Musicians As Healers
Can music heal cultural wounds?
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In Defense of Hamilfans
It’s healthy to find art you can get obsessed with.
Learn the Unforced Rhythms of Grace
Thanksgiving or delight is an overflow of the heart, the spontaneous response to God’s favour.
A Woman Gave Me Music: Q & A with James Spaite
For Californian folk artist James Spaite, a cello, a guitar, and a pair of voices are all it takes to craft a record that is breathtakingly beautiful and immensely satisfying.
Violence in Minnesota, Baton Rouge, and Dallas
Amidst disturbing violence this past week, a Bible lesson with a five year old: God is still speaking.
The Hope of Hospitality
A tiny home, a little budget, and big dreams. There’s something about company. A knock on the door, the…
Pokémon Go: A Conversation
Two writers dialogue on the moral and cultural value of the Pokémon Go phenomenon. Do you have further thoughts about these arguments?…
Pokémon Go and Granfalloons
Philip Bunn argues for the game’s moral and communal value.
The Moral Vapidity of Pokémon
The first part in a dialogue on the cultural value of Pokémon Go.
Old is the New New
Why young folk love the aesthetics of age.
The Blur in the Brushstrokes
Live in the middle ground: between the big picture and the close-up.
Music to Grow By
Where are the songs a father can sing his son? “This is a song about the songs We learned…
Feeling Stuck? 10 Inspiring Quotes to Get You Creating
Even the best artists have experienced creative drought. Here are their words of encouragement
New York Sour
Wine meets bourbon in the best way. I finally figured out what to do with leftover wine! Now if you’re…
The Simple Cure for Work Burnout
Steps toward intentional leisure.
Vincent
To Vincent Van Gogh: your faith broke, but we remain. [In Memoriam BJP, 5/29/2014]
The Fiddler’s Secret to Foot-Stomping Improvisation
The fiddler (and nearly any other artist) needs these two sets of skills to improvise well.
View from a New Garden
It’s revitalizing to step away from things made with our own hands, and come outside to be surprised by the creative…
Reformat the Bible: Interview with Glenn Paauw
A conversation with author Glenn Paauw on why we need to read a newly formatted Bible – together.
Rediscovering My Mother
The secret that helped unlock a place and a person.