i got this in an email awhile ago and i thought that it was a good description.

1. Creation is a gift from God (and by creation, I mean all that God has made, not just mountains, birds, and trees). It is meant to display and communicate his glory.
2. God hides himself in creation. Unbelievers seldom see him in it, but believers are given eyes to see, so they can glorify God through it.
3. In order to glimpse of the glory of God in creation, we actually have to engage with it.
4. All art has one source: God´s universe. We create nothing, but only imitate the creator.
5. Cultural and artistic expressions are gifts from God which we should not neglect.
6. Culture that glorifies God is a foretaste of what we will experience in the new heavens and new earth.
7. Christians should avoid quickly judging cultural expression as sacred or secular. God also reveals himself through his common grace.
8. Christian cultural expression should not solely focus on the beautiful and the romantic, but should include the flawed.
9. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of fusing heaven and earth, and serves as the ultimate source of inspiration for those engaged in artistic pursuits.

-Bill Walsh

pretty cool huh? nature is amazing. humans are amazing. i am almost convinced that there is not ONE person who dislikes photos in the world. who isnt in awe of a majestically captured landscape or something? its that awe, that feeling we get, that connection we have with photography innate in all of us that i think god instilled within us. this feeling draws us near him and allows us to make sense of life and the world around us. it allows me to know that our sovereign god is still in control even if there is suffering and hardships in life. it allows me to remember that even satan needed to ask god for permission to do his deed to job. it allows me to know that in the end, my life is not mine, but really only and solely for his glory alone.