"I have come that they might have life and have it more abundantly" John 10:10
God's desire for believers is that we may know life that is more than mere survival, but abundant, overflowing. In Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear, she discusses the purpose of the arts in our lives. One of many statements from the book worth quoting is, "Creativity is the opposite of everything in life we consider essential (food, shelter, rule of law, responsibility, sickness, loss, death, taxes, etc.) Creativity is something better than a necessity; it's a gift. It's frosting." Being human is sometimes tough. The arts provide us a delightful bonus. I would like to think that the arts comprise part of the abundance of which Jesus spoke.
God's desire for believers is that we may know life that is more than mere survival, but abundant, overflowing. In Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear, she discusses the purpose of the arts in our lives. One of many statements from the book worth quoting is, "Creativity is the opposite of everything in life we consider essential (food, shelter, rule of law, responsibility, sickness, loss, death, taxes, etc.) Creativity is something better than a necessity; it's a gift. It's frosting." Being human is sometimes tough. The arts provide us a delightful bonus. I would like to think that the arts comprise part of the abundance of which Jesus spoke.
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