Dear Readers,

If all goes well, I'll be blogging two new series in the month ahead.

I need your help.

I'll be examining Christianity and the creative arts soon. For this series, I need to ask some private questions of authors, painters, sculptors, graphic designers, videographers, photographers—anyone who is a born-again Christian and makes at least some part of their living as an artist. If that is you or you know someone who fits that category, please write me a private e-mail (see the address in the sidebar) requesting to be a part of the survey I'll be conducting.

This week, I'll be posting a series on developing true community in our churches. I firmly believe that the majority of ills suffered by today's American churches are directly linked to the abysmal state of true community. We are too beholden to the American civil religion of self-reliance to the point that the mission of the Church in America has largely failed.

If you have ideas how to better the community we Christians are supposed to embody, please comment on this post or send an e-mail. I'll weave good suggestions into the series.

Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

Blessings,

Dan