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2018

A Haunted Christmas

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A Haunted Christmas

Christmas isn’t just safe and cheery. It has a deeply beautiful dark side.

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When Christmas Feels Empty

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When Christmas Feels Empty

Christmas is a beautiful building block to begin to plant a flag, make a place, and let things have their proper meaning again.

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The Art of Lament

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The Art of Lament

Ken Robertson explores the art of lament as a response to grief…and as a way to walk with God through darkness.

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Hemmed In

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Hemmed In

No matter how small or great our bounded space may be in any given season, there is room to do what He has given us to do.

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Who Makes the Art Work?

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Who Makes the Art Work?

This piece by John Skillen of Gordon College has profoundly influenced our vision of a healthy relationship between pastors, artists, audience, and patrons.

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Christian Art: Not Safe, But Good

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Christian Art: Not Safe, But Good

Madeleine L’Engle’s spiritual legacy shows the challenges that can come with trying to show people who they truly are.

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The Role of Art in Shaping God's People

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The Role of Art in Shaping God's People

Anselm Society director Brian Brown wrote a piece for the summer 2018 issue of The Cultivating Project on the role of art and artists in spiritual formation.

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Lancia Smith: The Cultivator's Manifesto

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Lancia Smith: The Cultivator's Manifesto

Explore what it means to cultivate in context of a whole life, what a rule of life is, how it works, and how to create one for yourself. 

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Facing the Monster

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Facing the Monster

All great works of art are at heart monster stories, whether the monsters are dragons, step-mothers, social injustices, or even the self.

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Conference Artwork Revealed

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Conference Artwork Revealed

Kristopher Orr’s “Western Wind” is a call to the Church to remember her name.

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