Have you ever wondered why most Christian movies fall so flat? The vast majority of the Christian films produced in the last few decades rank among the worst movies ever made. In fact, at least one of them, Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas, had the dubious honor of being IMDb’s worst-rated movie of all time. (It’s […]
Continue reading →If you’re anything like most artists, and you probably are, you have a desire to become a great artist—a master. I have found very little information on how one goes about doing that. Most people talk like you either have genius in you or you do not. Though there may be some truth in this […]
Continue reading →This is the fifth installment in the “Whatever” series on a biblical view of the arts, drawn from Philippians 4:8. If you missed the last four articles, you can read them here: Whatever is True, Whatever is Honorable, Whatever is Just, and Whatever is Pure. Whatever is Lovely It would be easy to assume that no […]
Continue reading →I remember every time I played “Naysayers” with Micah Stout. People would cringe. I could see their faces changing when Micah would get around to the chorus, singing in a bracing nasal register just slightly above his range: Naysayers go to hell! I think you will do we-e-e-ll … Naysayers go to hell, I think […]
Continue reading →The Nehemiah Foundation is regularly asked how we decide which Christian artists we support. Our criteria are actually quite inclusive: You profess Christ as your Savior and your life does not obviously contradict that profession. You believe you are called by God to be an artist or artisan. We believe your art is not likely […]
Continue reading →This is the fourth installment in the “Whatever” series on a biblical view of the arts, drawn from Philippians 4:8. If you missed the last three articles, you can read them here: Whatever is True, Whatever is Honorable, and Whatever is Just. Whatever is Pure: Set Apart Art Something pure (ἁγνός hagnos) is set apart […]
Continue reading →Is it possible for art to be unjust? In this installment of our “Whatever” series on aesthetics (drawing from Philippians 4:8), I discuss how to make just art. Because we can’t just make art. We need to make just art. (Groan.) But what does it mean for art to be just or—as most translators put […]
Continue reading →[Some people might be wondering why a Christian arts organization is conducting a survey to determine how Christians and non-Christians perceive mainstream Christian art. This article should explain our thinking. Oh, and, if you haven’t already, you should take that 2-question quick and easy survey.] Last night, I watched the movie God’s Not Dead, and […]
Continue reading →In just a moment, I’m going to reveal my one simple trick for choking good art and starving good artists, but first, I just wanted to say… Congratulations. We’re already doing it! How? By declaring with our dollars that entertainment is the main purpose of art. In the course of this article, I will unfold why this […]
Continue reading →Something has been weighing on me quite a bit lately. I was very gently rebuked recently for how negative I usually am. This wasn’t an attack from some wounded outsider. This was from my closest business partner and friend, Justus. Second only to my wife, I rely on him to keep me in check. He […]
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