Marvin Harrell invites others into awe through sacred storytelling, rescued identity, and kingdom-infused art — crafting spiritual artifacts that awaken wonder and point hearts to the Father.
Hero Profile
Name: Marvin Harrell
Company: Harrell Designs
Ministry: Artist, storyteller, nonprofit consultant / creator of “kingdom artifacts,” founder of Meet the Maker on Substack.
Industry: Faith-based arts, spiritual formation, nonprofit storytelling & communication
Kingdom Superpower:
Marvin’s Kingdom superpower is calling people to awe through creating “kingdom artifacts” — pieces of art, ritual, story, and imagination that invite people into awe, belonging, and the love of the Father.
He also curates others towards a mutual appreciation of art, creating spaces for shared awe.
Three Main Takeaways
Identity rescued is identity released.
Marvin’s story shows that God’s rescue in moments of despair isn’t just for deliverance — it rebuilds how we see ourselves, enabling us to live freely, not from shame but from sonship.
Wonder, delight, worship are spiritual disciplines.
Joy and awe aren’t optional extras or spontaneous byproducts — they are cultivated. Practices like delighting in God, setting rhythms of worship, inviting imagination, noticing beauty — these are spiritual tools that combat fear, scarcity, and identity-thieves.
Art & storytelling become portals into the Kingdom.
When crafted from a heart rescued by God, art and narrative become artifacts that carry meaning across time. Marvin invites people not just to consume but to enter, investigate, belong, and be transformed.
