Consider the power of an idea. I’m not referring to an ideology. I’m talking about the unexpected, grass roots-type of “hey, what if…?” that has given us intermittent windshield wipers and Post-it notes. It’s the moment when loosely associated thoughts and ideas suddenly correlate into a surprising new thing. And that’s an explanation that doesn’t… Continue reading the power of an idea
One of the most beautiful expressions of the Bible story is John Milton’s Paradise Lost. On this Good Friday and Easter weekend I am moved by the conversation which may have taken place when God the Father acknowledges before all of Heaven that Satan will certainly tempt Adam and Eve to fall, and considers the… Continue reading “account me man”
Monday’s post started a conversation about Art, which made me think of a couple of posts I wrote awhile back, attempting to define what Art is – and is not – for Christians. I posted the first yesterday. Here’s the second, originally titled “Is it Christian?” It was in reply to a blog post about… Continue reading … and “christian” art
Monday’s post brought up a conversation about Art, and our current [mis]understanding of it in relation to the Church, and as Christians. It made me think of a couple of posts I wrote awhile back, attempting to define what Art is – and is not – for Christians. They were probably the most linked-to posts… Continue reading christian art
A 10-year-old artist is the center of a controversy involving the validity of art within the Church. Jackson Potts II was the only child asked to contribute to an exhibit depicting the Stations of the Cross, in anticipation that he “would bring a unique perspective.” Jackson’s representation of the seventh Station of the Cross (Jesus… Continue reading the wrong kind of provocative
You probably thought this would be another post about me. But no, “Unemployed Girl” is actually a painting by a Russian artist in 1904. Kazimir Malevich painted several other studies of women at work (or not working, as the case may be). Clearly, she’s taken herself to the park in the afternoon for some soul… Continue reading unemployed girl
Since I was laid off my job at a church last June, people frequently ask me, “so where are you going to church now?” My short answer is that I’m taking a break from church. The longer answer is that I’m taking some time off from church in order to focus on my relationship with… Continue reading worship at the church of Getty
Pursuant to Time’s pronouncement of Ben Bernancke as person of the year comes this much more useful bit of information. The Pantone Color Institute has announced its 2010 color of the year: Turquoise, or No. 15-5519. While none of us would probably ever expect to entertain Mr. Person Of The Year in our homes, the… Continue reading color of the year
I’ve been working at a temp job this week with a small group of people. But it wasn’t until I discovered a Biola University coffee mug in the office kitchen cupboards and decided to use it for the morning that I realized there was another connection. Shannon, across from me, spotted the mug and volunteered,… Continue reading Meet Shannon
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