In 1998 the desire to spread the Gospel of Christ with digital artwork started with simple email attachments to friends, and family. The collection of artwork grew so much that we decided to start sharing them on the internet as free downloads, so that people would be inspired by the Word of God through art and design.
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Is there any such thing as objective morality or is everyone free to just set and follow personal moral standards? If there is no objective morality why should habitual liars or anyone for that matter, be expected to speak the truth, always or even almost always? If the rightness or wrongness of acts, motives/attitudes depend on how individuals feel then morality is hopelessly subjective and everyone has a right to do as one pleases. Objective morality rescues us from this dilemma. But what is meant by objective morality? The ‘objective’ in objective morality simply means independent of any particular person’s feelings and value judgments on the moral issue in question. As Philosopher Paul Copan says “…morality is objective in that it isn’t a function of individual or cultural preferences, opinions, or responses. Morality is objective in that it is recognized and discovered rather than invented by humans.†(“True for you… read more
Welcome to this weeks edition of the Christian Blog Carnival. The carnival highlights christian thought in the blogosphere by offering readers a broad range of christian thought, it is open to Christians of Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic convictions. If you’ve never participated before, it’s a great way to make your writings known amongst the community. Check out all the entries below, you should find something of interest, Enjoy! Biblical Greek Adventures – Part 1 Why study biblical Greek? We discussed this a little bit last week, but I want to hit on it more fully here. The great reformer Martin Luther in his “To the Councilmen of All Cities in Germany, that They Establish and Maintain Christian Schools” put it this way… Read Article Author: Philip Blog: Science and Theology in Apposition Atheism and Agnosticism (really, apisticism)Â as Belief A common claim of many atheists is that atheism is not… read more
Dan Stevers is a multimedia designer with an effective communication skill and a set of strong beliefs about his place in the world of design and the spreading of the Gospel of Christ. I first came across his work, while searching for inspirational videos on Vimeo and have continued to to be amazed at the quality of his productions. Whatever style Dan uses in his videos, you can bet it will always come out pleasant to the eyes and pulls at the heart strings of your soul. So lets get into another great interview with this talented artist. 1. Welcome to INSPIKS! Please introduce yourself, tell us where you’re from and how you got started in the field of Multimedia. Thanks! My name is Dan Stevers and I’m a church media producer living in San Diego, CA. I got into multimedia at a very young age, making stop-motion movies in… read more
One of the hardest thing for designers is to find that single image that fits our design idea. Sometimes we spend more time looking for photos than we spend on the actual design, but when we find that one gem of an image it makes a world of difference. That’s why I put this list of the best websites to find stock photos together. The list contains websites that range from free stock photos to free graphic resources. I also included some paid subscription sites, like ShutterStock and Dreamstime and some websites I often use to get free textures and graphic resources. Enjoy! [sociallocker] Free Stock Photos EveryStockPhoto Search engine for free stock photos and clip art for the stock photography community including images of creative commons and public domain and other free licenses. Flickr Creative Commons All the content on this page is protected by a Attribution License…. read more
This month we are featuring the top contributors to our INSPIKS Flickr Group. These community members have lend their talented work and shared with us through comments and direct contact via Flickr mail. They have dedicated numerous photos in our group for the sole purpose of bringing praise to God and also to communicate His message through various unique and gifted photographic techniques. We have chosen to highlight their talent in this showcase, but there is much more to see on their Flickr pages and websites. Please visit each contributors link/s to view more of their beautiful work and remember to leave an encouraging comment. We pray that you are blessed by each photo and will give God the glory as you view the world through their lens. SIMIS / Simi Shonowo – A follower of Jesus Christ that lives her life to please Him. She love to tell interested people… read more
God at the movies is a promo for a series at Journey Community Church produced by Dan Stevers. The promo is an ambitious piece of film making, it takes us back to the vintage black and white era of the 70’s in a spectacular motion graphics sequence that is astounding for the simple fact that it took, two weeks, a couple of friends, a green screen, some great costumes, and a model airplane to put it all together. Dan really showcased how the power of programs like Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere can help to produce very high quality visuals, that were not possible a couple years ago. If you have never seen the work of Dan Stevers before, check him out on Vimeo or visit his website at the link below. Website: Dan Stevers.com God at the Movies FX Breakdown
