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# Issue 5
- URL: https://www.theartnewsletter.com/issue-5/
- Published: 2026-09-24T18:03:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T18:08:33.000Z
- Description: A conversation with poet and priest Malcolm Guite.
- Author: Wolfgang Bakari Burst

**Section 1 - grounding**

****Hebrews 10:35-36**  
Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 

Good morning, afternoon, and evening to all who are reading this. We're excited and happy to be sharing this week's newsletter with you.

For those wondering, we had the beautiful opportunity to interview professor, poet, and priest Malcolm Guite, the link to that interview is below.

One thing we find so important this week is something he mentioned to us: keep going, even when it seems trivial. Malcolm Guite is the perfect example of someone who spent his entire life being the thing he wanted to be, but only received recognition for it later on it wasn't until his early fifties that he finally started being recognized as a poet.

For many of us, it's easy to believe that if we're not 23 and a millionaire, we've failed. Malcolm's story is the perfect example of why we, as Christians and as Christian artists, should let go of that. Keep doing your art for God, trusting that He provides as long as you're doing what you love for Him, that's what matters.

We love each and every one of you. We hope you enjoyed this week's newsletter and the interview. God bless.

**Section 2 - thoughts and ideas**

[Interview with Malcolm GuiteWe sat down with Malcolm Guite. poet, Anglican priest, and Cambridge professor of literature and theology. To speak about myth, tobacco and what it means to be a Christian artist today.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/b5/34b542d7-662a-4b6d-b229-2d284cd24c37/content/images/icon/TAN_LINKEDIN-Profile--2--3-d79fb73d-c1d2-451f-aa7e-119198f5d392.png)The Art NewsletterWolfgang Bakari Burst![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/b5/34b542d7-662a-4b6d-b229-2d284cd24c37/content/images/thumbnail/132491-b80125f7-e165-434f-8c5c-1681f3bd9af7.webp)](https://www.theartnewsletter.com/interview-with-malcolm-guite/)

  
**Section 3 - exploration**

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/b5/34b542d7-662a-4b6d-b229-2d284cd24c37/content/images/2026/09/kendrickbangskellogg_hoshinoweddingchapel_db_01.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/b5/34b542d7-662a-4b6d-b229-2d284cd24c37/content/images/2026/09/kendrickbangskellogg_hoshinoweddingchapel_db_02.jpg)

Uchimura Kanzō Memorial Stone Church, Nagano, Japan, 1988, architect: Kendrick Kellogg

Song of the week, [Summer in Paradise by Ochaè, Jaz Donell, ENN.](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ra3vGOUd7m4hYz5IX6DbO?si=4fba61f19b7c4213&ref=theartnewsletter.com) This track feels like a NYC summer. Even though its fall now, and I don't live in NYC this song could 

All tracks we find are collected here in our [weekly updated playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CykX4VuY03ZQIpEk9Pl30?si=68d9c55b5eba49e2&ref=theartnewsletter.com), if you are a musician and have a track you would like to feature, send us an email to info@theartnewsletter.com 

**Section 4 - action**  
  
There is a cost to making something honest, and it does not disappear just because the work is done for God. We are a team of college students and young professionals who believe in our mission of showcasing contemporary Christian arts to the world.

If that means something to you, become a [paid member here,](https://www.theartnewsletter.com/issue-4/#/portal/signup/67a9facabee4e70008719d8c/monthly) it costs little and it gives much.  
  
  
Thank you and God Bless,  
— Wolfgang & Jesog  
Co-Founders  
The Art Newsletter