Darrow Miller and Friends is a big fan of Christian artists. That flows from the Cultural Mandate of Genesis 1:26-28 and 2:15. Darrow writes about this concept in his book, LifeWork. What God made in Genesis chapter 1 was perfect, but it was not finished yet. God is the primary Creator; humankind,
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If you regularly read Darrow Miller and Friends, you may have noticed that I have a heart for Christians in the arts. Especially I want to encourage young artists. I aspire to be a clarion call to raise up artists as balladeers to speak prophetically to culture. My post A
In Puerto Rico last month, Darrow mentioned something about one of his “favorite books,” Tree and Leaf by Tolkien. I had never heard of this book but came home and ordered it. Now I have a new favorite book. In Tree and Leaf, the creator of The Hobbit and Lord
For years I have been speaking about the role of the church as the wellspring of the arts for a society. I have also talked and written about worldview and the arts. When I speak on these things, it usually stirs up the hearts of young Christian artists who have
The Christian active in the arts has opportunity to speak prophetically to culture. Knowing my interest in that subject, my son Nathan sent me an article titled “Beauty Will Save the World.” When Alexandr Solzhenitsyn was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature he delivered to the Swedish Academy a
History began in a garden and will end in a city! We are the children of Adam and Eve; the Cultural Mandate given to our first parents (Genesis 1:26-28) remains in force today. We are to have children, form families and communities of families, and do something God-honoring with the
Music is more than just an aural experience, as I was reminded recently by something I read. It’s always fun to find those in our travels to whom God has given a similar message. That’s certainly true for those of us in the Disciple Nations Alliance. Sometimes they become co-laborers
Here at the Disciple Nations Alliance we are fans of Ken Myers and his Mars Hill Audio Journal. Ken helps us understand what it means to live Coram Deo in our deeply secular 21st-century world. Many Christians live in the sacred-secular divide which leaves them in one of two unacceptable positions: on the
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Creator and creation” CREATOR and CREATION: How Did God Make It Happen? CREATOR and CREATION: How Did God Make It Happen? part 2 Here’s the conclusion to part 1 of CREATOR and CREATION: How Did God Make It Happen? published on Monday.
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Creator and creation” CREATOR and CREATION: How Did God Make It Happen? CREATOR and CREATION: How Did God Make It Happen? part 2 Over the years, as I have taught on the significance of worldview for our lives and for the creation
