An Exciting Vision!

http://www.ihop.org/Articles/1000050886/International_House_of/Resources/News_and_Blog/Blog/Prophetic_Dream_from.aspx

A Letter to Young Artists

A Letter to Young Artists by Makoto Fujimura

Hidden Art

Take a look at my friend Beth's latest blog post. She's a violinist with a B.M. degree, and she makes some great observations in this post!

Hidden Art

Creating. Alive.

Tonight while choreographing, a revelation came to me which I am still trying to fully grasp linguistically. I was thinking how creating makes me feel alive, it makes me come to life. It puts me in touch with everything going on inside of me. God creates. God created. Did he create us, this earth, because it made him come alive? Do we make him feel more alive? I have always gotten chills to think that there are ways that we can minister and touch God's heart. Little us. Sinners. Messed up. Nowhere near the level of our creator. We can touch his heart. We are an expression of God's heart. He created this earth and everything on it out of everything that was in and on his heart. I know that I can learn a lot about an artist by the work they create and the things they express. God's heart is on display all around us, in his art, and by looking at it and experiencing it, we can learn much about the artist. There are a lot of thoughts within this that are intangible for translation into words right now.  The wonderment of his ability as an artist...he could actually make his creation live and breathe. Artists talk about art living and breathing, but when we do we mean it in the sense of how real it "feels" or how powerful the message or effect. It's about how it looks, representation. God literally created art that can live and breathe.  I think it's amazing to think that not only did he create me to meet a need that was on his heart, an idea begging to come out, but I still, as a living art form, can make my creator come to life. I can thrill his heart. And maybe the reason I feel so alive when I am creating is because it was being created that gave me life in the first place.

Relevant Magazine Article "Why Are Christian Movies So Bad?"

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/film/features/23250-why-are-christian-movies-so-bad

A Little and Long Over Due Rant

I know it has been way WAY to long since I've posted, but God has been building an excitement for the arts and for His kingdom more and more every day. Exciting things are happening here in LA as God begins to bring people together who are more and more passionate about art within the church and within our culture. Here were are starting to brain storm. We're starting to share vision. And most importantly we are starting to pray, as a community with hungry and expectant hearts. There are only a few of us now, but we know that we represent many many more. We've entitled our little group (O.U.R.)VENTURE. We know that God has made our lives Outpoured, Unashamed, and Renewed and we want the same thing to be said about our community and about the art that represents us. Currently we are praying every Saturday morning at 9 am, and we are inviting everyone to pray with us! Lets dig in. Share our hearts. And seek the heart of our Master.

International Arts Movement Conference

There isn't much information out about this yet--the full website launches on October 15, but it sounds exciting! I know if I could find a way to be there, I would be. Check it out:

http://www.iamencounter.com/