A little art history (and why so much of it today is ugly)

From “Life Imitates Art: Redeeming Pop Culture” (Chuck Colson, Breakpoint Commentary, September 22, 1999): …Up until the Enlightenment, art was seen as a way of expressing profound truths. Not necessarily literal truth; yet even symbols and metaphors reflect something true about reality—like portraying angels with wings or saints with halos. Beauty itself was seen as [...]

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A play that stops mid-story

If you should happen to watch “Jesus Christ, Superstar,” you should know that, in real life, “That’s NOT HOW IT ENDS!” Actually, as Faith Filled Mom notes in the linked post, it never ends. If you don’t understand that, please go to the link, and let her explain.

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PBS notices churches making movies…

… but doesn’t know quite how to deal with it. For instance, they start off telling of a movie currently in production about “a spoiled young American who goes on a partying trip to India and gets pulled into the search for a little girl who was sold to human traffickers. The film was partly [...]

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A movie producer on prayer and culture

Micheal Flaherty, president of Walden Media, had a few things to say about movies, literature, history and prayer at a luncheon following following the National Prayer Breakfast this year. Key words: William Wilberforce, Philip Yancey, Dorothy Day, Malcolm Muggeridge, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Soviet Union, revival, It’s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, Fiddler [...]

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Blast from the past: Johnny Carson and a feathered guest

hat tip: The Anchoress

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Another ray of light – in Hollywood

God got hold of the heart of another Hollywood producer. Let Del Tackett introduce you to Mark Koch. Mr. Koch has written a book called The First Hour for Men. I haven’t seen it yet, but Dr. Tackett says it’s a good resource.

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Hints of truth, in a movie theater

What happens when a decidedly non-Christian movie portrays what the Christian Scriptures insist is true? Well, it can prompt a thoughtful review cum essay like this post by Russell D. Moore, writing at Mere Comments. Added: Kathryn Jean Lopez recommends the same movie, in a column at Headline Bistro.

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This and that

Sorry about the lull here. We’ve been having a wonderful Indian summer (which simply demanded that I spend some time outdoors), and I’ve been busy building up the Ladies for Life blog, and we’ve been sick around here (winter bugs don’t always wait for winter, worse the luck, and on top of that, my husband’s [...]

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