Category archives: culture
Don’t tempt me with your iGadget
Technology gadgets are all around us. As I’m writing this, I have two laptops in front of me (Mac and PC), a PC desktop on the far right of them, and an iPad to the left. I have a Droid… continue reading »
Ahead of the Cultural Curve
“If today’s Christians hope to be proactive, they must acquire artistic literacy. Only then will they get ahead of the cultural curve and learn how to speak God’s truth anew to each generation.” – Francis Schaeffer What is the language… continue reading »
Finding the Gospel in Secular Stories
There are elements of truth in all worldviews, simply because we all come from the same Creator and have been bestowed with common values. In our cultural stories, there are sometimes a glimpse of the Gospel narrative… this is often… continue reading »
The Missional Artist
As per my previous post “What is a Christian Artist?”, I don’t want to give the impression that I don’t favor an artist creating specifically for the body of believers. It is absolutely necessary that musicians write music for worship… continue reading »
What is a Christian Artist?
I don’t really favor using the ‘Christian’ adjective, such as Christian music, Christian movies, Christian books. To me, it feels like its directed more to the ‘target audience’ rather than anything else. So, for example, if I want to make… continue reading »
“I Quit Being a Christian” — Anne Rice
Popular author Anne Rice made headlines when she converted to Christianity. Several days ago she made headlines again when she announced on her facebook page that she is quitting Christianity. She initially wrote two posts: “For those who care, and… continue reading »
Life and Fairy Tales
I sometimes wish life were a fairy tale… sometimes. My daughter loves watching princess movies (I think she is currently watching Matilda for the 50th time), but I know that she will eventually ‘realize’ that life has rough edges. There’s… continue reading »
Is Ugly Bad?
Dorothy: “Well excuse me, but I thought witches were old and ugly.” Glinda: “Only bad witches are ugly.” The other day, my daughter was watching her favorite movie “The Wizard of Oz” and the following quote mentioned above perked my… continue reading »
