Author Archives: The Transmission

About The Transmission

The Arts Engine is an organisation that powers professional Christian artists and arts projects into action. We connect artists with communities to inspire, challenge and encourage the world around them through meaningful arts experiences.

Hymn

Posted on January 27, 2013 by The Transmission

So deep and still the lake this dawn The morning sun breathes down the hill This is the world, God, you move upon And lead me forward, deeper still Deeper still, Leader, deeper still You lead me forward, deeper still … Continue reading →

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Christian – No Longer a Noun?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by The Transmission

January 25, 2013 Dr. Clyde Millhouse Chair Word Application and Definitions Committee Global Council for the Usage of English London, UK Dear Dr. Millhouse and Distiguished Members of the Committee, I am writing to urge the Council to consider removing … Continue reading →

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Snow Angel

Posted on December 25, 2012 by The Transmission

Christmas morning, I’m walking aloneAnd everything’s perfectthe snow’s coming downI can hear the breath of God in my earHe whispers a secret – oh I wish I could speak the language of starsWish I knew what He says Just off … Continue reading →

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My Theory of Art Making

Posted on October 19, 2012 by The Transmission
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The Ghosts of Mariposa – from playwright SC Pinney

Posted on October 13, 2012 by The Transmission

The play The Ghosts of Mariposa began as snippets of dialogue culled from conversations with and between a trio of young men who hung around the Farmers’ Market in Orillia when I was working there as the market’s part-time manager. … Continue reading →

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Theatre as/in Worship

Posted on May 26, 2011 by The Transmission

Here’s an article by JasonHildebrandand DonTjart(the cast of Fish Eyes www.fisheyes.ca) about theatre and worship.  It makes some really good points: http://cmalliance.ca/theatre-as-worship-p3030.php I have a whole lot of thoughts to add to it, and maybe even argue a bit with it. … Continue reading →

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The Ghosts of Mariposa

Posted on May 23, 2011 by The Transmission

Playwright and poet  S.C. Pinney has written a new play called, “The Ghosts of Mariposa”, which focuses on 3 characters with intellectual disabilities. The central character meets the  “ghost” of a woman with cerebral palsy in a soon to be … Continue reading →

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Reconciliation

Posted on May 23, 2011 by The Transmission

This article, published in Christian Week, pretty much says it all.  It’s so important that as Christians we find our way through the confrontations and hurts that we encounter along the way. I hope that this reconciliation allows for new … Continue reading →

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Community….

Posted on May 7, 2011 by The Transmission

 ….is such an overused word these days.  I wish it wasn’t because when I really mean it, I want to be able to use it.  This is one of those times. There is a community that lies at the intersection … Continue reading →

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Make Good Tables

Posted on May 4, 2011 by The Transmission

As Christian artists making art for a “churched” audience, we often get stuck between the forces of “good art” vs. “church-appropriate”. We often feel the pressure from church leaders and audiences to offer work that is message-driven, preachy and palatable.  Our … Continue reading →

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