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Every Christian is a theologian. The question is whether if they are a good one or not. Our theology inevitably impacts every area of our lives (either consciously or unconsciously) – even our creativity – so it is important for creatives and Christians in general to think deeply about their theological beliefs.
INTERVIEW | The Spanish Brothers Animated Series
UPDATE: The Spanish Brothers animated short has been released! Check it out below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na8lSxnBQm0 In this article, I’m excited to be interviewing Steven R. Martins, the...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | CHRIST (Part 2) – Redeemed Creativity
Our previous article considered how Christ, as the image of God, reveals God to us and embodies His glory. This is great news for us as our idolatrous tendency is to exchange the glory of God for...
The New Perspective on Paul and Justification – By Faith Alone?
For many, the phrase, "The New Perspective on Paul" would not have much meaning. However, this debate in theological circles has massive influence on many pastors and church leaders today. It hits...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | CHRIST (Part 1) – Embodied Exegesis
You can also listen to the rest of this series in audio form here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sN0gSH9cI0q2qxg0sBgIg?si=ISw-vaXCT9eYQ8yEM6VbVQ Our previous articles considering a Gospel-shaped...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | MAN (Part 2) – Exchange and Autonomy
In our last article in this series, we considered how the image of God informs our creativity as Christians and how sin has marred that image - corrupting our vision and desires. In this article, we...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | MAN (Part 1) – Marred Creativity
Our first category of building a Gospel-shaped theology of creativity in our last article considered how our understanding of God as the original Creator, primary viewer and objective standard of...
No Chill | Graciousness in an Age of Outrage
You can also listen to this article here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zYPyPWLOV5MwLRRYeuuvX?si=FX62puOFQ4SDjyJFuLlGEQ I think it’s safe to say… oh no, wait. Nope. Never mind. Nothing is safe...
ExeGreeksis | The Baptism of Jesus – Matthew 3:13-17
This is the start of an ongoing series of Greek exegesis exercises I'll be doing called "ΕχεGrεεκsις"—get it? I know, I know... very punny. (Exegesis = bringing out the meaning of a text) This...
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
J.I. Packer (1954-2020) is probably one of my favourite writers, and this book is yet another great read by one who is, in my estimation and many others, one of the best Evangelical writers. Those...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | GOD (Part 2) – Understanding Beauty
In our first article in this series, we introduced the concept of developing a Gospel-shaped theology of creativity. Then, in our second article we took a look at how what the Bible reveals to us...
The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist
For those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Andy Bannister, you should be. Whether you’re an atheist or Christian or anything else, his wittiness and sense of humour alone are worth the banter of...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | GOD (Part 1) – The Creator
Our first article introduced us to how we got to where we are today - with the seeming disconnect between theology and creativity in many churches. We defined what we meant by developing a theology...
A Gospel-Shaped Theology of Creativity | Introduction
You can listen to an audio version of the first 5 articles in this series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BywWzT0k3okRB1919V88C?si=JG-oQf94Snq_SytHEmfDiA Perhaps you’ve cringed at a church...
Strong Medicine for a Fatal Disease | Social Justice, Critical Race Theory & the Gospel
Social Justice and Racism are terms which have reverberated throughout our societies in an especially amplified way this past year. The various riots of 2020 and the meteoric rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement has prominently placed these terms indelibly in the minds of many in our culture. Many well-meaning people, organizations, Church leaders, Christians and many more posted black squares on social media in solidarity – led by a desire to act compassionately and to listen and learn more.
A Not-So-Coffee-Mug Psalm
Psalm 139 is a familiar and precious Psalm to many. You may even have part of verse 14 memorized: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Verse 14a) You may even have a coffee/tea mug somewhere in your house with it. However, I wonder if in our familiarity and making of cute mugs we may have domesticated and trivialized some parts of this Psalm?