“A true artist will follow their vision, no matter what!”— Emmylou Harris On paper, some songs should never work. Some singers should never succeed. Some writers should think about putting down their pens. And some actors should continue bartending or just pull the covers back over their head and stay in bed. And yet there are those wonderful God-ordained moments…
Oscar Wilde once wrote, "To be popular one must be a mediocrity." The first time I ever thought about this word "mediocrity" was in high school. My band teacher spoke of it often, or rather against it. He was a strict teacher who always demanded excellence from his students. He often said, "I am not here to teach band but…
“There is a time for stories, and there is a time for rational arguments, and the skill we need lies in knowing which to use, and when.” — Os Guinnesse I recently came across an article by Mark Tapson who wrote: “The most compelling science fiction is that in which the core of the story is not the threat of hostile aliens or Death…
“Christianity brings to fulfilment and completion imperfect and partial insights about reality, scattered abroad in human culture.” - Alister McGrath on C. S. Lewis For a very long period of time, I would read only nonfiction books. A good 20 years to be exact. I held tight to a secret conviction that fiction had little to offer the reader…
I am a glutton for punishment. I just can’t help it. When it comes to debates on social media, like Facebook and Twitter, I sometimes jump in the middle of a verbal fray throwing caution to the wind. My worldview leans conservative, this is true both politically and morally, which in this day and age, invites a lot of hungry…