Last year, a seed was planted in my mind by a podcast episode: what transformations might a creative piece take? The Adagio for Strings has taken many roads. The particular one I learned about fascinated me. Join me on a journey through creative time and space. Continue reading Mingling Art, Technology, and Culture over 2000 Years
This quote is an excerpt from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. I highly recommend this book for your devotions. Continue reading Christ’s Love-artistry (A Prayer from Valley of Vision)
Have you ever meditated on the incarnation of Christ? Other than His divine conception, God entered into our world in the normal human way, in utero, through birth, and into childhood. God entering humanity in this way has also elevated humanity, you and me. God created us as His image-bearers and then He Himself took on human flesh in the incarnation. You are of great worth to God. He came into this world for you. Continue reading Our Lives, Our Worship, and the Incarnation of Christ (Repost)
“Pictures, images, and other symbolical representations speak to the imagination. The mighty fortress of the human heart silently withstands the assaults by the rifled cannons of reason, but readily falls before the magic power of mystery.” – Frederick Douglass Continue reading Frederick Douglass on Reaching People through Imagination
“To interest is the first duty of art; no other excellences will ever begin to compensate for failure in this.” – C. S. Lewis Continue reading C.S. Lewis’ Thoughts on the Arts
I hope this excerpt from Makoto Fujimura’s 2011 commencement address whets your appetite to read or watch the entire speech. Continue reading Makoto Fujimura’s Best Commencement Speech
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