us live in the moment through the exploration of various photography concepts.
Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice
Christine Valters Paintner
More than a book on photographic technique, Eyes of the Heart is about cultivating photography as a spiritual practice. The book goes through six themes connecting the medium of photography with the Christian spiritual life, inviting readers to a new way of viewing the world -- through the lens of a camera.
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