Bloggering, Bloggering, Bloggering

That sounds a bit like a curse from an old Scottish witch, doesn' it?

I missed yesterday's post because life is too hard. It was kind of a long weekend anyway, and between the boys' bizarre rebellions, Madeline's general unhappiness, and my lack of sleep last night, I just didn't have the heart to get to this. I need to be more disciplined, I know. I'm working on it.

Because there's not enough to do around here, Chris Slater and I have been cobbling together a web site devoted to Christian arts. That is, we wanted a space to discuss an issue near to my heart, art and the place it has in the Christian worldview. How, as Christians, should we approach art? What is its function? How do we judge works of art? Is there such a thing as "Christian art" at all, and how does it differ from its secular counterparts? All those little details I've been obsessing about for a few years now are fair game. There are also plans for reviews of music, movies, books and all sorts of exciting bells and whistles to appear in the near future.

So in a step toward the Christian arts community I dream about, I hereby open the gateway to the Christian Arts blog. It's open to several contributors (and you are welcome to join if you have something you want to say--the means by which to attain "poster" status are laid out on the blog) and we're really hoping to generate a lot of discussion and comment. This is an open forum, no matter what your perspective on art, faith, or what have you, come in and join us. Devin and Matt Bontrager (for those who know him) have already put up thought-provoking posts--come rake them over the coals! Challenge their authority! Or at least see what they have to say and maybe chime in yourself.

Chris is really the engine to this endeavor; he's got the practical mind that gets things moving. I'm the floating editor/janitor/whiner/occasional contributor person, though I hope to be more active as this gets rolling. The more word spreads about this deal, the happier we'll be, so pass it on to all your friends and family. Any and all links are appreciated and will be rewarded by a big, friendly nod in your direction provided by a person we will employ especially for that task. And you can tell your friends that you were in on the ground floor of a cultural phenomenon. Your life will no longer be a shameful waste. Wouldn't that be nice? I'd enjoy being able to say that, certainly.