““Beautiful as an outward sign of inner goodness” this line is on the opening page of the book and stood out to me. As an artist myself, the first chapter spoke to me, as I was reminded that my art speaks beyond the physical and helps to give a glimpse of the beauty of the eternal. This book is filled with scripture and encourages you to think about the concept of beauty beyond the worldly definition in regards to faith. In the chapter on generosity, the discussion of efficiency, I was reminded how often I can get caught up in doing things the most efficient way, rather than living a slow life that spills out generosity and the love of Christ. Overall thus book was well written and a great piece to read and digest and apply to my own Christian walk.
** This book was gifted to me as a part of the Alabaster Influencer program”
“This book gives a wonder holistic theology of beauty and its impact in the Christian life, paired with equally stunning visuals. For too long, beauty has been separated from faith as something fickle, trivial even when compared with the weight of Christianity. Through this fresh look and meditation on the story of the woman with the alabaster jar, you can find beauty is not only temporal to the eye, but largely a gift of the heart. I’ve already encouraged a few friends to pick up a copy as I think its a message our world deeply needs to hear!”
“This book gives a wonder holistic theology of beauty and its impact in the Christian life, paired with equally stunning visuals. For too long, beauty has been separated from faith as something fickle, trivial even when compared with the weight of Christianity. Through this fresh look and meditation on the story of the woman with the alabaster jar, you can find beauty is not only temporal to the eye, but largely a gift of the heart. I’ve already encouraged a few friends to pick up a copy as I think its a message our world deeply needs to hear!”
“I am undone by this beautiful book, it’s truly hard to find the words for how incredibly written and aesthetically pleasing it is with the photographs and words. This is now my favorite Alabaster book out of the collection! What a beautiful portrayal of beauty and the story of the woman with the Alabaster jar is unlike any other depiction I’ve heard...As always, the team has done an outstanding job! These always spark a new hunger for my relationship with Jesus as a creative.
*My copy of the book was complimentary through Alabaster's Influencer Program*”
“I am undone by this beautiful book, it’s truly hard to find the words for how incredibly written and aesthetically pleasing it is with the photographs and words. This is now my favorite Alabaster book out of the collection! What a beautiful portrayal of beauty and the story of the woman with the Alabaster jar is unlike any other depiction I’ve heard...As always, the team has done an outstanding job! These always spark a new hunger for my relationship with Jesus as a creative.
*My copy of the book was complimentary through Alabaster's Influencer Program*”
“I always loved the work that Alabaster does with the books of the Bible. It’s always special to see the Sacred Writings of the Bible side by side with elegant pictures. However, this brand new book, “On Beauty and Faith” brings a whole new dimension to the idea of BEAUTY in the Bible!
We usually associate the Bible only with a religious book. We forget, however, that the Bible is THE story of God redeeming mankind in a BEAUTIFUL and tremendous way. To be honest some of us, including myself, think of the Bible at times as a boring ancient reading... and how often we miss the BEAUTY of the story, the culture, the narrative, the DEEPER meaning of the words cautiously chosen to literally PAINT God’s story to mankind!
BUY THIS BOOK! If you really want to go deeper into this idea of how BEAUTIFUL faith really is, simply BUY this piece of ART! Its creative, beautiful and DEEP! Thank you again Alabaster to put this work together!
*My review states that my copy of the book was complimentary through Alabaster's Influencer Program*”
