Framing Faith
From Camera to Pen, An Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God in a Hurried World
- Christian Living
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2014
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Publisher's Description
Stop. Slow down. Be present. The moment matters. Like a photographer or storyteller, Jesus exhibited time and again how easy it is to capture moments of profound importance just by noticing, stopping, and respondin g to his surroundings. In a world moving way too fast, Framing Faith is a book for people seeking to focus their lives, to find a deeper knowledge of God, and a more authentic Christian faith. In this modern age, many of us fill every “spare” moment we have rather than taking an intermission to see the true works of God and realize that he is present in every moment. Matt Knisely communicates biblical truths in a fresh way, allowing you to really hear them, as if for the first time. He illustrates a new way to see God and to help us live in the moment through the exploration of various photography concepts, including perspective, composition, processing, and darkness versus light. His probing questions and unexpected presentation lead readers into a place of honest self-examination, causing them to ask, “Am I listening to God?” Framing Faith provokes its readers toward reflection; it reveals God is in everything we see and do.
Endorsements (25)
“As I write this endorsement for my friend Matt, I am also checking Twitter, updating my blog, and reading a magazine article. A book about being present to God? Yes, please.”
“Living out our faith in today’s distracted and disrupted world is far more difficult and challenging than most people think. That’s why Matt Knisely’s fascinating book Framing Faith is the road map we’ve been waiting to find. If you’re serious about hearing God through the noise of our digital culture, then this is the book for you. Order it today, and start cutting through the clutter.”
“The creative insight and perspective in this book will help you learn to view life beyond the typical day-to-day grind and open your eyes so you’re wide-awake to see the extraordinary moments that are all around you.”
“Framing Faith is an invitation to capture and embrace life’s unfolding stories and moments that ultimately shape our souls. Matt gifts us with new perspectives and insights into proactively embracing the beauty of life that we far too often take for granted. Slow down and read this book.”
“Great photography is about transforming ordinary places and people into extraordinary ones. This book by a great photographer takes that principle and through godly wisdom applies it to everyday life. To see your life as Matt sees it is to be changed by God for good.”
“Matt Knisely’s greatest gift is to frame and capture the beauty of Jesus for our generation and those to come.”
“Capturing the perfect moment is magical. In Framing Faith Matt captures the perfection of art and faith and makes them accessible for everyone. Every creative believer needs the lens Matt provides in this book.”
“In a distracted world, this book is urgently needed. Matt puts words to my feeling and shines a light on the clutter that’s piled up in my soul. Thanks Matt for making me hungry for more of God and less of this world.”
“Matt is an artist with an unbelievable lens to capture what really matters. Framing Faith is a long lost prayer for our current distracted culture and reads as if you’re having a conversation with a dear friend. The words Matt weaves take root, grow slowly, change our perspective, and point us into a deeper relationship with the Father. As someone who struggles with the anxiety of being overwhelmed, Matt’s words were of great comfort and hope.”
“This book is more than it seems. Like a good photograph, the more you look at it, the more you find. Matt has captured the beauty, and complexity, of life and faith—and given us the tools to navigate them both.”
“I wanted to dog-ear every page in Matt Knisely’s Framing Faith. It’s a narrative about how to tell one’s story—yet more than that. It’s about how to live to the hilt. Knisely refers to “Chasing Sunsets”—a term he uses to describe those times when passion collides with life. Reading this book was like chasing sunsets for me—my passion collided with life as I soaked in Knisely’s masterful words. Framing Faith is a shining thread in the tapestry of literature.”
“honest look at the important themes God is writing into our life stories. This unique and creative book teaches us to slow down, capture the beauty in every moment, and open our eyes to see God working all around us. It is sure to shift paradigms and change the way you see the world.”
“I’ve always thought of photography as capturing light as a memory so as to never forget. What Matt has compiled here are decades full of light that will shine into all the work you make. May we never forget the lessons that Matt has shared.”
“put my phone down, hug my wife and son, and live a story worth writing about.”
“Are you tired, distracted, over-connected or burned out? Do you feel like your life lacks beauty? You won’t want to miss this: the stories, the images, the experience that is curated inside this book. Matt helps us to go deeper, to pay attention, to discover the beauty, meaning and purpose that lies beneath the surface of our lives. Go ahead. I dare you. Dive in.”
“our identity from Him, our joy from Him, our sense of fulfillment from Him. Matt Knisely delivers concise, godly truth that will cut through and help you develop a deeper, loving relationship with God.”
“Matt Knisely’s book, Framing Faith, is just further proof that the world—and the church—desperately needs artists. Artists who invite us to go beyond the typical black and white, linear, and comfortable ways of viewing our lives and the world we live in. Bravo to Matt Knisely for giving us a more artful way of recognizing and embracing goodness, beauty, truth, and faith.”
“Framing Faith is a book that encourages you to stop, breathe, and truly digest the moments of beauty God ordains within our lives. Matt encourages one to view faith through an entirely new lens.”
“Shaw’s prophecy was right—art and artists will save the church. Matt is a pirate-captain of this new charge, capturing the heart of a visual generation with the irresistible beauty of the one called Love.”
Dr. John Sowers
“Today’s bookshelves and websites are filled with books on “story” from writers, thinkers, and pastors. But Matt Knisely, as a photojournalist and storyteller, offers us a thoroughly unique and compelling reflection on how we might better see the truth and beauty God has and is still creating in our lives.”
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