Jacob Moon (http://jacobmoon.com) has been making music professionally since 1995. To celebrate his two decades in music, the Hamilton singer/songwriter has put together a 20th anniversary project that includes both a CD and a vinyl album.
Since 2009, Guelph’s New Life Christian Reformed Church (http://www.newlifecrc.net/Pages/Worship-at-New-Life.aspx#visual-arts) has taken a portion of its sanctuary walls and turned them into an art gallery.
Theatre of the Beat’s (http://theatreofthebeat.ca) vision is to “create meaningful theatre that both challenges and inspires.” Its latest production, This Will Lead to Dancing is proving both thought-provoking and controversial look at the discussions taking place about whether or not to affirm or welcome the LGBTQ community in the Mennonite Church in Canada.
A frequent topic of discussion on this program is the role and/or place of the arts within the church. Starting with Bezalel, whom God “gave the skill and know-how” to create the furnishings and furniture of the Tabernacle, to the writings of Hans Rookmaaker and Calvin Seerveld, the argument has been made that the arts do indeed have a place in the Church and churches. And now, American author, broadcaster and artist J.
Tonight’s guest has dreamed about a collaboration between the beauty of a classical string orchestra and the spontaneity of a jazz trio. Jazz pianist Mike Janzen’s (https://mike-janzen.squarespace.com/) latest project Nudging Forever will do just that and he’s on the phone with us tonight, to talk about the project.
For nearly three decades, the Toronto Mass Choir (http://tmc.ca/) has been sharing God’s good news through music that incorporates contemporary gospel, traditional gospel and Caribbean influences. The Juno-award winning choir recently released its 10th CD, a full-length live worship album titled Made for Worship.
After a successful debut run in Nova Scotia this past summer, Lost & Found Theatre Company members Christy Ziss and Hannah Ziss are bringing their new play The Young Ladies of Baddeck Club (http://www.lostandfoundtheatre.com/index.php/ct-menu-item-3/ct-menu-item-9) to Waterloo Region.
Carolyn Arends (http://carolynarends.com/) has been busy. She’s putting the finishing touches on her 20th anniversary CD and has recently been appointed as the first Director of Education for Renovare. She talks to us about these projects.
Peter Chattaway spends a lot of time watching movies and television shows. That’s because for the past decade Peter's (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/filmchat/author/peterchattaway) reviews have been posted online or published in print.
What would a society where Christians are considered terrorists and the Bible has been outlawed look like? The End Begins, the first book in Sara Davison’s new “The Seven Trilogy” suggests that plot line in this romantic thriller.