An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, conclusion
My delay in concluding this series on Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci comes from my not knowing how best to comment on the remaining lessons from the…
Are Millennials Really That Bad?
I’m taking a break from my series on art to address a question I’ve been asked several times in just the past few days. Because I speak and write…
An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, part 3
I’m exploring observations Walter Isaacson has made about Leonardo da Vinci’s creativity. I'm applying them to Christian discipleship. I want to apply four of them to the specific task of…
An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, part 2
In my previous blog, I listed twenty lessons Walter Isaacson highlighted at the end of his study of Leonardo Da Vinci. In this blog, I want to comment on three…
An Artistic Approach to Spiritual Growth, part 1
Not too long ago I read Walter Isaacson’s bestselling Leonardo Da Vinci, a well-crafted account of the genius’ life and work. Isaacson explores and illumines fine details about advances in…
Science Uber Alles
I recently toured a botanical garden. I loved the array of colors and shapes. In fact, I marveled at the diversity of shades of just one color - green. I…
The Shape of Books, part 2
Books do more than just convey ideas. They shape, stir, soften, inspire, and make us different people than we were before we read them. I don’t just understand the abstract…
The Shape of Books, part 1
A friend recently asked me, “Can you tell me why the book of Ezekiel is so long?” He has a point. Have you read Ezekiel lately? The prophet does…
The Problems (plural!) of Evil, part 2
In the previous blog, I suggested we turn the tables (gently!) on skeptics when they ask us how we solve “the problem of evil.” We need to show them the…
The Problems (plural!) of Evil, part 1
Skeptics love to raise “the problem of evil” to Christians. They assume we have no answer or, if we do, it’s a simplistic one. But I wonder if a first…