SUMMARY:

Abraham Kuyper famously said that there is not one molecule of the universe that the risen Christ does not claim as ‘mine’. He is king over all things, including art and comics. Today we talk with a comic artist named Joshua to understand how art and drawing can honor God and how Christian artists can use and hone their skills.

GUEST INFORMATION:

Joshua has been drawing all of his life. He currently does freelance work and has illustrated several books, as well as written several political cartoons. Find out more about his work on twitter: @j_cartoons.

QUESTIONS THIS EPISODE ASKS:

• Are you always trying to make work that is ‘marketable’ or is it a hobby? How should Christians think about making money from their art?
• What makes art “Christian”?
• Must an artist's Christianity be overt? How overt?
• What should we expect “Christian art” to do? (What’s its use / aim?)
  • What should Christian art not do?
  • What does excellent art look like?  What does it do?
• Should a Christian take stands in their art (political, issue-specific)? If yes, when?
• Real-life stories of cancel culture in the art field.

RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INTEREST:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_S._Miller

Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

"Music by Kabbalistic Village" and link to my website - kabbalisticvillage.com/