Potato Jesus, Not Potato Famine

A before and after picture of a poorly restored painting of Jesus.

Last week during my Iconoclasm class at GTU with Dr. Mia Mochizuki, I learned about what my classmate was calling the Potato Jesus. Cecilia Giménez an, 80+ year old, parishioner of a church in Spain ruined an Ecce Homo …

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Politics and the bride of Christ.

  Every once in a while you run across an article where all you can you is node approvingly and say “Amen.”  7 Things Christians Need to Remember About Politics by Bryan Roberts is one such article. …

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A Terrible, Wonderful Journey

Graduate Theological Union library with people talking in front

So, it has finally happened. This was my first week back in school and I am both excited and terrified. When I was working on my MFA/MS in painting and art history at Pratt Institute, …

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John Fea: Shot by Culture Warriors

John Fea sitting on a rock at the edge of a small river

I ran across this story about John Fea this morning and I find it truly disturbing. Fea is a history professor and Department Chair at Messiah College who recently made the cardinal sin of saying …

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Are We Voting Away Our Witness?

Reading aesthetics in a redwood forest

For good or ill, the evangelical community has been highly politicized for the last 30 years. The Religious Right has become a political force that has the power to sway elections and the very direction …

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Where is the gospel in our politics?

Woman holding a sign talking about her healthcare needs and how Obamacare helped her.

I know a guy who is a really nice college student. He is personable, gentle, and loving. However, like so many Christians today his political rhetoric seems devoid of the compassion he exhibits in his …

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The Development of an Artistic Voice

painting of nuclear power plant, siren, and person

After several years of teaching college students, it occurred to me that it may be helpful for me to discuss the development of my art. One does not just emerge doing highly metaphoric abstract work. …

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My Monkey Could Do That!

Abstract paintings

The images above are from Psychology Today: “My monkey could have painted that.” Really?: Can monkeys match humans at abstract art? by Matthew Hutson in Psyched!   Maybe, maybe not. I think that every artist who works …

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