Introduction In part 1 of “Developing a Theology of Art” I introduced the historical-redemptive paradigm in which the four major meta-narratives of the Biblical story becomes the basis of art. I stated that all art (Christian or not) some how connect back (unintentionally or...

This is my interactions with Francis Schaeffer’s Art in the Bible. As evangelical Christians, we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life is more important. Despite our constant talk about the Lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a...

After my last blog about developing a theology of art, I received a response by my good friend Steven. I really appreciate his comments and his push back because they challenged me to think deeper about the Christianity and culture. It’s been almost a week since I last updated this blog,...

I’m currently working on a potential project for this fall that involves putting together an art exhibit. My mind works in mysterious ways. Where some people think about the practicality, and purpose of this project, my mind instantly shoots towards the theology of it. More specifically,...

I’ve been thinking about art recently. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about why art is not part of the conversation within the church. I recently started following the works of Makoto Fujimura, an artist in NYC. He is a devout Christians but his works are not what you would...

I’ve been reading through Redeemers Church Planters Manual recently. It is a personal dream of mine to plant of church in an urban setting with the intention of cultural transformation through a Gospel centric ministry. Instead of simply dreaming and waiting for it to fall in my lap,...

It’s that time for bottom feeding bloggers, like myself, to weigh in on the whole Rob Bell, “Love Wins”  craziness. Ok so maybe I won’t weigh in yet because I haven’t finished reading the book. But what I do want to talk about is the comments that I’ve been...

Mrs. Milligan, my third grade teacher, always got on our case about showing our work whenever we did math problems. Even if we came into the class with the right answers she wanted us to show our work. Whenever we got the problem wrong, she wanted us to go back and see why we got it wrong. I...

In 1st Corinthians there are two major discussions on Christian freedom. The basic rule of both discussion is that whatever we do as believers, we do not cause another believer (with a weaker conscience) to stumble. Whenever I was reminded of this text, I was told that it was for the sake of...

You know the story: boy meets girl, they fall in love, they get married and start a family. It’s a very familir story for many, but this isn’t their story. This is the story of Jesse and Laura. This is a story of redemption and love. I first met Jesse at one of the Night Strikes....