It’s getting harder and harder to get a handle on all the great stuff that’s on the web for christian designers, that’s why I’ve compiled this list of awesome christian design blogs. These sites are a great source of design inspiration, they are straight from my bookmarks, so take a look at them, there just might be something that interest you. Please feel free to share any links you may have that fit into the christian design blog category. enjoy! Caramel Ink The portfolio and blog of Carine, where you can find insights on design techniques and other related articles. Carine has a background in fine art, she enjoys hand crafting beautiful designs while leveraging on latest technology and trends to create designs that stand out from the crowd. Website | Twitter | Facebook | RSS Media Salt Mediasalt is the blog of Eric Murrell and Cleve Persinger. They focus… read more
This month we are featuring the work of Bjorn Amundsen, a Christian Visual Effects (VFX) artist from Vimeo. Bjorn Amundsen’s VFX work is truly amazing, especially his narrative Typography Design. We are impressed with the quality of his productions, which communicates the message of The Gospel in a way that grabs your attention. Bjorn is a motion designer, photographer, video producer, director, and technologist with over 5 years of media experience. His feature film work can be seen on the title sequence for Furious Love, directed by Darren Wilson. He has done visual effects work on music videos for bands like Uh Huh Her and Motion City Soundtrack. He is in his second consecutive term as creative director of the triennial CHIC conference, developing the brand, marketing, and video content for a +5000 high school students. He has traveled the globe to create content for such clients as Youth Specialities,… read more
Setting up your blog and getting your articles published online is the easy part, but in a very short time you realize nobody is coming to read it. Furthermore now that you have a blog, what do you do next? How about joining a blogging community or Christian Networks where people can find and read your blog! Using already established social networks like Twitter and Facebook can also rank up your visitor count and help you to meet other potential readers and bloggers with similar interest. Check out our list below of great websites you can use to promote your blog. If we missed any that you know, feel free to post them in the comments section. Christian Article Submittal Christian Bloggers Network A global network of Christian bloggers and new media activists launched and directed by Dr. Andrew Jackson. The Purpose of this network is to connect,… read more
After posting 15 Beautiful Christian Website Designs we came across many more beautifully designed Christian websites which are worthy of mention. These websites serve as a source of inspiration especially if you are designing a church website. Feel free to mention any we may have missed in the comment area. One of the best places to see beautiful Christian website designs is over at BestChristianDesigns.com, ran by Stephen Costello and Phil Adams, they have a tremendous gallery showcase. Watermark Community Church Valley Creek Church South Coast Fellowship Status Sevier Heights South Ridge Rolling Hills River City Church Redeemer Covenant Peace Community Church Park Community Church Open Doors Student Ministries Murphy Road Baptist Church Long Hollow Kingsfield Church Inner Metro Green Hillsong Church Highpoint Church Harbor Church Greystones Community Church Grace Community Church Genesis Church Gateway Church Four Corners First Baptist New Orleans First Baptist Broken Arrow First Baptist Oviedo Edgepoint… read more
Best Websites to Submit Design News: Check out the Best Websites to Submit Design News, these are great if  but you need a way to get your blog more traffic. One method of increasing traffic to your blog is to submit your articles to popular website like Delicious, Digg, Mixx, Stumbleupon and Twitter. That is a great start, but if you want to get your articles directly to those who are in the Design Community, the best thing to do is to submit your articles to websites that allows you to post Community News. Below is a list of websites where you can get a lot of free traffic by submitting your articles. [sociallocker] Social Bookmarking Design Related A network for design professionals, students, and creatives. Find design jobs on our designer job board, post your portfolio, inspirations and profile, connect with designers, and more. Design-Newz Design–Newz is a site that… read more
Here are a listing some free applications which are very helpful for you to process your daily work. They are useful If you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user, that don’t want to spend a lot of money on software. We made sure to add something interesting for everyone. Some of them are not very well known but they are really amazing in respect to their features. Just take a look at them and share any that you know that have not been shared here. Prezentit Prezentit is a community where you can create (alone or with others), share and show your presentations. With Prezentit, your presentations are always available, anywhere, anytime and from any place, for viewing or editing. prezentit.com [sam id=3 codes=’false’] PFD to Word Using PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch… read more