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Tag Archives: creativity
Dig into David’s Confession
Psalm 51 is traditionally believed to have been composed by David as a confession to God after David sinned with Bathsheba. I dug into Psalm 51 after realizing I’d been committing sins (knowingly and unknowingly) for decades. Contemplating the prompts … Continue reading
Posted in forgiving, Holy spirit, poetry, Psalm 51, scripture, sex, sin
Tagged adultery, art, creativity, holy spirit, sin
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Well Pleased: Dream
For decades I’d been struggling against a habit. I’d tried to stop and had intermittent success… Which is another way to say, I’d failed. No doubt you’re curious what my habit was. If I tell you, and it’s not something … Continue reading
Posted in art, healing, Jesus, ministry through art, prophetic art, wine
Tagged art, creativity, habits, Jesus, transformation
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Grow-Your-Own Proverbs
Here’s a sampling of my Life Group’s home-grown proverbs. Below those, is the prompt you can use if you’d like to write some of your own. He who talks but never listens will soon be talking to himself. … Continue reading
Every Effort
Pulverize my self-righteousness into true goodness. Electrify blindness into beams of knowledge. Cauterize my flaunting into steely self-control. Liquefy resignation into fuel for perseverance. Pressurize my worldly pursuits into gems of godliness. Transform jealousies into streams of mutual affection. Reorganize … Continue reading
Hello, Creatives (writers, artists, photographers and the like)
Are you an art minister to-be? Art ministers take seriously the calling to equip and encourage all kinds of creatives, anywhere, nurturing them artistically and spiritually in community. Visit artfruition.com to find out about the programs. This is my certificate.
Posted in art, artists, arts ministry, creativity, designers, drawing, gifts, music, sculptors, serve, sketching, writing
Tagged art, art fruition, art ministry, creativity, Jessie Nilo
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“To me, it’s healing”
My friend said her husband has a bad cough and the doctor found a suspicious looking spot on his lung. She’s so afraid. That night, as I lay in bed, I asked God for an image that I could paint … Continue reading
Posted in art, arts ministry, cancer, drawing, healing, Holy spirit
Tagged art, Arts Ministry, creativity, healing, holy spirit, prophetic art
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what you can do with bits of paper
There was evening and there was morning.
Posted in art, arts ministry, creation, creativity
Tagged art, creativity, God, holy spirit, Jesus
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Help! Need a Title for this Art
What title would you give this?
Posted in art, artists, arts ministry, creativity, Holy spirit
Tagged art, born again, collage, creativity, holy spirit, transformation, trinity
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For engineers, writers, housewives, atheists, teachers, nurses, fire fighters, legislators…..
Everyone who is alive is creative. We create solutions to problems, we create answers to questions, we create decisions when faced with options, and on and on. No matter what title we give ourselves, we create. So, with that in … Continue reading
Posted in artists, atheist, Christians at work, creation, creativity, drawing, music, scripture
Tagged art, artists, Bible, creatives, creativity, genesis, gifts, God, holy spirit
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Dancing in Church
Perichoresis is a Greek word describing the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In John 15:26, Jesus says, “But I will send you the Comforter – the Holy Spirit, the source of all truth. He will come to … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, arts ministry, church, conversion, creation, creativity, drawing, Holy spirit, ministry through art, pray, prayer, sketching
Tagged Alpha Course, art, Bible, born again, church, creativity, gifts, holy spirit, Jesus, prayer, transformation
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