Creativity Series: “Tiny Glory” by Kolby Kerr
When we read the Bible—if we read it well—we are never far from paradox. We are introduced to one in the opening act, just as God has set all the characters on the scene. We are informed that Adam and...
View ArticleCreativity Series: “The Active Creator” by Sam Mahlstadt
I am more writer than theologian, but neither by trade. However, as the concepts I learned during my education in the written word and my my experiences in the local church mingle, I’ve realized...
View ArticleCreativity Series: “What it is to be Us” by Kyle Burton
From the moment we acquire as toddlers the capacity to interact with our world, the best way to understand it is to imagine. As children we play with toys—blocks, dolls, action figures—or, if without...
View ArticleCreativity Series: “Tossing Ferdinand Magellan” by Tyler McCabe
Most writers I know have a pet metaphor for this station, the ultimately strange role of writer, and I suppose I do, too, though lately I have grown suspicious of it—or rather, him. I am considering...
View ArticleCreativity Series: “I Stand at the Untitled Piece” by Addie Zierman
The show at the Walker Art Center is called This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s, and I am struck. It’s the work of the first generation of artists to grow up with televisions at...
View ArticleHow to Write the Way Terrence Malick Makes Movies
You can watch some behind the scenes extras of Terrence Malick’s upcoming film To The Wonder. The rumor is that Ben Affleck hardly has any lines and that the scenes and story lines from 4 different...
View ArticleCreativity Series: “God, the Artist, and the World” by Judith Hougen
When I was sixteen, my father retired from the military, initiating the last move of my childhood to a small town in Wisconsin. I was once again the new kid, the outsider seeking a space, a community,...
View ArticleThe Saviors of Literature? Neurohumanities vs. Psychology
Gregory Currie’s NY Times Opinion piece argues literature is dependent on psychology to prove its merit and use. He isn’t satisfied by leaning on the adage of faith (or even mystery, although so much...
View ArticleThe Way we Change is to Experience a Disruption. Interview with Rob Bell.
Ktizo is Greek meaning ‘to form, shape, completely change or transform’ “with the creativity of God being the epitome of these actions that inspire us to do the same.” So says Ktizo Magazine, which...
View ArticleThis is what I do now that I live on an island alone: Buy Sparkly Fun toothpaste
When I went to the local Big Save to buy toothpaste and a scented candle, I hoped it would be the only tube of toothpaste I’d have to buy while separated from my wife. That by the time I rolled its...
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