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This inspiring and practical book offers tools for living out this vision in daily life, with special attention given to the challenges we face in staying focused on the mission of imparting hope to others even while dealing with our own personal issues. Anyone who wishes to have an impact on the world will cherish this unique book.
"Richard Dahlstrom brings a welcome call to a biblical faith that takes us beyond ourselves and the polarized debates in our society."--Tom Sine, author, The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time
"Passionately, deftly, Dahlstrom urges us to embrace our calling as artisans of hope. This is the soothing voice and the relevant message that this noisy, weary world needs."--Karen Spears Zacharias, author, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? 'Cause I Need More Room for My Plasma TV
"Dahlstrom reminds us that cynicism and hopelessness are not going to change the world. But neither will nebulous idealism. We have to become people of mercy, justice, and love. In short, we have to be 'artisans of hope.'"--Eugene Cho, pastor and founder, One Day's Wages
"Richard Dahlstrom, one of the brightest and best communicators Christianity has to offer right now, calls us out into fulfilling our role as creators--artists sent to splash the world with meaningful, gorgeous color."--Jordan Green, director, Burnside Writers Collective
Richard Dahlstrom is senior pastor of Bethany Community Church in Seattle, Washington; Bible college teacher with Torchbearers Missionary Fellowship; and a speaker at conferences throughout North America. His first book, O2: Breathing New Life into Faith, was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best Christian books of 2008. You can find more of his work at richarddahlstrom.com.
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Part 1 Vision
1 Faith Art: Cure for the Common Consumer 21
2 Canvas: The Art of Waking Up 31
3 Subject Matters: The Art Of God's Reign 45
4 Own Or Rent: Gaining Perspective 59
Part 2 The Primary Colors
5 Do Justice: The Horribe sounds of Silence 73
6 Mercy Mountaineers: The Challenge of Lovingkindness 87
7 Intimacy: Cosmic Mentoring and Empowerment 101
8 Pastel Fantasy: God's use of Deep Colors 117
Part 3 Creating Art While life happens
9 The Artist's Identity: Finding your Voice 137
10 Overcoming Failure: Finding our Way to the Land of Grace 149
11 bstacles and Resistance: The Artist as Warrior 163
12 Change: Grappling with the Preacher of Chair 8 179
13 Art in the Garden: So Sow 193
Epilogue 207
Notes 211
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Overview
The Christian life should be guided by the intentional goal of blessing the lives of the friends, loved ones, and strangers in our midst. We are called to impact a culture that is overwhelmingly preoccupied with personal peace, prosperity, protection, and survival. Christians should be artists who paint with the colors of hope in a ...