"The best writers and artists are driven not by the need to show you themselves, as if to invite you into the prison of their minds, but by the desire to open windows so that you get a glimpse of glorious realities that stand outside and above us, enduring truths that do not depend on... Continue Reading →
Is Abstract Art Real Art?
If you would, for a moment, take a look through this little gallery. Now, look through this one. Isn't there a part of you, when looking at the first four examples, that says, 'gosh, I could do something like that,' or 'hey, that looks like what my second grader brought home from art class yesterday.'?... Continue Reading →
Fearfully and Wonderfully, Part Three
Over the past few weeks, I've made the case that language and music are proof that human beings are entirely unique as opposed to the rest of creation, that man alone has the capacity for language and that music is something engineered for man especially. Today, we'll hit my final point: art. Now, I’ve heard... Continue Reading →
On Heroes and Propagandizing
What happens to a culture when you take its heroes and change them -- subvert them? What happens when readers and viewers see their childhood role models presented differently, buying in to woke agendas or radically altering their behavior or discarding the beliefs they were built on? I'm not talking about heroes from history --... Continue Reading →
Adorning the Dark: A Review
I'm breaking the trend of purely fiction reviews, but it's for a beautiful, affable, and motivational work by singer/songwriter/author Andrew Peterson. Whatever sort of artist you are, this book will drive you to think about your life, your art, and ultimately, your walk with Christ. Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing... Continue Reading →
Art: Luxury or Necessity?
Hello, folks. Be ye warned, today's post will likely contain a good bit of philosophical rambling. We may not reach a conclusion. Still, it never hurts to exercise our minds, and even if we reach no definitive answer, we will certainly come away having a renewed appreciation for the complexity of God's creation and the... Continue Reading →
Beauty and Writing
Megan Almon, while discussing the topic of beauty with Wade Mobley, said "The idea is that when we cultivate beauty in the world around us, it's really an act of defiance against all that is dark and broken and wrong with the world." A while back, I talked about the subject of joy. Not extensively,... Continue Reading →
