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The Yellow Ochre Newsletter

For over 13 years, I've been an artist in the Christian missionary world. Learn art and mission ideas to spark your creative engagement every Wednesday. Join like-minded artistic Christians looking for that extra nudge to use your creativity for God's mission.

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20 Years of Grace: Dismantling the "Ideal Missionary" Facade (Ages 26-30)

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! So, I turn 40 very soon. Besides it being "over the hill," this age marks a really special occasion for me. It will be 20 years of following Christ. Given this, I thought I'd spend the next few weeks highlighting some takeaways about God's work in me as a Christian and...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! So, I turn 40 very soon. Besides it being "over the hill," this age marks a really special occasion for me. It will be 20 years of following Christ. Given this, I thought I'd spend the next few weeks highlighting some takeaways about God's work in me as a Christian and...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Everyone Is On A Mission Every day, Rod Kitson paints 1 square painting of a view of his apartment. This is what it looks like when one singular vision becomes depicted by various elements at the...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Daily Missions Trips For some reason, every time I travel to another country on a “missions trip,” my mind is framed a certain way. I am preparing to rough it, encounter situations requiring...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Art as Avenue for the Gospel In New Zealand I once went on a CRU summer trip to New Zealand during my college years. I had contemplated even joining staff because I saw the impact campus ministry...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Martyr: A Witness Who Gives Life People loved my Grandma Taylor. She was this sweet little Irish woman who migrated to the States as a child. According to my dad, she was the most gentle creature...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Encouraging A Culture Of Creativity *This content comes from the Inspiro Arts Alliance Newsletter. Written by Daniel Lim, Inspiro Arts Alliance member. Viewing the vast, open plains of Namibia...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Building Trust In Institutions One thing we learn from the Apostle Paul about being incarnational is this: you are constantly bending yourself to the social structures you dwell in. For example:...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Honey Bees Honey bees look for two things in flowers: nectar and pollen. They bring these back to their hives. But God designed their bodies with tiny furs which get covered in pollen. As they...

Weekly arts engagement inspiration from Matt Taylor. *Painters use mid-tone colors, such as yellow ochre, to prime their canvases. This helps get over the initial hump of beginning a painting. Matt Taylor SPARK ARTIST Hey guys! Here are three things to spark your inner missional flame: 💥 INSPIRED BY Art School Dilemma I once went on a CRU summer trip to New Zealand during my college years. I had contemplated even joining staff because I saw the impact campus ministry had on myself and others....