Look to the lowly (and loud)
cicada for encouragement.
Haven't we all felt buried?
Yet a new life was coming.
It’s very likely that my heart will break over this tree in one way or another. But in God’s strange economy, being wounded means being mended in His likeness—the One for whom all of creation gladly sings.
A reflection on Reformation
poetry and its glimpse into
the death found in faith,
and the life given through
grace.
Jackson Greer ponders on why
Chesterton claims “Beauty and
the Beast” shows that to be
lovable, one must first be loved.
Mandy, Matt, and Christina discuss impressions made on them as children by different forms of art, why they made an impression on them, and how it impacts them to today.
Brian joins Michael Minkoff of Renew the Arts for a conversation about Taylor Swift. Oh, and how imagination and art empower us to live like people of heaven.
You’re too busy, too tired, and too distracted. But that doesn’t need to be the end of the story.
Christina, Mandy, and Matt discuss the question, “How do we love other people with our art?”
Matt interviews Rachel Shinnick, author of YA Fiction novel Moon Thief, discussing what led Rachel to writing her first novel, how she saw God working in the process, and the various trials of getting published for the first time.
Read a review on Robert Farrar Capon’s The Supper of the Lamb and pair it with a Sweet Martini (recipe included).
Matt interviews author Sylvie Vanhoozer.
What many people don’t know about the hymn For the Beauty of the Earth is that it was written as a communion hymn. And that makes all the difference in the world.
We need like-minded communities to best serve both the church and the world.
Read a review on Francis Schaeffer’s Art and the Bible nd pair it with a homemade hot cocoa (recipe included)!
Louisiana-born Caroline Williams has a recipe for slowing down to savor the beauty of in-between
What makes a good literature remix? What makes a bad one? And what is it about some classic stories that compel us to keep remixing and retelling them over and over?
Matt, Mandy, and Christina discuss Disney movie live-action reboots and whether any (or perhaps some) of the reboots are justified.
Matthew Clark, Yongwon Lee, and Amy Lee join the board of directors.
Matt and his wife, Danielle, interview fellow Anselm Arts Guild member Amy Lee and discuss Amy's new book "This Homeward Ache" and discuss what it means that God has set eternity in the hearts of man and how longing influences our lives.
What to read? What to sip while reading? Annie Nardone answers both questions in this piece on how to pair books and beverages.