Before jackboots recruit them, offer a better way
“I’ve gotten so numb to all of this,” my friend wrote after messaging me a photo of a group of agitators flying Nazi flags outside of Disney World in Florida. I responded that I understood, …
“I’ve gotten so numb to all of this,” my friend wrote after messaging me a photo of a group of agitators flying Nazi flags outside of Disney World in Florida. I responded that I understood, …
The First Epistle to Timothy cautions us about a particular trait of “the last days.” Specifically, the presence of “Seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a …
This is, in my mind, a fantastic example of art in the Church. This cathedral is alive with art, and it’s not seen in just the permanent fixtures. I share these photos because I feel …
To be honest, the title of this blog post pretty much describes how I feel being an artist within the evangelical church. In my experience, artists tend to live on the fringes of societal norms …
I’ve always loved history and politics. My earliest reading was filled with adventures on the American frontier. I was probably the only kid in Bernice, Louisiana excited that we were off of school on January …
In a sermon, the pastor at our church said, “Any idiot can tear down.” He then went on to discuss criticism and being critical. Certainly, there is a great deal of truth in what he …
In 1953, Russian immigrant Sam Born purchased the Rodda Candy Company and promptly replaced the handcrafted marshmallow chick line with the cold mechanization of mass production to make Peeps. What was once the work of …
For those enchanted by the charm of small towns, the afterlife holds a surprising twist. Heaven, New Jerusalem, is portrayed as a bustling, vibrant, and large city in Revelation 21:2, where the Apostle John describes …
The two aging gladiators met on a makeshift wooden platform outside the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, TN. The most famous courtroom scene in American history did not even take place in a courtroom. The …
Virtually everyone involved in Christianity and the visual arts know of the organization Christians in the Visual Arts. Since 1979, CIVA was at the center of the art and faith conversation. The organization shuttered operations …