In about an hour, I\u2019ll be at Luci Shaw\u2019s arts-and-faith gathering, Open Windows, to talk to them about my experience reviewing films and writing Through a Screen Darkly<\/em>. It\u2019s a privilege to be invited to speak there, since I\u2019ve learned so much from Luci and her husband John. I\u2019m still an apprentice here.<\/p>\n My Internet access here is intermittent, so forgive me if I\u2019m slow in moderating comments to the blog today. I\u2019m having a tough time finding places with a good signal.<\/p>\n I\u2019m looking forward to a friendly gathering of Christians dicussing the challenges of arts and faith. If you read this, please pray that I can set all other matters aside and focus on sharing what I have learned. I\u2019m feeling weary and sad at having had to put aside my other assignments this weekend to focus on answering false claims. And the thing is, my Christian perpsective on art is nothing new . . . it\u2019s all stuff I\u2019ve learned from Lewis, Tolkien, O\u2019Connor, L\u2019Engle, Percy, Buechner, and, yes, Luci Shaw. I still have a lot to learn, but those folks have drawn me closer to God with insight and truth, and I get emotional when I step up to defend them (in my own rambling, apprentice fashion). Anyway, your prayers are appreciated.<\/p>\n And if you\u2019re coming to the event tonight, great! I look forward to seeing you there! (Are you coming, Peter?)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In about an hour, I\u2019ll be at Luci Shaw\u2019s arts-and-faith gathering, Open Windows, to talk to them about my experience reviewing films and writing Through a Screen Darkly. It\u2019s a privilege to be invited to speak there, since I\u2019ve learned so much from Luci and her husband John. I\u2019m still an apprentice here. My Internet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1051,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[291,339,11194],"class_list":["post-23322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal","tag-readings-booksignings","tag-speaking-engagements","tag-through-a-screen-darkly"],"yoast_head":"\n