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Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity, By Michael Card

Scribbling in the Sand

Christ and Creativity

by Michael Card

Scribbling in the Sand
Paperback
$22.99
  • Length: 168 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.25 in
  • Published: September 03, 2004
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9780830832545

Paper Edition was voted 2002 Publisher's Weekly Best Adult Religion Book of the Year!Singer, songwriter and diligent student of Scripture, Michael Card is well known for the depth of his lyrics and the artistry of his music. But far moresignificant than the songs he has penned is the source of his inspiration--the creativity embodied in Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God.In this abridged audio book Card explores the biblical foundations of true Christian creativity. Whether wethink of ourselves as creative or not, all of us are created in the image of our Creator God, and thus creativity is a vital expression of our discipleship. With Jesus as his model, Card shows how understanding God?s creative imagination leads to a lifestyle of humility, obedience and servanthood. And he invites us to follow God?s creative call through worship and community.Read by the author, this audio book includes extra features not available in print, with exclusive material from Calvin Miller, Phil Keaggy, William Lane, Harold Best and Susan Card. Also included is a special performance by Michael Card of his song "Scribbling in the Sand."

REVIEWS

"This book reached my heart as few others. Every artist (which means every Christian) needs to meditate on Michael Card's message, not just read, but ponder, reflect, pray. The result will be a thrilling release of the Spirit from depths you hadn't before realized were there. At least, that's what happened in me."Larry Crabb, author of Inside Out
"This book reached my heart as few others. Every artist (which means every Christian) needs to meditate on Michael Card's message, not just read, but ponder, reflect, pray. The result will be a thrilling release of the Spirit from depths you hadn't before realized were there. At least, that's what happened in me."Larry Crabb, author of Inside Out
"Countless books circulate on what it means to be 'creative,' on what 'art' is; relatively few are written from a distinctively Christian perspective. There cannot be many more qualified than Michael Card to fill this glaring gap. Here we learn, powerfully, that creativity, rightly conceived, is a response to God: it is worship. To his own evocative reflections Michael Card appends the musing of several other Christian artists and critics. This is a book to be cherished and savored."D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"Every song I've heard Michael sing makes me think about Jesus. Every moment I've spent with Michael makes me think about Jesus. Who better, then, to make us all think more highly of Christ than Michael Card. May God use this book to do exactly that in your life."Max Lucado, author
"When Michael Card speaks on Christian creativity, the world listens. I think they listen first because he is a Christian whose faith is his reason to be. I think they listen next because he is creative. In every sentence he writes, His appetite for beauty devours his soul and leaves the rest of us hungry to acquire his taste. I think I personally admire him because he lives in that Promethean torture chamber where mediocrity is offensive and excellence exceeds the grasp. Yet it is his reaching toward aesthetic wonders that refreshes us with a widening vision of Christ. Then having caught the greater view of things, he generously passes the vision forward to us all."Calvin Miller, author of The Singer Trilogy
"Every song I've heard Michael sing makes me think about Jesus. Every moment I've spent with Michael makes me think about Jesus. Who better, then, to make us all think more highly of Christ than Michael Card. May God use this book to do exactly that in your life."Max Lucado, author
"Every song I've heard Michael sing makes me think about Jesus. Every moment I've spent with Michael makes me think about Jesus. Who better, then, to make us all think more highly of Christ than Michael Card. May God use this book to do exactly that in your life."D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"When Michael Card speaks on Christian creativity, the world listens. I think they listen first because he is a Christian whose faith is his reason to be. I think they listen next because he is creative. In every sentence he writes, His appetite for beauty devours his soul and leaves the rest of us hungry to acquire his taste. I think I personally admire him because he lives in that Promethean torture chamber where mediocrity is offensive and excellence exceeds the grasp. Yet it is his reaching toward aesthetic wonders that refreshes us with a widening vision of Christ. Then having caught the greater view of things, he generously passes the vision forward to us all."Calvin Miller, author of The Singer Trilogy
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CONTENTS

Foreword by Makoto Fujimura
Acknowledgements
1. Scribbling in the Sand
2. The Hunger for Beauty
3. The Call to Create
4. Singing a New Song
5. Recapturing the Imagination
6. A New Song to Christ
7. The Character of Creativity
8. A Lifestyle of Listening
9. The Call Is to Community
10. Letters to Christian Artists
11. The Greatest Expression of Creativity: The Giving of the Self
Appendix: Growing in CreativityL Some Practical Advice
Bibliography
About the Author

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BONUS MATERIAL

This title is also available as an audiobook from christianaudio.com.

Find out more about Michael Card at his official website.

★ Scribbling in the Sand has received a starred review in the highly-respected book industry magazine Publishers Weekly. Read the full starred review here.

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ABOUT Michael Card

Michael Card

Michael Card is an award-winning musician and performing artist. His many books include A Fragile Stone, Inexpressible, The Nazarene, and the Biblical Imagination Series on the four Gospels.

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