Art At Its Best

As a Christian who believes God is redeeming everything He’s created through Christ, my outlook and worldview–both of creation and of people–is bursting with great hope. To be a Christian is to choose hope over despair, and to reflect the beauty of that hope in view of what God has promised. We are to be committed to describing the world not just as it is, but rather as God says it should and will be.

Christian artist, no matter their artistic outlet, should understand genuine art as flowing out of this center of beauty and hope–even in the midst of all that’s wrong–ultimately pointing people to the beauty of God.

N.T. Wright says: “When art comes to terms with both the wounds of the world and the promise of resurrection and learns how to express and respond to both at once, we will be on the way to a fresh vision and mission. Art at its best draws attention to the way things will be, when the earth is filled with the knowledge of God as the waters cover the sea!”