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Faith and the Funny
By Stephen McGarvey
How should Christians look at comedy?
Crouch encourages the Church to move beyond criticizing mainstream culture to nurturing and creating it.
Ruminate Breaks Stereotype of Christian Writing
By Carolyn Curtis
Brianna Van Dyke’s innovative magazine has drawn praise from several corners of the literary world.
Engaging the Culture to Transform It
By Robert J. Tamasy
A new Web site challenges believers to think deeply about contemporary issues in order to transform their cultures.
Goin’ to The Chapel: A Sanctuary for the Arts
By Carolyn Curtis
The Chapel is a ministry of hospitality, presence, and relationships. “Our purpose is to serve [artists], make them feel welcome, introduce them if they aren’t yet known in the local community, and help them make a living through their gifts and talents.”
“I used to think my music would be my ministry — the music itself. Now, I think my life as a musician will be my ministry, if God allows that for me.”
“The Shack”: What God Should Have Said?
By Walter Henegar
Good fiction has the potential to illuminate biblical truth, but not when it effectively supplants it. Walter Henegar reviews the bestselling novel, “The Shack.”
The success of the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis has attracted interest from all corners of the Christian landscape, and has become “a model for all of us who want to engage the culture.”
“Prince Caspian” on Film: A Victorious Return to Narnia
By Stephen McGarvey
At its core, “Prince Caspian” is about belief versus doubt, a theme familiar to those who know the work of C.S. Lewis.
Beyond “Expelled”
By Robert J. Tamasy
Westminster Presbyterian Church offered a presentation by Nancy Pearcey on the growing pervasiveness of Darwinian and naturalistic thinking in virtually every area of society.