Culture • Current Conversations “Dr. Packer?” Seeing a Very Great Man, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “The most determinative moral formation most people have in our society is when they learn to play baseball, basketball, quilt, cook or learn to lay bricks.” I thought of these... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Artisans of the Impossible? Brian Jensen | 3 min read We are, in the words of David Dark, artisans of the possible – hopeful for what could and should be in the world.[1] We’re uncomfortable with the status quo and... Continue Reading
Vocation The Heart of Vocation Kate Harris | 7 min read “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson... Continue Reading
Vocation The Vocation of Fatherhood Andy Scott | 4 min read “What a cute baby!” the middle aged woman exclaims. “Are you babysitting her today?” I smile politely and shuffle my daughter from one arm to the other. No, I respond,... Continue Reading
Culture On Toronto’s Sidewalks: A Spirituality of Place and the Built Environment Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 7 min read Missio interviews Heikki Walden, a residential real estate agent in Toronto, Canada, who blogs at City Positive. "As a realtor, I get to hear the basic longings of people for connection to their built environment on a daily basis. When I listen to my clients explain where and how they want to live, I often hear their own longing to find meaning in their surroundings." Continue Reading
Culture The Politics of Self-Deception Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read The politics of self-deception? In the long years that I taught at the American Studies Program on Capitol Hill, I gave a lecture towards the end of each semester on... Continue Reading
