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What is the Connection between God and Creativity?
This is the first of 7 blogs on releasing your creative potential. What does God think about artists? Does he care? Does he even notice? If everything was right, if we could clearly see the brushstrokes on the canvas of the created world, then the first words of the Bible would inspire endless creativity, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
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Does God Care about Your Artwork?
Does God care about your artwork? He does. Everyone expresses themselves creatively. It can’t be helped. It’s one of the things we’re born to do. It’s part of what the Bible refers to when it says we’re made in God’s image. (Genesis 1:26.) An essential part of God’s nature is that, beyond all possible imagination of abundance and diversity, he’s creative (Genesis 1:1). We reflect that part of his nature in the abundance and diversity of our art, music, movies, etc. The difference is, God creates out of nothing. We, at best, “borrow” any material we can find and repurpose it. As Picasso said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
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I Owe Iona
I owe Iona. Big time. When the Lord rescued me from sin and stupidity in the late 1970’s, I was certain I would find no Christian music equal to the bands I was used to. Nothing to compare to King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, etc. And then a celtic progressive rock band (who knew such a thing existed!) deposed all my preconceptions of what Christian music is and can be. Iona, from the UK, is proof that the Lord really does give us the desire of our hearts. A few days ago, Iona posted at their website that they will no longer record or tour as a…
