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Evening sunlight plays on the weathered bedrock of Cove Point along Lake Superior's North Shore. This tranquil setting is right off the property of Cove Point Lodge. When my family visits, I find myself repeatedly drawn away from the posh accommodations to this rugged point amidst the wind and the waves of Lake Superior.

I am both a religious thinker and an artist. My undergraduate work was in the graphic arts, and my graduate studies were in the philosophy of religion and theology. As the son of a high school art teacher, I was raised in an environment that held as sacred the simple act of slowing down and noticing that which we typically take for granted. My work in theology has taken this insight into its very heart. I've been fascinated with the idea of salvation and the way that forms of prayer which emphasize stillness, silence, and release make room for its experience. These theological sensibilities are almost identical with the generative moment in the creative process. Creativity is, in its essence, the bringing of newness into the world. It's...