Art Sozo: Painting with God offers a unique way to discover God's truth. Embark on a surprisingly healing journey as you express emotions to God and allow Him to reveal Himself through acrylic paint and journaling. The good news is that fine art skills are not needed! This process is less about the end product and more about healing at a heart level as you paint, bringing freedom, breakthrough, and lasting connection with God.Thousands of people around the world have already experienced the simple, yet powerful process of Art Sozo in it's original group workshop setting. This activity book is designed to give individuals an opportunity to use Art Sozo as a devotional practice at home and for previous participants to continue their inner-healing journey with paint beyond the workshop.You will paint and journal through 14 "Encounter Art" activities exploring:° Father God as your Protector, Provider, and the One who gives you identity° Jesus as your Companion, Friend, and Savior° Holy Spirit as your Comforter, Nurturer, and Teacher° God's desire for you to be authentic with Him° Rest, worship, desires of your heart, and dreaming with God

A three week daily inspirational guide designed to help faith-focused artists reconnect with their spiritual foundations.

Over the centuries some of the world’s greatest painters have explored and expressed their faith in God through their art. Here, Richard Harries invites you to reflect with him on thirty such artists, and to see how their paintings illuminate important aspects of Christian faith and teaching. Encompassing masterpieces by Rembrandt, Leonardo, Titian and Caravaggio as well as modern works by Chagall, Spencer and Rouault, this book presents the essentials of the faith in a way that will move the reader to respond with heart as well as head.

People communicate by speaking words in over seven thousand languages around the world. They also sing, dance, paint, preach, dramatize, and design communication that enlivens heart, soul, mind, and strength. God gave every community unique gifts of artistic expression to enable its members to proclaim the Truth and to bring healing, hope, and joy to others in the fallen world in which we live. Community Arts for God's Purposes highlights the CLAT (Creating Local Arts Together) method, a seven-step process that inspires artistic creativity and collaboration with local musicians, dancers, storytellers, actors, and visual artists. In this manual, the arts are treated as special kinds of communication systems, connected to specific times, places, and social contexts. As local communities use the creative gifts developed in their particular culture to worship God and extend his kingdom, a beautiful example of the Lord’s complex artistry emerges. This book helps communities draw on examples and insights from over two thousand years of church history to understand and improve the present. It motivates people by painting a vivid picture of a better future: the kingdom of Heaven. Contributors also apply expertise from multiple academic disciplines, such as ethnomusicology, performance studies, anthropology, biblical studies, and missiology. Experiment with this manual. Adapt it to your setting. Let it be an aid in creating astounding bits of artistry on earth that you’ll recognize in Heaven.

Is contemporary art a friend or foe of Christianity? Art historian, critic, and curator Daniel Siedell, addresses this question and presents a framework for interpreting art from a Christian worldview in God in the Gallery: A Christian Embrace of Modern Art. As such, it is an excellent companion to Francis Schaeffer's classic Art and the Bible. Divided into three parts--"Theology," "History," and "Practice"--God in the Gallery demonstrates that art is in conversation with and not opposed to the Christian faith. In addition, this book is beautifully enhanced with images from such artists as Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Enrique Martínez Celaya, and others. Readers of this book will include professors, students, artists, and anyone interested in Christianity and culture.

In this premier gift book, acclaimed author/photographer Ric Ergenbright reveals God's awesome and loving character through stunning nature photography.