World Cup Quarterfinals, Part 2

Just to recap, I am rather excited right now to be in the midst of the World Cup, but I feel as though we are in the eye of the storm. Nothing is going on right now!! But in the next 2 days, we will get to the see some of the best games of this tournament.

Did you know...?

...that if you search for "Kandern Germany" on Google, our website is the first one listed!?!? Yes, it is true, I just did a quick check, and the first link for the search results is to our Gallery page featuring our Vision Trip to Kandern...see the link below!!

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World Cup Quarterfinals, Part 1

Well, I told you I would share my thoughts about World Cup, so here they are!

World Cup's Elite 7

If you are following World Cup, you are no doubt excited about the games coming up. I have my picks, as I am sure you do as well. My picks will be covered in another post soon. In the mean time...

Where is Thad, you ask?

Have you wondered recently if I am going to write again? Come on! Admit it! Well, there are some reasons why my words have been scarce on our site.

Pursuing Creativity Through Reading

I have a few books that were recommended to me that discuss art and spirituality. I have not yet read any of them, but they are on my wish/reading list!!

Art and the Bible (L'Abri Pamphlets) by Fancis A. Schaeffer

The Creative Call : An Artist's Response to the Way of the Spirit by Janice Elsheimer

The Shoes of Van Gogh : A Spiritual and Artistic Journey to the Ordinary by Cliff Edwards

Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts by Steve Turner

Prayer 6/20/2006

June 2006

Creativity Summit in Los Angeles

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Dave Anderson - Imagineering

Here are some notes from the second session led by Dave Anderson (see previous entry on Why Man Creates).

Imagineering is a term that describes the brainstorming process developed by designers at Walt Disney. Dave Anderson is a trainer for the Imagineering process, so it was a real privelege to have him at our conference and teach this session.

Group Photo at the Getty

Here is a photo of the Creativity Summit group at the Getty Museum

I am on the front row, just to the left of the guy in the bright red shirt. (click on the photo to enlarge)

Wilson - Imago Dei

"If you're Imago Dei, then every day is a new creation."

~ Craig Wilson

Dave Anderson - "Why Man Creates"

For 3 of our conference sessions, we were fortunate to have Dave Anderson, Executive Director of Compass Film Academy and also a trainer in the Disney Imagineering process, as our speaker. In addition to being a Christian in the film industry, Dave also used to be on staff with Campus Crusade. He commented that it has been his prayer, that CCC and other Christian organizations would take a step in the creative direction, seeking out ways to impact our society through the arts (also echoed by a couple of other senior staff attending the conference).

What a treat it was for me to be a part of this first Creativity Summit. Amidst my continued attempts at figuring out what it means to be an artist and designer while working in ministry; how I should balance my desire to be creative with my desire to serve God; and asking myself if there are others just like me, who have these same struggles, questions, and desires.

Image from Pyramid Media

This session was centered on asking several questions relating to "Why Man Creates," a short film produced in the 1970's by Saul Bass...

Increase Giving

Recently, a few people using EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) have asked how to increase their giving. This post contains information on how to do that:

Finding Artistic Meaning in Exodus, part II

Exodus chapter 31, verses 1-11 is posted at the end of this post...

One of our devotional times during the Creative Summit was focused on reading scripture to find artistic meaning. We all gathered into groups of about 5 people and jotted down what we found. Here are a couple of highlights from several of the group discussions focused on Exodus 31:1-11:

Finding Artistic Meaning in Exodus, part I

Exodus, chapter 20, verses 1-6 is posted at the end of this post...

One of our devotional times during the Creative Summit was focused on reading scripture to find artistic meaning. We all gathered into groups of about 5 people and jotted down what we found. Here are a couple of highlights from several of the group discussions on Exodus 20:1-6:

Finding Artistic Meaning in Genesis

Genesis, chapter 1 is posted at the end of this post...

One of our devotional times during the Creativity Summit was focused on reading scripture to find artistic meaning. We all gathered into groups of about 5 people and jotted down what we found. Here are a couple of highlights from several of the group discussions: