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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The Lower Lights (A Hymn Revival)
Ever heard of the musical group The Lower Lights? I really love what they’re doing: taking old hymns and refreshing them. The goal, they write on their website, is “to connect with these beautiful old songs on a deeper level, … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged brightly beams our father's mercy, christian hymns, the lower lights
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Tee Time: DJ Jesus
Found at zazzle.com.
Artists as priests and sense sharpeners
“The artist stands at the head of the people to offer on their behalf a sacrifice of praise. It’s a priesthood because, first, they stand before us. We feed them, support them, put them up there, and then they produce … Continue reading
Tee Time: Jesus is a Bodybuilder
Found at discipletraininggear.com.
Culture is God’s idea
My favorite essay in the collection For the Beauty of the Church is “The Gospel: How Is Art a Gift, a Calling, and an Obedience?” by Andy Crouch (pp. 29-43). He packs so many insights into fifteen pages, with two … Continue reading
Posted in Theology, Western Art
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“For the Beauty of the Church” conference next weekend!
On September 22, Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts (about 40 minutes outside of Boston), is hosting a morning conference on the place of the visual arts in the life of the church. I jumped at the opportunity when I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Western Art
Tagged art in the church, bruce herman, christians in the arts, civa, w. david o. taylor
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World’s Tallest Jesus Statues
Beginning in the 1920s, the genre of the colossal Jesus statue emerged. Currently, there are twenty-seven Jesus statues worldwide (that I could find) that stand over 65 feet tall, base not included. Most of them are in Latin America, though … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art, Pop Culture, Western Art
Tagged giant jesus statues, jesus statue in brazil
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The “inclusive exclusivity” of the gospel
“The universal religion of humankind is: We develop a good record and give it to God, and then he owes us. The gospel is: God develops a good record and gives it to us, then we owe him. In short, … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged brimstone for the broad-minded, faith vs. works, tolerance
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Tee Time: BFF
Found at blankgenerationshirts.com.
The Jesus Question 