Whether we gather in a simple room or an ornate sanctuary art plays a role in our worship Today R C Sproul exhorts Christians to pursue art in the life of the church that conveys the true the good and the beautiful Get the Full 'Recovering the Beauty of the Arts' Series on DVD and the Digital Download for Your Gift of Any Amount https stage gift renewingyourmind org recovering-the-beauty-of-the-arts Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries Explore all of our podcasts https www ligonier [... more]

In his wonderful book Art Faith A Theology of Making renowned artist Makoto Fujimura describes the ancient Japanese art form of Kintsugi In it the artist takes broken pottery originally tea ware and pieces the shards back together with lacquer threading gold into the cracks ldquo Kintsugi rdquo Fujimura explains ldquo does not just lsquo fix rsquo or repair a broken vessel rather the technique makes the broken pottery even more beautiful than the original rdquo Kintsugi first implemented centuries ago when a warlord rsquo s favorite cup was destroyed and then beautifully restored became art that rsquo s highly [... more]

Upset with the corruption and extravagance plaguing his kingdom Korea rsquo s King Yeongjo ndash decided to change things In a classic case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater he banned the traditional art of gold-thread embroidery as excessively opulent Soon knowledge of that intricate process vanished into the past In Professor Sim Yeon-ok wanted to reclaim that long-lost tradition Surmising that gold leaf had been glued onto mulberry paper and then hand-cut into slender strands she was able to recreate the process reviving an ancient art form In the book of Exodus we learn of the extravagant [... more]

The Bible gives us a three-part formula describing exactly what God expects from his people In this lesson Dr Tony Evans will explore that divine imperative and reveal what God can accomplish through us when we carry it out [... more]