Connie takes her two favorite subjects—music and literature—to find out how we should “adorn truth” through artistic expression for God’s glory alone.
Put on your heaviest boots and watch your toes.
What Jane Austen Didn’t Know Will Hurt YouLast week Connie wrote some random private notes about Jane Austen. This week Connie heard about the new BBC television drama of Emma. Coincidence. Honest. All of Connie’s friends seem to be talking about “the new Emma.” So as not to be left out of the discussion, she decided to post the thoughts she thought would be thought strictly in private last week, and see what you thought. ( Movies,Social Studies,Words & Writing ) Follow-up to The Chronicles of DiscernmentHere is the best short article I’ve read, so far, showing the vital missing links in the Christian analogy of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books. It contains the details I couldn’t include last month in my own article without rereading the series, which I wasn’t willing to do. This article is well worth reading, if only to see how far Aslan’s “sacrifice” misses the mark of depicting Jesus’ perfect atonement for our sin.
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Praise for True AllegoryWhile refuting one supposed allegory, I mustn’t neglect to put in a plug for what I believe is the best true Christian allegory yet written. ( Christ Life,Movies ) The Chronicles of DiscernmentWalt Disney Studios has made a big splash with their latest film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It has caused some raised eyebrows in our family. Especially at how the Christian community is eating it up. ( Christ Life,Movies ) Decently ImmoralConnie was surprised by a film critic’s perspective of movies. In this essay she examines the subject from a distinctly Christian angle. ( Movies ) |