Make Something Good

Chicago-based religion writer, Cathleen Falsani, notes that "we've reached the ever-vicious 'culture wars' phase of the presidential election, with, essentially, four Christian candidates attempting to out-Jesus one another and otherwise impugn one another's character (moral and otherwise) as a threat to our culture and the soul of the nation." 

In response, she is inviting Christians today to "...create something. Something small. Something huge. Something good. Put it out there. Make culture, rather than simply complaining or consuming it. Become the poet who changes the world."

It's worth a read.

And worth thinking about.

Comments

[Jennifer]

I'm going to have to read more about Andy Crouch. As a worship arts person, I've been talking for years about how all of us, made in the image of a Creating God, are creative.- all of us. And, that God is present in our creativity- even when we're using the sidewalk chalk with our kids. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my thinking!

[Duane]

Now there's something exciting! Imagine if even a portion of the energy spent negatively in arguments over stupid things was spent creatively instead. We could end up with a church that offered a glimpse of God's kingdom instead of a foretaste of the "other place".