The Unveil…
Coming soon to an Amazon bookstore near you (i.e., everywhere).
Coming soon to an Amazon bookstore near you (i.e., everywhere).
“Art is simply inevitable. It was on the wall of a cave in France 30,000 years ago, and it’s because we are a species that’s driven by narrative. Art is storytelling, and we need to tell stories to pass along ideas and information, and to try and make sense out of all this chaos. And sometimes when you get a really good artist and a compelling story, you can almost achieve that thing that’s impossible which is entering the consciousness of another human being – literally seeing the world the way they see it. Then, if you have a really good piece of art and a really good artist, you are altered in some way, and so the experience is transformative and in the minute you’re experiencing that piece of art, you’re not alone.”
– Steven Soderbergh (San Francisco Film Festival)
The following is from Life as Vapor by John Piper. Read it, be encouraged and find inspiration.
One of the great duties of the Christian mind is imagination. It is not the only thing the mind does. The mind observes. The mind analyzes and organizes. The mind memorizes. But imagination is different. Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, the book is almost always better than the movie. Yet I’ll likely go see it if it’s based off a book I love.
I’m a huge fan of minimalism and aimed to achieve this in Eastbound Sailing, my upcoming novel. For that reason, I would have to choose artist-turned-director Steve McQueen. Read the rest of this entry »
Words of empathy carry so much power. They help to normalize struggles and are the most valuable response to an act of vulnerability.
I could say so much more, but I’d just be reiterating what Brene Brown says in this TED talk on shame, guilt and vulnerability [below]. Read the rest of this entry »