Garden

“There we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise. That is what shall be in the end without end. For what other end do we propose to ourselves than to attain to the kingdom of which there is no end?” —Augustine,  The City of God Lifelong, Sir Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928) was employed as a clerk helping to produce the official record of the Parliament. But he is best known for his avocation: an abiding desire to address the dehumanizing impact of urbanization in late nineteenth-century England. In … [Read more...] about An Artist Looks at Genesis: Finding Shalom

Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and again, all was vanity and a chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. —Ecclesiastes 2:11   From birth, Bible-believing churches had been my spiritual home, but when I headed off to college and then graduate school to study visual art, I chose secular institutions. During those years, the prospect of sorting out the relationship between my deeply held faith and a growing passion for art … [Read more...] about An Artist Looks at Genesis: A Garden Tragedy

Last week, Cam Anderson began the series  An Artist Looks At Genesis by considering "The Garden We Long For." In this week's post, he considers the significance of the first couple's work of tending and caring for the garden. ____________________ Plant gardens, eat what they produce. —From a letter to the exiles in Babylon, Jeremiah 29:5 Humankind's relationship with work is complicated. Some find it lifegiving—an invitation to creative collaboration, satisfying achievement, even personal renewal. But for many … [Read more...] about An Artist Looks At Genesis: Tending the Garden

We are grateful to Cameron J. Anderson for this series of articles on "An Artist Looks At Genesis." The early chapters of Genesis are often contended space between scientists and theologians. Anderson, an artist by training, was the former director both of InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministry and later, Christians in the Visual Arts. He brings both the eye of an artist and his work in academia and the arts as a Christian leader to these reflections on Genesis. ____________________ The heavens are telling the … [Read more...] about An Artist Looks At Genesis: The Garden We Long For