But, finally, good fiction isn’t a “waste of time” for the same reason good music and good art aren’t wastes of time. They are rooted in an endlessly creative God who has chosen to be imaged by human beings who create. Culture isn’t irrelevant. It’s part of what God commanded us to do in the [...]
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Good fiction isn’t a “waste of time”
Posted in Books and articles, tagged arts-biblical perspective, creation, culture, Power of Story on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Stories, Hope, Life, and Children
Posted in Books and articles, contemporary culture, Personal growth, tagged arts-biblical perspective, parenting, Parenting for Joy, Power of Story on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My children are 19, 16, and 12. One is in college, the second considering colleges, and the third looking towards them in the future (he loves the dining hall the best when we visit campuses!). So I think about the future, what they will grow up to be, and what God has for them in [...]
Once in Royal David’s City
Posted in gospel, tagged Advent, arts-biblical perspective on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a Mother laid her Baby In a manger for his bed: Mary was that Mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child. He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And his shelter was a stable, And his cradle [...]
Faith and Culture, Listening and Learning
Posted in contemporary culture, tagged arts-biblical perspective, Ken Myers, Mars Hill Audio on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m convinced that one of the reasons the church has been culturally inert is because we don’t have a lot of laymen who are interested in the whole big ecosystem of culture and all its interrelated aspects. Culture is the way our humanity in all of its forms and expressions is lived out, so understanding [...]
Christians and the Arts
Posted in Biblical Studies, contemporary culture, Nature, tagged arts-biblical perspective, creation on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bill Walsh (not the former 49ers football coach) has just posted his last of “9 Reasons I’m a Photographer” at the Desiring God blog. I have been excitedly waiting for him to post all 9 before I pointed you to them. For each reason he gives a clickable explanation that further illuminates what he has [...]
Creativity is Imitation
Posted in contemporary culture, tagged arts-biblical perspective, creation, creativity on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have seen this series of posts (9 Reasons I’m a Photographer) from time to time, at the Desiring God blog. This one on creativity (and they all come with a beautiful picture or two) is great and fits well with a study we are doing in Sunday School. It helps answer some of what [...]
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