“If God wants you to know Him in a truer way, He will create the circumstances that drive you to seek Him more deeply. He creates the path. And then He is the light of understanding that shines within you….And as I have told you, He wants us to live with hope and expectancy, believing He is going to reveal himself to us more and more. For God wants to be seen. And He wants us to seek. And He moves closer to us when we are expectant of His coming.” ~ Julian of Norwich, Rekindling the Inner Fire Series, David Hazard
Tag: Christian Art
GTA Advent Journey, Day 13: Spiritual Formation
GTA Advent Journey Day 13: Spiritual Formation The Sistine Madonna, by Raphael, 11513-14, Oil on canvas, 270x201cm, Gemaldegalerie , Dresden, Image courtesy Web Gallery of Art. <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Madonna” “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John…
GTA Advent Journey Day 12: The Mission
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 This painting by Raphael is from the High Renaissance and demonstrates a perfection of…
GTA Advent Journey: Day Nine, God’s Eyes
God thru the Arts- Advent Journey Day Nine: God’s Eyes The key to finding the deeper meaning of Christmas is to view the gift of God’s son as His gift of love to the world. To really see God reaching out to us in tenderness, can be powerful. In my earthbound heart it helps me to…
Advent Journey, Day Five: Deliverance
Advent Journey Day Five: Deliverance George Frederick Handel lived during the years 1685-1759 and is most famous for his powerful “Hallelujah Chorus” from his oratorio Messiah. He lived for most of his life in England during the Baroque period of music and art history. He wrote many other fine works that used “word painting” to spotlight…
Advent Journey Day Three: History
Advent Journey Day Three: History Today we will reflect on our Christian heritage and consider how we are strengthened by remembering those who have come before us. Is there someone in church history you admire? Is there someone in your family history that has been a role model? This English folk carol was composed by…
Fantasy Exercise #1 The Crucifixion
Fantasy Exercise #1 The Crucifixion How would you paint the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? There are so many versions of the scene and I think when we look at the work of another artist, we can get so caught up in trying to figure out what that artist is saying that…
My Retreat Interview
Last month, I had the pleasure of appearing on Tina Korte’s program called: “The Power of One” I hope you can join us for this conversation of connecting with God thru the Arts. In Jesus Name, Florida Retreat, April 3, 2019
An Instrument of God
It has been rather a tough week for me that maybe at some point I will share with my readers. In spite of this, or maybe because of it, I am wanting to make sure I post something. I need to send a little light out into the universe and hope that it will touch…
Seeking God thru the Arts II
We are excited to share our second video podcast with the wordpress community. I am really enjoying putting these conversations together with my friend and GTA contributor Adam Nettesheim. I hope you will consider subscribing to our Youtube channel:) Thanks!!
God Thru the Arts 