The Yellow Ochre Newsletter
A weekly curation of encouragement and practical wisdom to turn your art from a hobby into a purposeful blessing for your community and culture.
The Need 60 Years Ago
In 1962, Calvin Seerveld exhorted college students with these words:
“If there is anything the Christian community needs it is leaders, scholars, trained artists and writers who, because they virtually live out of the hand of our heavenly Father daily, stay close to the uneducated followers and untrained readers doing the same, living out of the Scriptures.”
In 1962, Calvin Seerveld exhorted college students with these words:
“If there is anything the Christian community needs it is leaders, scholars, trained artists and writers who, because they virtually live out of the hand of our heavenly Father daily, stay close to the uneducated followers and untrained readers doing the same, living out of the Scriptures.”
Calvin Seerveld, A Christian Critique of Art and Literature, 17
Needing a New Environment
Typically, plants will only grow within the context they’re in. If their pot is small, they will be small. If the pot is large, then they will be large.
Their roots can only extend as far as their context allows.
People are more like aloe plants though. We need space to stretch. We need new spaces and new pots to accommodate our growth. Like crabs, we must find new shells, new environments, for our angsts and movement.
This is one reason I launched The Yellow Ochre Team. If you are an artist, looking to stretch those artistic muscles within a community of other mission-minded artists, join The Yellow Ochre Team today.
Typically, plants will only grow within the context they’re in. If their pot is small, they will be small. If the pot is large, then they will be large.
Their roots can only extend as far as their context allows.
People are more like aloe plants though. We need space to stretch. We need new spaces and new pots to accommodate our growth. Like crabs, we must find new shells, new environments, for our angsts and movement.
This is one reason I launched The Yellow Ochre Team. If you are an artist, looking to stretch those artistic muscles within a community of other mission-minded artists, join The Yellow Ochre Team today.
Join the Yellow Ochre Team
And we're live! If you are a Christian and an artist wondering how to use your gifts for God's mission, check out The Yellow Ochre Community to learn more!
patreon.com/yellowochreclub
And we're live! If you are a Christian and an artist wondering how to use your gifts for God's mission, check out The Yellow Ochre Community to learn more!
patreon.com/yellowochreclub
In 4 Days…
4 more days until I launch my Patreon community. I'm calling it "The Yellow Ochre Team." If you are a Christian and a "creative" who wants to discover how to use your artistry for the mission of God, this is the community for you.
