Good Friday

Good Friday to you all.
Things are brewing, many inspired by our time at in NY at IAM. Because it meant so much to me, I recounted Mako's thoughts about artists serving communion to each other and the world on my own blog. I felt like it was a fitting devotion for Holy week. I hope you will remember that e-mail thread that we sent around which began this blog and our response to IAM. I hope that if you get a chance to look back on what inspired you, it will bring about renewal and rebirth in your heart through this Holy Week.

Another thing inspired from the conference is a term I am trying to promote, oh, just in order to change the culture. I am asking people to say believer-artist instead of Christian Artist. Mark Lee from Third Day has picked up on it at his blog and that was fun. Loyd and Clare have commented but I realized that IAM was the inspiration for my thinking on this and I hadn't shared the idea with you here! So click over and read my reasons and see if it doesn't just fit. Believer-artist. believer-artist. Try it, you'll like it.

Of course when you are thinking on a theme you notice it every where. I'm seeing more and more people grasping that art is about beauty and that that is already a an outreach for Christ -- just using your gifts to their hightest is one of the greatest gift back to our Lord that you can give. I saw this theme when a writer, LeAnne, contacted me about posting an interview about my thoughts on creativity and faith on her blog. She's interviewed some of the artists who were at IAM (Nigel Goodwin's name jumped out at me) and some other artists whose work I didn't know but was excited to discover there. There's some really interesting conversations and some great artwork to look at too.

I am thinking this week of Christ's first miracle, the wedding at Cana. This is who He is, the glorious Lord, full of might and power who comes to a lonely desert world and his first act is to attend a party, bless a union and provide the drink.

Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.


aliceb