Alex Field, The Hollywood Project: A look into the minds of the makers of spiritually relevant films, 2004.175 pages.$11.19, amazon.
Film is the modern day parable. Much of our lives are shaped by the narrative complexion of film. With its power to move us, to shape who we are, and ultimately impact our culture it seems of great […]
Alister McGrath, Creation, 2004.87 pages.$10.20, amazon.
Over the last several years I have been thinking more and more about how much we learn about God and our world from the early chapters of Genesis. In my estimation we need to recapture a Creational Theology that will help provide a framework for thinking about God and […]
Philip Yancey is an extremely creative and astute writer. He has many books to his credit as well being Editor at Large for what might be the most influential magazine in the Christian sub-culture, Christianity Today.
Yancey’s back page article in November’s issue is worth the few minutes it will take to read it. You can find […]
Oftentimes our friends are disinterested in spiritual things because Christians are so disconnected from the real world. In a world that is still hung over from the crash of Adam and Eve it is commonplace for people (Christians included) to hide who they really are (I may have mixed one too many metaphors there, sorry.). It is […]
Well, as promised (like 3 months ago) I am beginning to work on the series Jesus the Revolutionary. Hopefully they will all fully appear by the first part of January. I will do my best with the holidays right around the corner.
In a world where religion is discarded and religious people come across as uncaring and with […]
As more and more people trickle into our conversations in this blog I began to realize it might be valuable and important to explain what it is all about (I’ve not ever done that). So here it goes.
In many sectors of the Church dialogue about tough issues isn’t safe let alone welcomed. There aren’t a lot of […]
I was listening to 96.5 the buzz (or was it 97.3 “playing everything that rocks�) and I heard Zombie by the Cranberries! It has been a long time since I had heard the Cranberries and it took me back a bit.
You know the Cranberries by such songs as “Lingerâ€? (you know the one that every adolescent […]
I am currently in the city for a couple of days doing some studying related to this upcoming semester’s ministry. As Carrie jokingly says, “I’m on sabbatical.� She has a keen sense for the overly dramatic, I love that about her.
Anyway, back to the story at hand…
[As a short sidebar, if you want to really engage in […]
For all you Sufjan Stevens fans out there I found a place to get some free, legal downloads of Christmas stuff, some live radio stuff, etc. Check it out.
Since my post yesterday I have been thinking about a phrase that captures the shift in thinking about the arts that is taking place in the Christian world.
Before I jump in, a side not is in order. As I am speaking about art I have in mind not only painting, sculpture, and the like but also […]
