Last evening we at GCBC celebrated the glory of God through the personal testimony of people and their artistic gifts. God is the God of Art. Not that all art glorifies God. The infection of man's sin has impacted everything, including the arts. Philip Ryken has written "Christians are suspicious (of art) because so much modern and postmodern art wallows in depravity. Anyone who doubts this should visit the senior exhibition of virtually any art school in the country." (p.100, My Father's World) I believe that God is an Artist. Perhaps it would be better said that God is THE Artist. He traffics in beauty. And He created the capacity for man to reflect His glory by creating art as well. Art gives us insight into the world around us. Art points us beyond ourselves. Art slows us down, draws us out, and makes us think. A lot of the Old Testament is written as poetry. Most Christians love the Psalms. The Scripture speaks of the beauty of the Lord and says the heavens declare His glory. Who would not say that the night sky is breathtaking? What a canvas! What an Artist!
In an effort to honor the gift and the Giver, we asked people to come and share their art with all of us. Some brought paintings, some poetry, some weavings, some carvings, some music, some photos, some sewing, some drawing, some glass-work, some writing, - all wonderful. And, I shared. To the degree that it is artistic is attributable to Bonnie Arends putting the music and photos together. All the pictures in the above movie I made. I used a digital camera and a telescope. Most were from my back yard though there is a moon rise picture from Larry and Linda David's back yard in Missouri and a moon rise from Copper Island, Canada. Click on the black "arrow" to run video. Let me know if you have any problems. The heavens declare the glory of God. Click here for an online photo gallery of Arts Night.
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