tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8686396438055335266..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: A Good Diagnosis but Lacks a Good Prescription...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79600657791285761162011-10-20T13:18:28.003-05:002011-10-20T13:18:28.003-05:00Elmhurst, you are correct. Making healing art is...Elmhurst, you are correct. Making healing art is a truly difficult task. It is made more difficult when the 'art world' is skewed toward that doom and gloom. Not just the critics, but so many of the artists, too. More than gloom and doom, it is destruction, decay, and death that prevail.<br /><br />Also, the artist who is a Christian must fight the old man. The world, flesh and devil are in the artist's brush, sculpting tools, and his very hands.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-61014816263686404062011-10-20T12:08:34.358-05:002011-10-20T12:08:34.358-05:00Your analysis of the Dalai Lama's words can al...Your analysis of the Dalai Lama's words can also be applied to the art world. Making deeply meaningful art that's centered on doom and gloom is far easier than making art that represents healing and deliverance. This is something I have struggled with as an artist. <br /><br />"Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one." -Lyndon B. JohnsonErik Maldrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069445625382113969noreply@blogger.com