These days most Christians who are passionate about influencing the world focus on issues of social justice. Or maybe they develop an allegiance to certain types of theology. Very few people, it seems, turn their time and attention to the arts, and not just popular forms of art you so often see in music and film, but serious art like literature and painting that endure through the centuries.

Thankfully, there are a few people who are serious about their craft and who create art, not for art's sake, but for the sake of Christ and his Kingdom. In literature, Marilynne Robinson comes to mind. In the world of painting, no one shines brighter than Makoto Fujimura. Not only is Makoto one of the world's most highly regarded artists, but he is that rare breed of creative geniuses who has given his life to uniting artists with "Christ-centered spiritual direction."