Arts

A Time to Tear Down

A Time to Tear Down
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: . . . A time to tear down.” ~ Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 3 Jericho: The Promise Fulfilled (Shatterpoint Entertainment); picture via Flickr
March 5th, 2013 | Visual Arts | Read More

Brother Seed’s Traveling Pro-Nation Show

Brother Seed’s Traveling Pro-Nation Show
Alasdair Roberts A Wonder Working Stone (Drag City) The last time I wrote about Alasdair Roberts for Burnside, I mentioned the Canadian connection to Scotland. Since then, Quebec has defeated its federalist premier for a Quebec nationalist, and Scotland has proposed a date for an election determining...
February 26th, 2013 | Music | Read More

Besides the Bible Book Club

Besides the Bible Book Club
Welcome to our Besides the Bible Book Club “meeting.”  We’re excited to read Thin Blue Smoke together with you this February.  Join the conversation in the comments below.  Doug Worgul, the author himself, is moderating, so just hit reply and chime in.  We’ve also created  a PDF version...
February 25th, 2013 | Books | Read More

Besides the Bible Book Club

Besides the Bible Book Club
Welcome to our Besides the Bible Book Club “meeting.”  We’re excited to read Thin Blue Smoke together with you this February.  Join the conversation in the comments below.  Doug Worgul, the author himself, is moderating, so just hit reply and chime in.  We’ve also created  a PDF version...
February 15th, 2013 | Books | Read More

The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead
Twenty years ago, I sat in my friend’s sparsely furnished Bible-student apartment. We watched a VHS tape we borrowed from the local Christian bookstore. It was put out by some conservative, Focus-on-the-Family-type organization and was a long warning about the dangers of rock and roll music. I was...
February 12th, 2013 | Music | Read More

Besides the Bible Book Club

Besides the Bible Book Club
Welcome to our Besides the Bible Book Club “meeting.”  We’re excited to read Thin Blue Smoke together with you this February.  Join the conversation in the comments below.  Doug Worgul, the author himself, is moderating, so just hit reply and chime in.  We’ve also created  a PDF version...
February 8th, 2013 | Books | Read More

A Time to Plant and a Time to Uproot

A Time to Plant and a Time to Uproot
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: … a time to plant and a time to uproot” ~ Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 “Farmers Planting Potatoes” by Vincent van Gogh, 1884
February 5th, 2013 | Visual Arts | Read More

Holding onto Hope

Holding onto Hope
About Monty Colvin: Musician, artist, satirist, creative genius, all around good guy… hmmm…. maybe I should just let Monty introduce himself. “I’m Monty Colvin. Some of you may know me as the bass player from the 90′s band, Galactic Cowboys. Others will know me from my solo...
January 29th, 2013 | Music | Read More

A Time to Be Born

A Time to Be Born
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born” ~ Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2   Master of Vyšší Brod, 1350 “The Nativity Painting” by Lorenzo Costa, 1490 “Nativity at Night” by Geergen tot Sint Jans, 1490   “Adoration...
January 29th, 2013 | Visual Arts | Read More

Local H Goes All Qoheleth On Your YOLO

Local H Goes All Qoheleth On Your YOLO
First, some pop music philosophy from the year 2012: “Let’s make the most of the night like we’re gonna die young.” So says Ke$ha, recently obsessed with apocalypse, in her song “Die Young.” Along the same lines: “And if they try to slow you down Tell ‘em all to go to hell!” That...
January 22nd, 2013 | Music | Read More
« Older Entries
Newer Entries »