Beautifully written and you gave me a lot to chew on. And I think your hopefulness is justified. I just saw the movie Tar and I think it achieves the kind of "artiness" you describe, at least in terms of ambiguity. Was expecting a political "Me Too" movie but found an exploration of genius, madness, and ambition that didn't take clear sides. Of course, one conservative critic cherry-picked a scene to dismiss it as a progressive movie while a progressive critic cherry-picked another scene to dismiss it as a conservative one. Would help a whole lot if we took in art with our blinders off (and that would include me).
You write like my son. Heavily intellectual and intense in thought. We have 8 kids and he is my only son. I celebrate your zeal for the Lord and your prowess to separate the political realm from our daily lives and our passions. We know all too clearly that the enemy comes to divide and spoil. I have too many friends and family that don’t see everything the way I see, but I refuse to give up on them. We will continue to show them love as we should. But that said , it is hard at times. And we must nevertheless lead the way... That is why I started writing on Substack. To have a place to encourage others along their way. I wrote prose from scripture. Good reading your writing. Thank you. Keep it up. 👍
Beautifully written and you gave me a lot to chew on. And I think your hopefulness is justified. I just saw the movie Tar and I think it achieves the kind of "artiness" you describe, at least in terms of ambiguity. Was expecting a political "Me Too" movie but found an exploration of genius, madness, and ambition that didn't take clear sides. Of course, one conservative critic cherry-picked a scene to dismiss it as a progressive movie while a progressive critic cherry-picked another scene to dismiss it as a conservative one. Would help a whole lot if we took in art with our blinders off (and that would include me).
You write like my son. Heavily intellectual and intense in thought. We have 8 kids and he is my only son. I celebrate your zeal for the Lord and your prowess to separate the political realm from our daily lives and our passions. We know all too clearly that the enemy comes to divide and spoil. I have too many friends and family that don’t see everything the way I see, but I refuse to give up on them. We will continue to show them love as we should. But that said , it is hard at times. And we must nevertheless lead the way... That is why I started writing on Substack. To have a place to encourage others along their way. I wrote prose from scripture. Good reading your writing. Thank you. Keep it up. 👍