A Change in Artistic Style Do you think a change in artistic style could ever warrant a belief that someone is struggling with their mental health? Before you answer, come on a little journey with …
Every fall, I used to teach a class called Art in Culture. The class is for non-art majors, and as part of our core curriculum, it seeks to explore how art impacts and reflects cultural …
The conversation stung. I know what was said was stated in a well-meaning way, but it still hurt. After an opening night of a gallery show I was a part of, I sat at a …
When Bill Withers passed away, it was all over Facebook. The top hit of his illustrious career was Lean on Me. It ranked #7 when it was released in 1972, the year I was born. Withers …
A few years ago, the NBC TV show The Office was all the rage. Despite it seeming like everyone I knew was watching it, I couldn’t. It wasn’t that I wasn’t invited to the watch …
The delta dawn is always different with thechanging tide of seasons. The early purpled lightbecomes a red that slowly scrubs the sununtil the skies are clear white.When the storms abate — or maybethey just wait …
In a recent online exchange, I posted a photo of an icon that showed the Virgin Mary with a breast partially uncovered. While some of the discussion centered around the ever-weary topic of modesty, another …
It is not uncommon for professors at Christian colleges and universities to begin class with prayer. I attended public schools through high school and public colleges until I transferred to a private secular art school …
I am a scholar of art & religion. This is one of those rare moments when my academic discipline intersects with a major media story. I am also a Christian, so this story is of …
-For S. They had promised us a meteor shower, but all we saw were lightning bugs. Down the street, you could hear the lowing and occasional roars of livestock, the bulls and broncos that had …