The Chosen: 6 Good Friday & Easter Episodes
Although The Chosen won't depict Good Friday or Easter for at least a couple more seasons, several episodes of The Chosen Season 1 & Season
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Hi, my name's Kevin.
I'm a Poet & former Youth Leader, but you can call me...
The Bible Artist
I believe the Arts can give us fresh eyes to see the significance of the Bible and the beauty of the Gospel.
I also believe the Bible can provide the arts with complex characters and stories with profound insight into the human condition.
Join me as I explore biblical adaptations like The Chosen and seek to cultivate greater appreciation for creativity, the arts, and adaptation within the Christian community.
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Kevin Keating
- Feb 25, 2022
- 12 min
In Defense of The Chosen & Other Christian Movies, Books, & Media (Part 2)
The narrative goes something like this: "Christian literature, art, and music was once great and beautiful, but now they have fallen; so-cal
Kevin Keating
- Jun 3, 2021
- 6 min
Learning Bible Adaptation from The Chosen
Adapting biblical stories is a powerful spiritual discipline that enables you to enter into the Bible in a new way. It's also a great form o
Kevin Keating
- Feb 23, 2021
- 10 min
The Depiction of Jesus in Art, Film, and TV (Exploring The Chosen with Youth)
If you're going to view The Chosen with your youth group, it's a good opportunity to discuss the diverse ways each of us imagines Jesus. Epi
Kevin Keating
- Feb 8, 2021
- 11 min
Mary Magdalene, Lilith, & the Redeemer (Exploring The Chosen with Youth)
in the youth ministry that I lead, I had the chance to view and discuss season one of The Chosen with several high schoolers and found it ve
Kevin Keating
- Feb 2, 2021
- 6 min
Bibles for Artists (Resources for Engaging Scripture Creatively)
I've written several posts about the arts, drawing, Gen Z, biblical adaptation, and youth ministry, but I realized recently that I haven't s
Kevin Keating
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Why Even Non-Artists Should Draw More in Youth Ministry
...regardless of what aptitudes a student may have, it is best if he or she processes content using a variety of means of engagement
Kevin Keating
- Sep 2, 2019
- 5 min
6 Reasons Why the Arts are Crucial for Outreach to Gen Z
Even more than Millennials, Gen Z has a strong preference for experiences that feel authentic and personal...
Kevin Keating
- Jul 22, 2019
- 6 min
Read Like An Artist: Emotion & Drama
As there are different ways to move through an environment - walking, running, skipping, crawling - and each of creates a unique experience
Kevin Keating
- Jun 10, 2019
- 5 min
Read Like An Artist: Adapting Biblical Characters
those who read biblical stories with an intent to create Bible Art should have an eye out for the ways characters resist a simple dichotomy
Kevin Keating
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
6 Ways to Infuse Creativity & the Arts into Youth Ministry
Many churches have artists, professional or amateur, who would like to find more ways to share their gifts but don’t know how.
Kevin Keating
- May 13, 2019
- 8 min
Tropes and the Renewal of Your Imagination
In all cultures there are patterns of telling stories that become so common that the audience can easily recognize and even anticipate them
Kevin Keating
- May 6, 2019
- 10 min
Project-Based Learning, Bible Art, & Gen Z: Cultivating Biblical Literacy With Adaptation Projects
Even when creators enter into the process of adaptation with only marginal connection to the Bible, taking biblical stories from one medium
Kevin Keating
- Apr 29, 2019
- 13 min
Project-Based Learning, Bible Art, & Gen Z: 7 Ways PBL Can Transform Youth Ministry
Our goal in ministering to Gen Z shouldn’t simply be to feed our students on Scripture today; it should be to help them develop the skills..
Kevin Keating
- Mar 8, 2019
- 3 min
I Was Saved Through Art
I can hardly overstate how important Bible Art has been in my faith – it was literally the tool that God used to convert me.
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