A blackbird’s song is beautiful, even though it doesn’t have a particular purpose, and beauty gives glory to God. All the best artists and writers said they did art for its own sake
Tag Archives | writing
On the occasion of my MP coming to visit me
“After the king burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up.”” Jeremiah 36:27-28 Sometimes I read the newspapers […]
Listening Closely {Christianity and Creativity series}
John Blase is a rarity on the Internet: a thoughtful, Christian poet. I was introduced to him via his Advent meditation book, Touching Wonder, which retells the Christmas story vividly through the eyes of the various personae. (In a non-cheesy way). It should definitely be on your Advent wishlist. It is an honour to have […]
The Unspectacular Holy Work of Writing {Christianity and creativity series}
Whenever Ed Cyzeswki talks about creativity, I listen up. His short book on creativity played a key part in shaping my thinking on creativity and Christianity, and at £0.77 is well worth investing in. He studied to be a pastor and is now a writer, and the author of several books. It’s great to have […]
Creativity Is {Christianity and Creativity series}
I was introduced to Beth Morey through the Story 101 course. Beth has a heart for the hurting, and writes powerfully about fighting through the pain of the past. She is also a talented artist, and the creator of an online course, ‘Made’, starting in September, with four months of workshops, exercises and prompt specifically […]
How to write a book in four steps (According to Genesis 1)
I am writing a book. In my optimism and naivety, I thought it might be just like writing several blog posts, then binding them together. My method in writing blog posts is as follows: have a shower, have an idea, write it down flat-out, pause, consider, tweak – and voila! Chapter finished, onto the next […]
Knowing your muse: the process
Ever wondered about the process of creativity (which is to say, how I come up with my ideas for blogging)? Well. wonder no more! I explain all here, over at Elora’s place. Elora Nicole is the mastermind behind Story 101, the online writing course I’ve been doing, and it’s an honour to be over at […]
A Theology of Hair-curlers (Call to Creativity)
“So – I’ve been thinking about a theology of hair curlers recently – how are you?” It had been a while since I last had a friend round, and I had a whole lot of pent-up extrovert energy. I babbled like my young son: a mixture of dying to tell someone what I’d […]
