By: Kenyon Adams Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy–Psalm 126:5 Artists understand something of what the farmer knows in his tilling and planting, in his waiting and watering–the one thing we do not control is the harvest. Harvest fruit, whether sheaves of wheat or pages of poetry, is born of divine strength and wisdom. Do we resent this process...
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Square
Halo
Books
By: Maria Fee Today I am going to share with you an interview I conducted with Ned Bustard, Creative Director of Square Halo Books, Inc. Q: First things first, please explain to me the significance of your company name. Ned: In church art there are round halos, triangular halos and square halos. The square halo was for people who were living saints. It was our desir...
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Imagination
By: Alison Lytton What do The Dark Knight, songs by indie rock musician Bon Iver, and slam poetry have in common? They’re all artwork with which the Gotham Alumni interacted during our third annual retreat over the Columbus Day weekend entitled, “Baptizing the Imagination: the Unlikely Conversion of C.S. Lewis.” Through large group lectures, lively Q&As and...
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Dr. Richard Mouw
Follow up Q&A to Richard Mouw’s “Do it Again!” talk. Interviewed by David Kim.
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the
Mark
By Kenyon Adams Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang up and I died. Romans 7:9 I like to say I got into acting on a fluke, but I believe God wanted me to be an actor so that I would become more like Him and that through my work others would see what Christ has done. In my pursuit of each character I discover that God is changing...
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in a Collegiate
Redeemer
By: Katherine Leary Alsdorf Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work (CFW) trains and equips Redeemer to be people of gospel influence in public life and vocation. We want to see the work of educators, business people, scientists, economists, artists, health care professionals, government workers, etc. illuminated by insights derived from rigorous theological thinking as well a...
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