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The NFfCR: Five Loaves and Two Fish

| May 5, 2014 | Commentary | 0 comments

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One of the most frustrating parts of my job as president of the NFfCR is the fact that we have very few resources and almost no support from the larger Christian community. In the six years of our existence, I have fought hard to get recognition from mainstream Christian reviewers and distribution giants. But to no avail. We have yet to have one breakthrough.

Even though almost every one of the Christians I have talked to agree that the Christian arts are in crisis, mainstream Christian producers and distributors have continued to pump out the same old cotton candy without a thought that anything might be wrong. And for many years, it was looking like all our work was for naught. But then things started to change.

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Sufjan Stevens – Silver & Gold

| May 5, 2014 | Reviews | 0 comments

For hipsters and Indie-listeners everywhere (and other people too complicated to be labeled), the question is heavy in the Yuletide air: What the heck is going on in Sufjan’s massive new Christmas album? Heads still ringing from Age of Adz, many fans almost want to give up hope on their favorite banjo-strumming story-teller of the more simple times… before handlebar mustaches were cool again.

Well, friend, I feel your pain. Mostly in my ears. For the first two weeks of listening to the album, I hated it. I thought Sufjan had succumbed to the fate of many who receive sudden acclaim: his pride swelled, his standard became himself, and his music sucked forevermore. It’s like the emperor’s new clothes, but instead it’s Sufjan’s new disjointed guitar solos and miserably performed home recordings of songs too stupid to use words to describe.

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The David Story: A Visual Translation

| May 28, 2013 | News | 1 comment

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The Foundation is excited to be working with Valor Ink on their newest project, The David Story.

The idea is to produce a Visual Translation of the Biblical account of David. It’s to be a sort of graphic novel blended with a word-for-word reiteration of the accounts from the Scriptures.

They’re currently raising funds through their Kickstarter campaign, and would love your support. It’s a great way to pre-order the first issue, and help make the project successful.

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