Yesterday was another envigorating day of discussion. We talked about the implications of God's creation for artists and audiences--what we would understand of God simply by observing His creation and how that understanding might guide and inform our own work, both in terms of form and content, process and product. Then we kicked around the …
Day Two
Great class yesterday. These people are smart, interested, and vocal. They understood what makes a poem, what the implications are of the questions surrounding the use of sexuality in media, and they seem more than willing to engage the culture on its own terms. When asked about their experiences of beauty, the examples came back …
My Annual Class
It's 7:45 a.m. and I'm waiting for the first student to walk into my annual class. The Arts and Culture: A Christian Aesthetic begins today for the 10th year. And as it starts, I still struggle over how to go about teaching this thing I have in my heart. Over the past ten years, I've …
Kisumu, Kenya
A family running from the violence in Kenya. Click on the picture to read the article. http://www.telegraph.co.uk Violence has broken out in one of Africa's most stable countries after presidential election results last week. Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner, but the opposition party alleges that the election results were rigged. As …
A Luke Six Year
Happy New Year! I wrote yesterday that I asked the members of the NW Church to pick one command of Christ and resolve to pursue it this year. Well, here's mine. Luke Six. I know, there's more than one command in there, but this morning as I was reading, it seemed to call to me …
JEFF BERRYMAN 