I used to flirt with fundamentalism, and I had this idea that creation was something that happened. Now I see creation as something that is happening. Hundreds of millions of stars are still being born every day. Creation is an ongoing process. The Artist has not yet cleaned out the brushes. The paint is still wet. Human beings are the small clumps of clay and breath, and we have been handed brushes of our own, like young artist apprentices. The brushes aren't ours, nor the paint or canvas, but here they are in our hands, on loan. What shall we make?
Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for the world. The work of t… - Michael Gungor
Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for the world. The work of t…
- Michael Gungor
Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability. - Michael Gungor
Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.
You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust - Michael Gungor
You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust
Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long. - Michael Gungor
Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.
The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise… - Michael Gungor
The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise…
Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea that th… - Michael Gungor
Creativity is simply the human brain forming new connections between ideas, and we all are engaged in this process every day. The common idea that th…
Faith comes from listening to the right stories. - Michael Gungor
Faith comes from listening to the right stories.
Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story. - Michael Gungor
Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.
If leading worship is just about bringing a group of people into a room so we can get goosebumps and sing songs together, there's not much value in t… - Michael Gungor
If leading worship is just about bringing a group of people into a room so we can get goosebumps and sing songs together, there's not much value in t…
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