Introduction In part 1 of “Developing a Theology of Art” I introduced the historical-redemptive paradigm in which the four major meta-narratives of the Biblical story becomes the basis of art. I stated that all art (Christian or not) some how connect back (unintentionally or...

I’ve been thinking a lot about L.A. a lot recently. Better yet I find a lot of my prayers and hearts call is turning towards the city of L.A. This all started from having a conversation with Dan. We talked about the possibility of planting a church out in LA in the future. Both of us...

This is my interactions with Francis Schaeffer’s Art in the Bible. As evangelical Christians, we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life is more important. Despite our constant talk about the Lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a...

After my last blog about developing a theology of art, I received a response by my good friend Steven. I really appreciate his comments and his push back because they challenged me to think deeper about the Christianity and culture. It’s been almost a week since I last updated this blog,...

I’m currently working on a potential project for this fall that involves putting together an art exhibit. My mind works in mysterious ways. Where some people think about the practicality, and purpose of this project, my mind instantly shoots towards the theology of it. More specifically,...

I’ve been thinking about art recently. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about why art is not part of the conversation within the church. I recently started following the works of Makoto Fujimura, an artist in NYC. He is a devout Christians but his works are not what you would...

I’ve been reading through Redeemers Church Planters Manual recently. It is a personal dream of mine to plant of church in an urban setting with the intention of cultural transformation through a Gospel centric ministry. Instead of simply dreaming and waiting for it to fall in my lap,...

  By Wednesday their mind was made up –  this Jesus must die! In the past, they were not able to execute justice on Jesus because he had the favor of the people. But after riding into the city as if He was the promised Messiah, after destroying part of the Temple worship, after...