In 2017, a Renaissance masterpiece by Leonardo DaVinci titled Salvator Mundi, which depicts Christ as the savior of the world, sold for $450 million dollars...
Author - John Christman
We are made for relationship. We are born into relationships. We seek relationships and struggle with relationships. We are disappointed by relationships...
Lover’s Game The War and Treaty (UMG Recordings, 2023) There’s something about a wife and husband singer/songwriter duo crooning about life together that is...
One of cinema’s most thoughtful and challenging filmmakers, Robert Bresson, once acknowledged that when he simply wanted some entertainment, he would watch a...
Workin’ on a World Iris DeMent (Flariella, 2023) Iris DeMent once expressed that writing a song can be a form of prayer. But, as her critically acclaimed...
What is it about an inquisitive little wooden puppet that dreams of “being a real boy” that pulls at our heartstrings? Is it his innocent wonder at the world...
Some people are very good at asking questions. They turn things over, ponder them, assess from multiple angles, and articulate a question many of us may have...
Some people respond with anger or outrage when they encounter a controversial work of art. Their indignation can be all the more intense if the artwork touches...
Recently, I taught a high school theology class on the first story of creation in Genesis, Chapter 1. Thankfully, I was influenced by biblical scholar and...
Seven Psalms By Nick Cave (Cave Things, 2022) Have you ever listened to a favorite poet recite beloved poems? The words, so well known, are made new in the...
