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The Home Altar

The Home Altar

Why something large and churchy sits in my living room. (Courtesy Cultivating Oaks Press)

Food, Film, and Fellowship: A Lord of the Rings Marathon

Food, Film, and Fellowship: A Lord of the Rings Marathon

Care to join us on an adventure? Sharing your love of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy with like-minded fans… while enjoying Second Breakfast…and reading a favorite LOTR chapter aloud…all while dressed as a hobbit or elf!

Tending a Garden in the Desert

Tending a Garden in the Desert

Anselm board member Lancia Smith was recently profiled in Christianity Today, where she talked about Anselm.

A Haunted Christmas

A Haunted Christmas

Christmas isn’t just safe and cheery. It has a deeply beautiful dark side.

When Christmas Feels Empty

When Christmas Feels Empty

Christmas is a beautiful building block to begin to plant a flag, make a place, and let things have their proper meaning again.

The Art of Lament

The Art of Lament

Ken Robertson explores the art of lament as a response to grief…and as a way to walk with God through darkness.

Hemmed In

Hemmed In

No matter how small or great our bounded space may be in any given season, there is room to do what He has given us to do.

Who Makes the Art Work?

Who Makes the Art Work?

This piece by John Skillen of Gordon College has profoundly influenced our vision of a healthy relationship between pastors, artists, audience, and patrons.

Christian Art: Not Safe, But Good

Christian Art: Not Safe, But Good

Madeleine L’Engle’s spiritual legacy shows the challenges that can come with trying to show people who they truly are.

The Role of Art in Shaping God's People

The Role of Art in Shaping God's People

Anselm Society director Brian Brown wrote a piece for the summer 2018 issue of The Cultivating Project on the role of art and artists in spiritual formation.