tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10759356.post419824354049459195..comments2024-01-10T20:14:16.750+09:00Comments on Worship & the Arts: "Missional Art" -- What is That?Paul Nethercotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219155149867389211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10759356.post-87796281602946684182006-12-18T14:04:00.000+09:002006-12-18T14:04:00.000+09:00"...missional art doesn't have to be "Christian" t..."...missional art doesn't have to be "Christian" to have a powerful impact for good."<br />---<br />In U2's case, their art is Christian alright, but like a parable, can reveal or conceal truth simultaneously.<br /><br />I wonder what percentage of U2 fans understand what the stone refers to in their new single Window in the Skies:<br /><br />The rule has been disproved<br />The stone has been moved<br />The grave is now a groove<br />All debts are removed, ooh<br />---<br />http://www.atu2.com/lyrics/biblerefs.html<br /><br />Drawing Their Fish in the Sand<br /><br />"We've found different ways of expressing it, and recognized the power of the media to manipulate such signs. Maybe we just have to sort of draw our fish in the sand. It's there for people who are interested. It shouldn't be there for people who aren't." -- Bono on faith, quoted in "U2 at the End of the World" <br />===<br />U2 quiz<br />http://www.assistnews.net/stories/s05120086.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com