There’s Power in the Song

By now, most people have at least heard of Susan Boyle, the unlikely vocal sensation who stole the show on the April 11th broadcast of Britain’s Got Talent. If you haven’t seen the YouTube clip of Susan’s performance, you need to click here and watch it. Take note of the almost immediate change in the attitude of the audience once Susan begins to sing. This clip in on pace to be the most-watched video clip EVER on the internet. There is something purely magical about the whole scenario that clearly illustrates the power of music. Susan’s song in the auditorium that night transcended everything else that might have been on people’s minds. A thousand mockers and skeptics were instantly transformed into fans, and it made no difference that the majority of those people probably weren’t even familiar with the song or the play from which it came. Susan Boyle became an instant celebrity and a roomful of strangers became a community because of one simple song.

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Art and Life

Not long after an individual begins to study the concept of art and culture, an age-old question keeps coming to mind: Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? Although it is often claimed to be a rhetorical

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Message and Meaning

The very first verse of the Bible tells us that God created.

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Practically Speaking

Whether you know it or not, as you flip through a magazine, or peruse a Christian bookstore, the big question on loop in your mind is "What’s in it for me?" In a culture where an advertiser or publisher has only seconds to grab your attention, there has to be a visual hook.

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The Quest for Escape

Fifty years ago today, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into space, forever altering the way we look into the skies and the world around us. On October 4, 1957, the beach ball-sized Sputnik was launched into orbit and the U.S.S.R. claimed victory in the space race.

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American Vision’s (AV’s) mission has been to Restore America to its Biblical Foundation—from Genesis to Revelation since 1978. We realize that this task requires a strategy to “Make disciples (not just converts) of all nations and teach them to obey and apply the Bible to all of life” (Matt. 28:18-20). Read More»

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