By: Fred Fay on September 6, 2013
Art and the Christian Faith have had close historical ties. It has been shunned and embraced. But defining what Christian art is and how it is to be used in church has been controversial. Emerging younger congregations have both embraced and avoided it also. In our city there are many churches started in schools. Their…
By: Sharenda Roam on September 6, 2013
“Idol vs. Icon” William Dyrness, in his book “Visual Faith” explores the concept of spiritual and religious art. He discusses the historical transitions of art within Christianity due to theology and iconoclasm, especially after the Protestant Reformation; as well as the contemporary resurgence of religious art in its variety of forms. I decided to take…
By: Phil Smart on September 5, 2013
I am often in the Atlanta airport. Never it seems, is my departing plane in the same area as where I land, so I find myself traveling from concourse to concourse. There are two options of navigation in this, the world’s largest airport. One is to take advantage of the tram that whisks between the…
By: Garrick Roegner on September 5, 2013
I grew up in the mainly drab evangelical Bible Church/Southern Baptist religious confines of functionality and perhaps a sewn banner with a Bible verse on it. The visual and art were of little consequential value, perhaps only found in the dying faith and idolatry of ornate Catholicism. It was in college when I began to…
By: Chris Ellis on September 5, 2013
I’m not an art buff. In grade school, I couldn’t even color in the lines. Despite my great lack of art knowledge and ability, I’ve always appreciated art. I love seeing the art and architecture of ancient churches. I enjoy going to galleries and looking at the creativeness of others. I can still vividly remember a painting…
By: Richard Rhoads on September 5, 2013
Over the past eight years I have had the privilege of discipling and caring for the souls of college students here at Lancaster Bible College. Often this formation comes in the form of helping young men and women navigate the beginning stages of discovering their true identity. Now, identity is a tricky thing. At its …
By: David Toth on September 4, 2013
Dyrness on Visual Arts Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue by W. A. Dyrness addresses the topic of visual arts, a hot topic in today’s worship leadership circles, and he states his purpose this way, “This book aims to extend and enrich a Christian conversation on the visual arts… . As the subtitle…
By: Sandy Bils on September 4, 2013
Siria by Erik Ravelo I love art. I always did. At home, my house is decorated with a lot of art exhibition posters. Sometimes, when people are over to visit, they ask, how my Christian faith and some provocative art pieces fit together. To me, it is no contradiction and no blasphemy. It keeps my…
By: Sandy Bils on August 22, 2013
Banksy is one of the worlds most famous graffiti artists. He designs his graffiti’s with a special stencil technique and spreads his ideas as a political activist almost like a communication guerilla. In doing so he is inspired by the French pochoir artist Blek le Rat and the Adbusters. By using public surfaces and walls…
By: Andy Campbell on August 22, 2013
Existing LGP students, LGP alumni, and followers, please help me welcome LGP4!! Over the next day or two, they will be leaving a comment on this post as they test out Disqus… help them get acclimated, would you? Leave them a little love below!
By: Cedrick Valrie on July 6, 2013
Church is not religion. It is life giving. It is connecting with God and others. Church is based on an ever increasing, maturing relationship with Christ. Church does not even have to take place in a building. In fact, it is not a building. For various reasons, some very intentional, churches are meeting in schools,…
By: Becky Stanley on July 2, 2013
Relevance of the Christian Faith to India Today A “Faithful Presence” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdBm4VmuLB8
By: Fred Fay on July 2, 2013
Leading a small congregation to become a healthy community has its own unique challenges. For the past two and half years I have led a struggling church out of financial limitations, initiating building repairs, creating staff leadership and most importantly a vibrant focus on the mission of Jesus and empowering people to follow him. This…
By: gfesadmin on July 1, 2013
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By: gfesadmin on July 1, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5bF7q31GSo Sam Stephens 528VE
By: gfesadmin on June 30, 2013
Form, content and habitat (528VE) In the third semester we were introduced to the research method of visual ethnography through two books by Sarah Pink. Visual Ethnography is a multi-sensory engagement with empirical data on societies and cultures gained through the study of visual resources. It reveals interdisciplinary results for sociology, culture science, communication studies…
By: gfesadmin on June 28, 2013
Words are powerful. They can paint pictures motivate us toward action. Not only that, words can spark certain emotions about a person, place, or thing. Let’s try a little exercise. I will provide you with several words and phrases, and I want you to take a moment to engage the emotions that arise in you…
By: gfesadmin on June 27, 2013
‘Why’ is a question that Christians should be comfortable with asking. It has always been near the center of Christian thought. It’s the type of question that we’ve been asking for as long as our faith has been around. It’s a question that science can’t answer, but only faith can. Science can tell us ‘How’…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
Sinek in Start with Why, reasons the golden circle principle is behind the success of many an inspiring leader. The golden circle starts with why at the core, then moves to how in the next ring and the outside ring represents what. As a leader, I have believed that proven leadership needs to start with a…
By: gfesadmin on June 26, 2013
The crowd was hostile. The speaking event was to listen to residents living in a retirement community undergoing construction. One speaker after another would get up to share how unfair the renovation of their facilities were, selectively forgetting the process the residents went through agreeing that the renovation was needed. During this exchange, I was…
