Posts by parkejladd
The Giving Artist: An Interview With Dave Combs
My friend Dave Combs and I sat down over coffee to discuss art, creativity, and his recent trip to Magdelana, Guatemala, where he and others helped renovate a local art school and show love to its students. Combs is an artist living on Indy’s East side. He is dedicated to compassionate creativity, innovative artistry, serving the church, caring for his beautiful family, and...
Read MoreMusic To Welcome Summer
Sure it’s gloomy in Indy today, but summer is almost here! To commemorate the near commencement of summer’s gloriously long, sun drenched days, I offer you a sampling of albums to ready its arrival. If you suggest an album (by commenting below) that I don’t have here, I’ll add it to this post with your name, review of the album, and link to your site beside it. So let...
Read MoreTo Prague With Love
When was the last time you lived fully alive? Think about it. When was the last time you completely understood that what you were currently engaged in was exactly what you were designed to do, regardless of how challenging or wearing it may have been? Looking back, Quinn and I remember the moments of total dedication to the service and love of other people as those times when we were fully...
Read MoreGooglized Wisdom & Flickering Pixels
Thoughts On Communication From Flickering Pixels Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith by Shane Hipps makes a compelling case for stepping back and taking a thorough look at the mediums we use to communicate and how those mediums shape our messages, lives, and beliefs. Pixels is based off of Marshall McLuhan’s research regarding mediums of communication, and, in particular,...
Read MoreConforming Patterns
Criteria for creating life altering art requires mentally stepping out of and away from the pattern of the typically acceptable and falsely satisfying status quo. To create, one must see beyond the pattern of normality’s pending twists and turns, but, even more importantly, see the pattern for what it intrinsically is, mentally moving away to view it from a distance with fresh vantage and...
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