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426 - Making The Most Of Your Creative Time with Rachel Ridge

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 14, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
How do you feel about donkeys? (Stay with me here.) My guest on this episode of The Thriving Christian Artist is Rachel Ridge - artist, artist coach, creativity coach, author, speaker, blogger, mother, grandmother, and donkey wrangler.  Yes, donkey wrangler.  Her journey as an artist probably...

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425 - Why God Wants You To Invest In Yourself

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 07, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Fear is the biggest challenge when it comes to money, especially if you don’t have a lot. We are encouraged to be good stewards of the gifts God gives us, including our money.  But part of that good stewardship is investing wisely, like in the Parable of the Talents.  If you’re too afraid to do...

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424 - How We're Expanding The Reach Of God's Kingdom

The Thriving Christian Artist - March 03, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
You’ve heard the saying, “The Lord’s work is never done.”  Well, let me tell you, that’s the absolute truth! I’ve been following God’s call in my life for years now to raise up an army of artists in the Kingdom, and the blessings that have flowed through that process have been more than I ever...

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423 - Making Time For Your Art with Kimberly Gordon

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 28, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Do you ever look at your to-do list, then at your calendar, and then think, “There’s no way I’m going to find the time to get all this done.” That feeling is universal, I would say.  I would also say that it’s especially prevalent when you have jobs and responsibilities that often need to come...

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427 - When Your Art No Longer Fulfills You with Beth Affolter

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 27, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Beth Affolter was a successful professional artist until my podcast inspired her to quit art. No, really!  It’s true! Despite making regular sales, Beth’s art business wasn’t fulfilling her.  Listening to my podcast got her thinking about what God was calling her to do, and she realized that...

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422 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Burned Out And Bored With Art?

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 24, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
From the outside looking in, you would think a working artist would never get burned out or bored.  After all, who else gets to follow their passion and do the thing they love the most in the world and make a good living doing it?  But burnout and boredom are real obstacles that every artist h...

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421 - Walking With Confidence In God's Kingdom with Greg Crawford

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 21, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
I talk a lot about walking in the Kingdom, but it's not always easy to see what that looks like in the world we're living in now.  That's why it's especially encouraging to see someone who's doing it on a daily basis.    My guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, Greg Cr...

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420 | 5-Minute Mentoring: How Do I Know When It's Time To Raise My Prices?

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 17, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
“Matt, how do I know when it’s time to raise my prices?”  This is a great question - and one I get all the time.  After all, setting prices for your art involves a lot of different factors that can be hard to juggle - market comparisons, cost of living, your time and effort, and even your ow...

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419 - Creating An Artistic Legacy That Lasts with Julie Bagamary

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 14, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When some people follow their artistic dreams, they are in it for fame and fortune.  While this isn’t out of the realm of possibility, it’s not exactly something that manifests for every artist.  Julie Bagamary is intentionally living her life and directing her art at something that is attaina...

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418 | 5-Minute Mentoring: How Saying No Moves Us Closer To God

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 10, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When you’re stressed, overwhelmed, or struggling to find the time for what God has called you to do, there’s one little word that can help you a lot: No.  Being able to say no to things that are adding to your overwhelm, or are stumbling blocks in the way of God’s plan for you, is a very pow...

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417 - The Eden Option: The Christian Worldview God Intended For Us with Allen Arnold

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 07, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Author, speaker, and coach Allen Arnold, my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist, says that there are two worldviews we can live in as Christians.  One is what most folks, even most Christians, seem to experience - a worldview where God is an intangible presence whom we hope to...

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416 | 5-Minute Mentoring: The Tension In Trusting God’s Call

The Thriving Christian Artist - February 03, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
If you’ve ever felt the Lord calling you to move forward to a new thing He has for your life, then you’ve probably also felt the desire to stay put right where you are.  It’s perfectly normal and natural to want to stick with where you are and not take the risky path, especially if things are ...

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415 - How The Holy Trinity Is Manifested In Our Lives with Rebecca Friedlander

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 31, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Some people seem to have been given more than 24 hours in their days, and my guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist is one of those people.  She’s Rebecca Friedlander, and I’m super-excited to welcome her back to the show.  Rebecca is a full-time minister, a creative artist, a ...

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414 | 5-Minute Mentoring: How Artists Can Advance The Kingdom Of God

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 27, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
What does it mean to advance the Kingdom of God?  We all more-or-less have an idea of the Kingdom of God as a goal to strive for and a guiding principle for living.  But it can be tough to define the specifics of how we can achieve that goal and what we can do as individuals to tilt the world ...

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413 - Embracing Your Unique Design As An Artist with Lisa Kozel Mangione

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 24, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Lisa Kozel Mangione has always been drawn to all things aquatic.  The beach, the ocean, and sea creatures have been a big part of Lisa’s life since she was a kid, so it was only natural that they became a big focus of Lisa’s art, as well.  Lisa felt the tug of a Kingdom-led calling to be an ar...

