Mysteries & Doubts

The poet Keats said a creative needs to be,

“𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.”

And I think that applies to humans in general. To have empathy and to grow we need to accept the world is uncertain.
We should be comfortable with seeing a multitude of perspectives. Holding too tight to one’s own view or institutionalised dogmatic assertions stunts growth & diminishes our ability to love.

Collage: Matthieu Bourel

My Head's in the Clouds

Most of my Christian friends think I have deviated from the accepted path.
I'm a heretic.
I'm dangerous.
I have probably had some kind of mental breakdown.
I never really understood.
I'm in the arts - I'm flaky, unreliable, my head's in the clouds.

Photo: MirunaIvanescu

Holy Poop!

Love this DM message to me on Instagram from Shannon Nichols about my book Parables!
(Shared with Shannon's permission.)
Made me laugh and feel really encouraged all at the same time

Being Human

Art is an expression of what it is to be human.

Interacting with art makes internal connections within you & external connections with the billions of people that live on this planet.

But often 'christian' artists become preoccupied to the detriment of their work with the question of, is God honoured in my work?

But what Oscar Wilde said about literature applies to all art, "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written."

Photo TashCapstick