Arts

• Scripps Howard News Service: MPAA places Christianity in same category as sex, violence, profanity
  The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is now warning parents of movies which contain a reference to the Christian faith, equating Christianity as being on the same level of sex, violence and profanity when it comes to objectionable material. [more...]
  
• Book Review: Finding God Beyond Harvard
  

  Date:	Wednesday, 07th of June
  Time:	18:00 - 19:00

  Jamie Bush writes: I started reading this last weekend and was unable to put it down, drawn in by Kelly's extraordinary writing style and crystal clear depiction of the heart status of today's university students. [more...](1)
  
• Boston Globe: Kim in Boston - Celebrating the love of life and God
  

  Kem

  Boston MA (Feb.21, 2006) When Motown recording artist Kem performed at the Berklee Performance Center on Sunday night, love was the point. It wasn't the ooh-baby-baby love of so many R&B smoothies, though. Kem sang about the committed love of two people. He talked about the love of community. Above all, he celebrated the love of life and God. [more...]
  
• New England Christian Arts Council: 5th annual HIS Gifts and Presence NE Arts Festival, June 24, 2006
  

  Date:	Saturday, 24th of June
  Time:	Contact Organizers

  New England Arts Festival Flyer

  Barbara Bagshaw writes:
  "People of this world do not understand our Christian language. A person won't believe something until it speaks to his feelings and his spirit. The media uses what they know about how the mind works to speak to people and sell us whatever they want." (excerpt from In Defense for the Christian Arts)  The Arts originally started in the church.  I believe the church has become afraid of the Arts.  We need to teach the church, not say the 'Arts are corrupt', or 'stay away' or 'you can't be an artist and a Christian'.  Rather, if the arts are corrupt, let's redeem them and use them as a source of healing and a tool for evangelism. [COMMENTS(2)]
  
• Product Announcement: Reversing the Curse DVD
  

  Boston Red Sox DVD

  Shawn Keith, a co-worker of Walt Day at Athletes in Action, announces the availability of an exciting DVD:
  When the Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, the supposed "Curse of the Bambino" was finally reversed. Now, the "Reversing the Curse" DVD tells the exciting story of how the team accomplished their history making comeback against the Yankees, went on to win the World Series, and stories of faith from the players that made these events possible. [more...]
  
• Roberto Miranda Book Review: Total Truth - Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
  Roberto Miranda writes: I would like to highly recommend Nancy Pearcey's book, Total Truth. It is one of the most penetrating analyses I have read on how imperceptibly the secular understanding of reality can penetrate the mind of the Christian, creating a dual outlook. Many Christians have compartmentalized their faith, relegating spiritual values to the "spiritual' realm, and processing all other aspects of their lives--work, marriage, relationships, finances, politics-- through an essentially secular lens. [more...]
  
• Boston Globe: Several churches use hip-hop beat in bid to reach teenagers
  Gospel rap that trades guns, gangs, and drugs for God has crept into New England communities from centers in Philadelphia and New York, allowing area churches to get a foothold in groups of teenagers who might never otherwise step foot in a church. [COMMENTS]