Amen! This is a great interview to read. Just as the Romanticism movement birthed out of a response to Modernism, we need to be cautious today about exalting artists above others, even in the Church. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/andrew-peterson-artists-adorning-dark-book/ UPDATE: 2020-01-25 RTS invited three speakers to talk about the arts and faith. The speakers are focused on poetry. https://rts.edu/resources/2019-reforum-theology-the-arts-1/ And here’s part 2! https://rts.edu/resources/2019-reforum-theology-the-arts-2/

Back in my high school days, we added a page to our school newspaper/journal/magazine for video game reviews and I was the writer. This article points out the rise of bigger new outlets beginning to cover video games; this in some ways is a surprise given how large the market is, but many people still don’t realize how big eGaming is or the like. A few years ago I listened to a YouTube channel called ExtraCreditz, which seeks to discuss how the game-making and gaming industry works, among discussing other things about video games.

See also Postermodernism. Social justice is a light and fluffy term; it is meant to carry so much weight and yet defining it is like holding onto water: it changes anytime you try to put a definite meaning to it. Our goal is witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the good which comes from the light of God shining into the dark places of the world. I have too often heard the very theologically incorrect statement that people will be converted by our acts of service and kindness.