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Vinyl Candles & the Pursuit of Heaven
We take ourselves where we go, and too often we forget what we bring to the places we visit. We visit nature in motor homes complete with on-board stoves and dvd players and wonder why nature seems so similar to the electrical hum of our suburban drawl. Faith, Silence, Heaven, and the wilderness share a common trait, if you are to meet them you must approach them on their own terms. Continue reading
A Patient Sound: Giving Music Space
Like most people, my taste in music has grown and shifted over the years. I’ve also found that my habit of how I listen to music has been transformed as well. Whether or not this is also common, I don’t know; I only know of one friend who has talked about his habit of listening. … Continue reading
Music Review: The Whaler & Other Stories
In their debut release as The Blackbird Revue, Jacob and Danielle Prestige release an EP that carefully treads sonic and emotional lines; a soothing folk sound flirts with americana indie rock, and a weary homesickness balances with loving and tender, if solemn, hope. Continue reading
Tammet and Tolkien on Creativity and the Mind
Two Comparative Quotes from Daniel Tammet and J.R.R. Tolkien on Creative Perceptions of Reality On 26 January 2009 in an interview for BBC’s Radio 3 program Nightwaves Isabel Hilton spoke with Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant with “the most remarkable mind on the planet”, on his latest book Embracing the Wide Sky, and about the … Continue reading
A Letter to Artists: Pope John Paul II
Much of my personal journey as an Artist and a Christian has been the work of healing the assumed and severe dichotomy between these two aspects of my life but as I continue to work out this process I am continually and joyfully surprised by how much work has already been done to shape a … Continue reading
Makoto Fujimura : Artist & Pastor’s Breakfast Talk
“Creating a Third Space: Wrestling with Deep Issues of Art, Faith and Culture” — Makoto Fujimura Geneva Forum 2010. Sat, 6 Feb. _________________ As the final talk of the Geneva Forum 2010 in Madison, WI a few weeks ago Makoto Fujimura spoke with a group of artists and church leaders about the importance of creating … Continue reading
