Forgotten music, art and writing
04.28.05 (3:20 pm) [edit] 
In my opinion the Christian church today is scared of self-expression and creativity. I believe that as Christians we should, in theory, be the most expressive and creative of all people! God is the creator and we are His children . . . so we should be super creative by association, right? It seems that the church runs away from creativity in a quest to stay away from anything questionable or controversial. 
This is a shame. I believe music, art and writing are a fantastic way to reveal more of God. Art crosses language and cultural barriers, as does most music. Writing is something that people associate with intellectualism and therefore agnosticism or atheism, but it isn't so! Some of the most talented writers I know are Christians who (can) use their love of language to further God's glory. Creativity is a gift - let's not squelch it.
posted by: 81 (reply)
post date: 04.28.05 (2:07 pm)
I completely agree with you - and not just writing but other art forms too! By the way, your link is dead.
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.28.05 (2:15 pm)
Reply to: 81
I was in the process of fixing it :)