The King Comes: Seeing the Nativity Through Scripture
by Daniel R. Spanjer All people know that they need salvation, even if the salvation for which they hope is that of a meal when they are...
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Jan 13, 2009
Revival Soup
Yellow onions, garlic and fresh ginger are sfubzling away over a low heat on the stove. (Sfubzling: (the “s” is silent) a little-known...
Jan 11, 2009
Dating Yourself and Making Birdhouses
I have been a contributor here for a very little while now and I notice that some of these other blokes ask questions and then some very...
Jan 8, 2009
RR Interview: Steve Turner
One of the foremost thinkers concerning the topic of Christians in the arts must be Steve Turner, author of the pivotal work Imagine: A...
Nov 24, 2008
Wendell Berry Reminds Us How To Be A Poet
A friend of mine knowing that I’ve been suffering from writer’s block for the past several months sent this to me, a poem by one of my...
Nov 19, 2008
Every Teacher Is An Art Teacher
There is a scene in the film A River Runs Through It where the narrator, Norman Maclean, describes his education, saying, “I attended the...
Nov 4, 2008
Flash of Genius – A Tale of Two Outcomes
Nikola Tesla, inventor of the radio, said, “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the...
Oct 21, 2008
What’s the Use in Receiving?
Is there a qualitative difference between learning a song from your Grandfather and downloading a song from iTunes, from getting a recipe...
Oct 6, 2008
Truth and Free Stuff, Part 2 – An Interview with Andrew Osenga
Recently, I heard a guy on the radio say sausage and laws are two things you don’t really want to watch being made. I thought about that...
Oct 1, 2008
Only God Can Make a Poet
Ladies and germs, please welcome the newest contributor to the Rabbit Room, S.D. Smith. I first came into contact with Samuel when he...
Sep 30, 2008
Truth and Free Stuff
I couldn’t tell you the first time I actually encountered an artist I truly liked just giving their music away. Oh wait, I guess it...
Sep 16, 2008
Art & Accessibility
I’ve been struggling over a quote that I’ve read from Madeleine L’Engle, who I personally think is one of God’s most precious gifts to...
Sep 9, 2008
An Artist at Work
After watching this video three times in a row, we (at the Centricity retreat) talked for about an hour about what we learned from June...
Aug 30, 2008
The Power of Art
We watched this at the Centricity Music retreat this week, and it touched me profoundly. Spend a few minutes appreciating the story of...
Aug 20, 2008
Heavenly Archery: Hitting the Mark
It began with a dream I had in which a huge angelic archer, flying above a city alongside me and the rest of our soaring army, drew his...
Aug 7, 2008
A Skewed View of Nudes
*Pregnant Pause* I just want to let that soak in. I know, I know. Incredible, isn’t it? I can’t believe the audacity of that art teacher....
Jul 29, 2008
Sweet Surprises
I bought a bunch of lilies at Sam’s the other day. They’re one of the cheapest thrills I know — $8.85 for ten stems is a price tag that I...
Jul 10, 2008
The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo
I present to you in all of its silliness, “The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo”, the latest Goodgame/Peterson song on a Veggietales video. The...
Jul 9, 2008
Who is Hellboy?
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alex Taylor, and I’ve been asked by the Proprietor to tell you all a little something about Mike...
Jun 25, 2008
Thirteen Years
Around fifteen years ago, when I was a junior at Taylor Unitversity (the Upland campus), I walked with a pretty blonde beside the lake...
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