Walking in the Light
We all interact with art every day. For most of us, our day-to-day engagement with art is the common habit of listening to the radio as we drive to work or turning on the television after supper. Whether we are aware of it or not, those songs and shows communicate something to us. Art has subject matter, and that subject matter fills our imaginations. Therefore, we ought to concern ourselves with what kinds of subject matter we take...
“Pa Played the Fiddle”: Making Music in the Age of the MP3
I have been reading aloud Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books to my boys over the past year. I read them myself growing up, but I have forgotten most of the stories; I am enjoying them at least as much as my boys are—possibly more. Although I realize the books are based on Laura’s actual childhood and not an exact memoir per se, I am still amazed at the type of life lived by this seemingly run-of-the-mill family of the late...
Recommended Books (Autumn 2024)
This autumn we would like to share some good reads we discovered over the past few months. These selections represent a wide array of topics that we think will interest you. Some selections will be great for personal reading, others for family time. Most of all, we think they will broaden your understanding of God’s creation and His work in it because they have had that result in our lives. Please leave us your favorite reads in the...
The Role of Music in Civic Life
by Jacob Lute Introduction: The Communal Bond of Music Most of us would readily admit that music plays a significant role in our personal lives; after all, we spend countless hours listening to music in our cars or through our earbuds. But how often do we consider the role it plays in our social and community lives? I was raised in Southern Ohio where my family had a special affinity for college football, especially when The Ohio...
Music and the Culture of Self: A Reflection
Two Recent Experiences Music has long been an integral part of human life. Skillfully wrought pieces encourage us to contemplate the transcendent and the beautiful. However, our cultural experience of music has undergone a significant change, particularly in the last century. Two recent, very different encounters with music have reminded me of this. The first was my attending a recent performance of the Paul Brock Band, one of...
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