In our Christianity Matters on Sunday, Aaron briefly showed that drama, as we know it in its various forms, didn’t originate in the Greek and Roman plays as one would suspect but in the Church during the Middle Ages. (BTW, read Augustine’s City of God for an extensive assessment of Greek and Roman plays and theaters.) They were performed during the celebratory months of May and June. Originally the plays portrayed the Passion of Christ, but they eventually evolved into depicting other biblical stories until the productions became too grand for the Church to manage. Nonetheless, all the plays had one goal in mind – point to the redemption found in Jesus Christ. (Aaron, it would interesting to know what happened to drama in the wake of the Enlightenment.)
In my last post, I argued that a Christian’s primary concern when watching a movie is to discern its message. In this post, I want to list some viewing tips for so doing. What are some explicit and inexplicit cues writers and directors use to convey the message?
Yesterday morning, Aaron led our Christianity Matters class (aka Sunday School) in a conversation about Christians and drama (and at times the “arts” in general). He set out a few very important principles and dangers Christians should be aware of, many of which are provocative and controversial in Evangelicalism. In light of some things he said and given what time of year it is in Hollywood, I would like to zoom in a little closer on the motion pictures.
After waiting so long for Brad Wheeler to have a post here I hate to put something on top of it, but events demand it. Please read past this post for Brad’s maiden post.
One of the growing phenomenon of our culture is our love for pets. For the past two Saturdays I’ve been working in Corydon, IN, which is about a forty-five minute commute. So I’ve been able to listen to all of NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. Two stories, one from today and one from last week, have illustrated just how much our culture has elevated the pet’s status and role in the home.
I thought that maybe Keith would post something about Tammy Faye’s death since he has taken care of discussing the passing of other “luminaries” of late. Maybe it’s because of the news cycle that not many blogs have said anything about her passing yet either. At least the handful of blogs that I regularly check have been silent about her. There could be other reasons for silence about Tammy Faye, but I won’t attempt to speculate why.
In our Christianity Matters on Sunday, Aaron briefly showed that drama, as we know it in its various forms, didn’t originate in the Greek and Roman plays as one would suspect but in the Church during the Middle Ages. (BTW, read Augustine’s City of God for an extensive assessment of Greek and Roman plays and theaters.) They were performed during the celebratory months of May and June. Originally the plays portrayed the Passion of Christ, but they eventually evolved into depicting other biblical stories until the productions became too grand for the Church to manage. Nonetheless, all the plays had one goal in mind – point to the redemption found in Jesus Christ. (Aaron, it would interesting to know what happened to drama in the wake of the Enlightenment.)
In my last 
Yesterday morning, Aaron led our Christianity Matters class (aka Sunday School) in a conversation about Christians and drama (and at times the “arts” in general). He set out a few very important principles and dangers Christians should be aware of, many of which are provocative and controversial in Evangelicalism. In light of some things he said and given what time of year it is in Hollywood, I would like to zoom in a little closer on the motion pictures.