A Letter to North American Churches

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 12:38 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Celebrated artist Makoto Fujimura has written a letter to North American Churches. It’s worth reading. Here’s a clip: (more…) Read more

Sufjan Stevens on rock gods, Almighty God, and the scandal of Christ’s love

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 12:38 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

It’s amazing what Sufjan does with this interview. (more…) Read more

In Which I Argue with William Steig

Last updated on: October 4, 2012 at 1:08 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

This perspective from Shrek author William Steig is popping up on some of the Tumblr pages I follow: Art, including juvenile literature, has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe, and unlike science, which often gives us the illusion of understanding things we really do not understand, it helps us to know life in a way that still keeps before us the mystery of things. It enhances the sense of wonder. And wonder... Read more

Winter’s Bone (2010)

Last updated on: June 22, 2014 at 3:08 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

This review was originally published at Good Letters, a blog hosted by Image, in September 2010. • When was the last time you saw a big-screen hero kill, gut, and cook a squirrel? Be prepared for that if you see Winter’s Bone. I wasn’t. (more…) Read more