Holy Spirit = Substandard Work? (kdc)
Posted by: kdc
This article/interview is about Christian film, but also applies to too many Christian novels:
“We were being embarrassed by Christians who were writing works that were substandard and saying theHoly Spirit inspired them to do it.”
Read all of Barbara Nicolosi's (Act One) thoughts here.
(Me: Why does the concept of craft - you know, the hard work of learning how the art form works best - always seem to be justified away by "a burden" of “but God laid this on my heart" by so many Christians? We can win Pulitzers if we’ll just dedicate our lives to the art form. Or at least take it seriously.)
Another great quote:
The religious community should accept that great dramas often involve evil and violence, she said. “We have to be able to talk about sin, and Christians should be comfortable with that," she said. "We have to have sin in our drama, but it doesn't have to be an occasion of sin for our audience.”
This article/interview is about Christian film, but also applies to too many Christian novels:“We were being embarrassed by Christians who were writing works that were substandard and saying theHoly Spirit inspired them to do it.”
Read all of Barbara Nicolosi's (Act One) thoughts here.
(Me: Why does the concept of craft - you know, the hard work of learning how the art form works best - always seem to be justified away by "a burden" of “but God laid this on my heart" by so many Christians? We can win Pulitzers if we’ll just dedicate our lives to the art form. Or at least take it seriously.)
Another great quote:
The religious community should accept that great dramas often involve evil and violence, she said. “We have to be able to talk about sin, and Christians should be comfortable with that," she said. "We have to have sin in our drama, but it doesn't have to be an occasion of sin for our audience.”
