"It’s important to remember we’re all explorers–as humans we are risk-takers, whizzing down a hill on a bike. But we get settled in a pattern. There is so much more inside us."–Benedict Allen, British explorer, “Disconnecting Is Key to Exploring,” Brigid Delaney, CNN.com We age and something gets in the way of the adventure. Maybe an idol we seek. Something more
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Go ahead. Go google “Evangelical arts.” I’ll wait. … As one of the first acts of his new reign as AP religion editor, Eric Gorski has decided to prove that some Evangelicals DO care about quality art. The article mentions current EV arts heavy-hitters, Mako Fujimura, Dick Staub, Andy Crouch, and Craig Detweiler. How can you go wrong? Will you
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For the greater purposes of our community here, I offer this short bit adapted from “A Defence of Poesy” by Sir Philip Sidney, 1595. I’m hoping to offer more as time allows, and if you find it helpful (you can find the original text here, and an excellent introduction to Sir Sidney’s defense in Don Williams’ essay, "Christian Poetics, Past
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Form Structure is what we think of. How something is constructed. The formula is applied and the form is made. This is understood. This is quantifiable. This is a known, safe method to creation. But then there’s that other world. Mt. Hermon conference was great, as usual. If you allow it, things happen there that can change you. A brief
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