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August 2017

August 25, 2017

The vocation of a librarian

Occasionally I share poetry here (either mine or from the public domain, dear copyright people.)...

April 2017

April 15, 2017

#Easter

Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright...

April 14, 2017

#GoodFriday

1 O sacred head, sore wounded, Defiled and put to scorn; O kingly head, surrounded...

April 13, 2017

#MaundyThursday

1 Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, that we to judge thee have in...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

God’s into art, not empires

In seminary, several decades ago, I had a good friend named Christ (rhymes with "wrist")...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Means of Grace

You ask of us a patience and a care we fear to take, a trust...

May 03, 2016

On The Road

The veil is always parted, if we knew But where to look, and what to...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

Art, theology, and faith: an interview with the editor of Image Journal

The founder and editor of Image journal talks about why it’s important for people...

January 06, 2016

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise: A hymn about God at work in the world for #Epiphany

1. Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to thee we raise, manifested by the...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

Why culture-shapers are at the center of what God is doing

By Christ John Otto Every 500 years Western Civilization goes through a shift. These shifts...

October 19, 2015

The Two Messengers

Originally published at Ithilien. Perhaps to the clear-eyed angel There was nothing in the word...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

NEWS: World-Renowned Artist Makoto Fujimura to Join Leadership of Fuller Seminary

Here's a press release we got today from our friends at Fuller! Fuller Theological Seminary...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

5 kids’ movies that teach us ALL things we really need to know

By Nathan Roberts 1. Toy Story III A spry student could probably write a whole...

August 31, 2015

A New Disney for a Renewed America

There's a lot of talk these days about the fragmentation of American culture. While America...

August 31, 2015

How are movies morally forming our children? We asked an actual 8-year-old

What are the best five animated movies you’ve seen that were made in the last...

May 2015

May 10, 2015

Go, lovely rose #MothersDay

Back with a poem for a holiday (what did you expect?) This time, since we...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

My thousand Eucharists

This post is part of a symposium between the Catholic, Evangelical, and Faith and Work...

April 22, 2015

A poem for #EarthDay. Careful where you walk.

Here's a poem about God's good creation for this day when we celebrate that creation..... ...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

Making homes for the arts in sacred places

This post comes to us from Duke Divinity School’s magazine Faith & Leadership, an offering...

February 2015

February 14, 2015

Want to send your valentine a love poem about work?

We've tracked down links to a few. :-) Poems about work and money from Poets.org...

February 14, 2015

From a blog about work, you want a love poem about daily life, right?

On the Road Not on the mountaintop, but in the aisles, Not in the death,...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

Assembling culture

By Christ John Otto, adapted from a mailing to the Belonging House ministry in greater...

December 03, 2014

Work goes on

This is the last in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

December 02, 2014

Will your work last?

This is the ninth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

December 01, 2014

Does this look like work to you?

This is the eighth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

November 2014

November 22, 2014

The work of parenthood

This is the seventh in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

November 20, 2014

Work is a trip, right?

This is the sixth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

November 18, 2014

Will work 4 food. Will you?

This is the fifth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

November 14, 2014

Seven days of work make one week

This is the fourth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...

November 11, 2014

Joy to the (working) world

This is the third in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians...