Hipsters
So what are Christian hipsters doing this summer?
Fishnet '06 in Front Royal, VA, has a solid lineup of Christian artists. The four-day outdoor festival is in its 32nd year.
The
Christian Youth Leadership Conference is designed to help youth "discover, develop and use their God-given leadership qualities to the glory of Christ and the good of those with whom they come in contact."
Flickerings is a film festival associated with another large music fesitval,
Cornerstone, both held in Illinois.
Organizations like
Adventures in Missions offer mission trips; the
Focus on the Family Institute "nurtures passionate and persuasive leaders who are committed to Jesus Christ, equipping them to promote healthy families, vibrant churches and a civil society"; and camps like
Kanakuk offer a variety of job opportunities.
Secular liberal readers might assume these are indoctrination programs set up for the purpose of training anti-abortion fanatics, but in my own experience as a young Christian these programs are mostly filled with idealistic, good-hearted, caring, positive-thinking activists.
Infuze
Infuze magazine defines itself like this:
Imagine a grid of lines. One of those lines we'll call "art." Another line we'll call "faith." Infuze Magazine is the exact point where art and faith intersect. A "fusion," if you will, of two important concepts that we believe are inextricably linked.
Songwriter Andrew Peterson once said, "One of the ways in which man has been created in the image of God is in his desire to create." Another songwriter, Nichole Nordeman, says that "art is a window into that exploration of God... As God's creation, we are called to co-create and explore new things."
Infuze Magazine is about creative people and what they create -- art and entertainment such as film, music, novels & short stories, poetry, artwork, some television shows, comic books, and even video games.
The current issue features reviews and commentary on new films
Nacho Libre,
The Break Up, Paul Simon's new album, as well as Christian music, conferences and festivals.
Infuze makes "no distinction between 'Christian' and 'non-Christian,' materials, leaving such labels to the discretion of the reader."
Revolutionaries Wanted
RevolutionariesWanted.com is the home for a new book:
The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World.
The Revolution will equip socially conscious twentysomethings to fight against the world's top 12 most pressing social justice issues. Twelve narrative articles written by experts in their respective fields will inspire young adults to take action on local, national and international levels--serving others with the heavenly, God-ordained weapons of charity, love, peace and willful self-sacrifice to serve others.
The 12 issues include women's rights, poverty, capital punishment and more. The book includes pieces from progressives such as Jim Wallis of
Sojourners, but it is nevertheless getting mainstream Christian media distribution.
