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| Friday, December 14, 2007
Issue 12.2007 >THE CHRISTMAS ISSUE [The Birth of Jesus Foretold] In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."Luke 1:26-28, NIV The Christmas Issue This one is easy. It's about the birth of Jesus and how we all suddenly become meditative and celebrate by going to church on Christmas day. Some of us who have become sick and tired of 'the institution' will wake up late because of a hangover and enjoy a quiet morning. Christmas...it's boring after a while. I will not try to market this heavily because there are enough things on the internet to turn us zealous for the cause of Christ again. (Explanation: Christmas is a great opportunity to bring your friends to church, give tracts and show love via WWJD.) What I'll do is to give you the lowdown of this month's writings, including a Spotlight commentary on CCIS, the biggest Christian event on the streets. Because 'Christmas isn't Christmas/ Till it happens in your heart'. Praying for you. Enjoy! Dawn Fung Editor INSIDE ISSUE >>>  Spotlight takes you to CCIS, the biggest festival in terms of public awareness on the Christian calendar. Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) 2007 discovers the problems and sucess of CCIS and how its significance to us as Christian artists. Plus, an interview with Peter Sng, co-founder of CCIS about the motivation for the event.Journalogue In What Christmas Means to Me , Chu Qiao asks a provoking question : “what is the greatest humiliation of Christmas?” To get us thinking about the reason for the season. In the second piece, Follow That Star, Aaron Lee reflects on “how we approach our Christmas festivities”. Jesus the Author and Perfecter, also written by Aaron, urges us believers to finish the race by focusing our eyes on Him. Annabelle and Daniel's song, Because, reminds us “that with God - and His unfailing love - in the picture, love can never fail”. The lines “And all creation pauses to behold/The sealing of this vow” belie an imagery of Christ and his Bride.  Backstage Yang Ming reviews "You Are Special", I Theatre's adaption of Max Lucado's award winning children's stories in You Are Special in my Eyes. Don't miss Dawn Fung's interview with Brian Seward, director of I Theatre where "A lot of things I had only ever dreamed of trying are now coming to reality. "Annabelle Bok tries her hand at reviewing fellow writer's Yang Ming's debut play, The Mismatched Girl, in A Thoughtful Start. Whats On You can get more information at Whats On, on events involving Christians in the arts scene. Writers' Group If you're interested in writing, or discussing your ideas about arts in Christianity in print, or you're dying to get to know us, drop by! See more information on our Team page, where you can also subscribe to the writers' group feed.
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