The Church and the Arts

Stop Calling Kids Movies “Cute”

So last week I finally watched Paddington with my family. I loved it. It’s clever, whimsical, beautifully-shot, and explored serious themes in a sensitive way. In short, it’s a good movie. You’ll notice one word I purposefully avoided: cute. *Climbs onto soapbox* We should stop calling art for children “cute.”[…]

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Did Anything Even Happen in the Centuries Between Paul the Apostle and Billy Graham?

A few days ago, we dropped our latest Believe to See podcast. Anselm staffer Michelle Hindman joined us to discuss a topic I know far too little about: hagiography, or stories of the lives of saints. First, you should listen to the whole podcast, which is right here (and it’s[…]

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A Few More Imagination Redeemed Reflections

In my last post, I shared some initial takeaways on this year’s Your Imagination Redeemed conference. For this post, I’ll share . . . MORE takeaways from the conference! Here they are: 4. Know Your Goal as an Artist I was the moderator for a panel on the Christian music[…]

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Kids Need Imagination. And So Does the Church. And So Do I.

This past weekend was the Anselm Society’s big yearly conference: Your Imagination Redeemed. It was a blast–speakers and artists from across the country gathered to talk about the role of imagination in the Church. In an effort to apply as much of what I’ve learned as possible, I’ve decided to[…]

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