Art is a strange thing when you stop to think about it. What is it for? That's rather large question. The bottom of which may never be truly found. Certainly we can say that art may entertain, inform, edify, provoke, and operate in easily half a...
Where do I start? At the beginning? I don’t know where that is. Starting from scratch feels, well, scratchy...
”It’s fun to watch someone like John Goodman, and yet it takes work. People say ‘he’s not acting, he’s being himself.’ Well it’s hard to be yourself, it’s the hardest job there is.” - Bill Murray [vc_separator type='full_width' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] I used to think the best...
"Anyone who has ever painted or drawn knows the experience of dropping out of the world of words and time. A state of reverie takes over; there is no sensation of the passing of hours. The voice inside our head that allows us to talk...
This morning at our weekly meeting for Floodgate staff, Gary Molander dropped this thought on us. He said, (something like) "Maybe God is not concerned about picking up the pieces of our lives, and putting us back together. Maybe He wants us to be broken. After...
Growing up is anything but straightforward. It's often messy, engaging the full spectrum of emotions much more readily than adult life. Couple this with the felt needs and pressure to grow up quickly, and you end up with jumbled expectations and confusing identity issues. 5 Feet...
“We need priests and pastors to remind us that someday we’re going to die and we need musicians and poets to remind us that we’re not dead yet.” - G.K. Chesterton Linford Dettweiler, of the band Over The Rhine, blessed us with these words during the course...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] Election time seems to bring to the surface our most cerebral ideals, and our basest fears. I find myself thinking a little deeper about how the world works, human nature, and what my part in it all is in the midst of all the...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/2'] Once in a while you come across artwork that expands your universe, even if just little bit, and leaves you somewhat changed. Recently I came across two short films that really resonated with me. The first is by Hillman Curtis. I stumbled across something...
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'] This weekend I finally watched the documentary on Stephin Merrit, "Strange Powers." It was a very good film about the very talented and extremely prolific songwriter. I have really enjoyed his music, ever since my brother gave me a cd of the Magnetic Fields...