Why write? Why attempt to put words on a page? What is it that drives a person to such a task that feels so isolating? What right do I have to write? That's is what is being addressed over at High Calling Blogs currently. A new book club has begun. A few of the High ...
Category Archives: Creativity
Luci Shaw on Faith
Faith is not linear. It is, indeed, a widening of the imagination, a leap into the transcendent, a taste of the numinous, a vision of the extraordinary in the ordinary. And our coach for the leap, the glue in the link, is our Muse, the Spirit of God. ((Luci Shaw “The Partnership of Art and ...
Serving Your Art
Twitterer @KMWeiland of Wordplay fame tweeted this quote recently. Being that it is from one of my favorite authors I thought it worth posting. When the artist is truly the servant of the work, the work is better than the artist. - Madeleine L'Engle
Four Minutes For A Smile
I enjoyed watching the spectators enjoyment as much as the actual performance. It begs the question: what have you done in four minutes (or three or five) to bring joy to another human being today?
Creating Culture for a New Jerusalem
I am in flux. I am re-thinking many of my thoughts, beliefs, and approaches to the world, my faith, by reading of scripture, and, not insignificantly, my view of culture and what it means to interact, criticize, create with my surroundings. I am working my way through Andy Crouch's book Culture Making. I say working because ...
Words As Art: A Christmas Theme
The Christmas Story from Luke 2 in Wordle Form: Turned into some pretty nice artwork if I don't say so myself. What do you think? Go an create ...
Sharing Equals Culture
Only artifacts that leave the solitude of their inventor's studios and imaginations can move the horizons of possibility and become the raw material for more culture making. Until an artifact is shared it is not culture. ((Andy Crouch Culture-Making, pg. 40)) He goes on to quote Steve Jobs: “Real artists ship” My interpretation: Eric needs to get ...
Zander On Human Potential
I came across this video the other day via Presentation Zen and realized as I was watching that this would probably be a good piece for teachers (as well as administrators) to view. What do you think?