Click Here to Read Part 2 Some weeks ago, I dealt with the idea that God can use a piece of art to suggest varying ideas to people, even ones the artist wouldn't expect people to get from the piece. I picked up this thought again a couple weeks later, noting that this doesn't mean …
In Part 1 of this series, I suggested that artists can't ultimately control which spiritual themes people see in their work. This raises an interesting question: if making art is ultimately about leaving room for God to speak to peoples' hearts, then why do art well? Can't he use bad art as well as good …
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One particular joy that comes with being a Christian and an artist is that you can believe your work has eternal impact. You can suggest ideas through your work that won't just make people happy for a few hours, they may change people's worldviews and point them toward God. There's a variety of research out there …
G. Connor Salter 