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01/15/2008: "Creating Culture"
reading: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
Interview with Dick Staub, Part 2 | FaithInTheWorkplace.com
Get off the pew and go change the world through your daily work.
And so begins one of the best articles on being "in the world" but not "of the world" I have ever read. See, our actions and words have value at work, even when we are not speaking of God. We can act and speak in such a way that other can see the presence of God in us. Even if they do not see God, they should still see something different in us.
In a sense, I agree with C.S. Lewis who said, "We don't need more Christian writers. We need more great writers who are Christian."
Men like CS Lewis and J. R. R. Tolken set out to change the world not necessarily by being Christian, but by being writers. The struggle of good and evil is evident in their books on Narnia and Middle Earth.
We shouldn't be making Christian films. We should be telling stories in the mainstream that are told well, in well-crafted films that earn the right to be heard in the broader culture.
Again, this references Narnia and Lord of the Rings. Can we make great films and write great stories that anyone can enjoy? Christians and atheists and everyone in between? Dick goes on to say that we should "create culture."