So there we were two burly men in a lumberyard just weeping over God's perfect timing and his amazing provision for exactly what I had prayed for.

God's story, your life.

Unfolding short stories.

Are you creative, like, at all?

Some of you might think, not really, but I'm sure that's not true.

And have you ever wondered, what if God actually wants to meet you in the middle of creativity?

In the Bible, there's this guy named Bezalel, I think I'm saying that right. God filled

him with his spirit and gave him the skill to design the tabernacle with beauty and care.

When I think about art and creativity, especially in the Bible, I think about this guy and I think

about how God seems to value creativity. He's the master artist and he's made us as

artists as well. Well, I believe that he's still working that way today. In fact, you can just ask

Jake Weidman, one of the world's few master penmen. His master of calligraphy, drawing and painting and sculpture through wood carving,

has drawn hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views from viral videos. He has a new

book called Old Soul New Creation that invites us to slow down and create with intention

and to see art as worship.

And behind his breathtaking piece, the old rugged cross,

is a story of prayer, perfect timing, and the God who still shows up in the details.

My name is Jake Weidman.

I am an artist and a certified Master Penman.

And one of the series I wanted to tackle over the course of my career was the creation of some of the most beloved hymns in history.

My tradition, my discipline as a master penman, reaches back even to the scribes of old,

who dealt with writing down the earliest manuscripts and especially the very word of God.

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