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412 | 5-Minute Mentoring: The Real Reason You're Struggling As An Artist

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 20, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
What do you think is the number one barrier that most artists face? Is it a lack of time to work on their art?  Technology changes?  Access to supplies or studio space? I’ll give you a hint - it starts with an “m” and rhymes with Winnie the Pooh’s favorite food.  (Oh, bother.) Yeah, it’s mone...

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411 - Finding Your Identity By Co-Creating With God with Mary Malini

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 17, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
In this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast, I talk with my new friend Mary Malini about her incredible journey of overcoming obstacles and following the call of God in her life.  Starting out in a small town in India, Mary’s education took her to a 12-year career in mass communica...

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410 | 5-Minute Mentoring: How To Break Through A Creative Block

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 13, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
If you've ever experienced “creative block” - and I can guarantee almost everybody has - then you know how hard it can be to overcome.  You feel like you may never be able to regain your creativity.  You feel like a fraud for claiming to be an artist in the first place.  You feel helpless and ...

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409 - When Art And Spiritual Development Meet with Ying McLane

The Thriving Christian Artist - January 10, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
My friend Ying McLane grew up in China loving art, painting, and writing, but she never thought it could be a career for her, much less one that she could thrive while doing (sound familiar?). But when she came to the United States, she met her future husband, she met Jesus, and she saw the bea...

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408 | 5-Minute Mentoring: What It Means to Thrive in the Kingdom

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 16, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
I use the word "thrive" so much that I sometimes forget to take a step back and clarify what I mean by it.  Thriving is all about flourishing in what God has called you to and experiencing the abundance, joy, and fulfillment God created us for.    So how does one go about thriving in the Kin...

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407 - Strategies For Selling Your Art Online with Jeff Brewer

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 13, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
My guest on this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast is Jeff Brewer, a product launch expert to other online experts.  Jeff helps people launch and scale their businesses online. So what does he have to do with art, you may ask?  Well, think about this.  When you create a piece f...

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406 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Overcoming Anxiety As An Artist

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 09, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
If we’re called by God to be creative, doesn’t that mean we should never have trouble creating?  There are times when the art is flowing out of us, the paint is leaping oto the canvas, the clay is taking shape at our slightest whims, and we can feel the Holy Spirit co-creating with us. But s...

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405 - What Happens When You Obey God's Commands with Kim Keys

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 06, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Have you ever stopped to think about how much of an impact an act of stepping out in faith can have on people?  I don’t just mean for that person, either.  God can use acts of faith to affect and bolster the lives of countless people in a cascade of blessings from that one initial act.    But i...

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404 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Why I Played the Lottery

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 02, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
As of the time of this video, the Powerball lottery is up to something like $1.9 BILLION dollars.  Billion.  With a B.  Can you even fathom how much money that is?  It is such a staggering amount of money for a person to have for themselves that it might as well be called a “gazillion” or a “b...

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404 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Why I Played the Lottery

The Thriving Christian Artist - December 02, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
As of the time of this video, the Powerball lottery is up to something like $1.9 BILLION dollars.  Billion.  With a B.  Can you even fathom how much money that is?  It is such a staggering amount of money for a person to have for themselves that it might as well be called a “gazillion” or a “b...

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403 - How Art Increases Our Empathy with Mary McCampbell

The Thriving Christian Artist - November 29, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
When you look at the world around you, it’s hard not to be discouraged by the seemingly endless contention between people.  Politics have never been more divisive.  The comments on practically any social media posts so often devolve into bickering, bullying, and worse.  Even some hateful ideolog...

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402 | 5-Minute Mentoring: Why You Should Stop Doing Things For God

The Thriving Christian Artist - November 18, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Stop doing things for God. “Matt, why would you say that?  Aren’t we supposed to spend our lives doing things for God? Aren't we supposed to spend our whole lives doing things for God?  Shouldn't we be doing all we can to advance the Kingdom and try to repay God for saving us?  Why would yo...

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401 - Art, Missions and the Marketplace with Veronica Anzorena

The Thriving Christian Artist - November 15, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Never underestimate God's ability to find a place for you in advancing His Kingdom.  When my friend Veronica Anzorena heard God calling her to missions, she wasn’t sure if her artistic skills and talents could be put to use.  She thought being a painter, print-maker, graphic designer, and so...

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400 | 5-Minute Mentoring: What I've Learned From 400 Podcast Episodes

The Thriving Christian Artist - November 11, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
Today we celebrate 400 episodes of the Thriving Christian Artist podcast.  Can you believe it?  That’s almost as many episodes as Bob Ross made of “The Joy Of Painting” (403, according to Wikipedia)! When we first started this podcast back in 2018, I couldn’t possibly have foreseen the numbe...

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399 - Trusting God In Times Of Struggle with Rebekah Middleton

The Thriving Christian Artist - November 08, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 434 ratings
You know, being a Christian doesn’t mean every day is sunshine and lollipops.  We have the same struggles in our lives as anyone else, and they can lead to heartbreak, anxiety, addiction, and all of the other negative outcomes you can think of.   What separates the Christian from everybody else...