Culture • Popular Culture “The Hobbit” and Compassion (in an Increasingly Compassionless World) Matthew Dickerson | 9 min read “A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo’s heart: a glimpse of endless unmarked days without light or hope of betterment, hard stone, cold fish, sneaking... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections It’s Just Business! Or Is It? Rethinking the Prodigal Son and the Shrewd Manager Together (Luke 15:11–16:14) Dr. Bruce Lowe | 14 min read We all know the saying: “It’s just business!” But what does it mean? To pick two cynical examples: A company sees a loophole where it can avoid paying royalties to... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation The Work of Love and the Love of Work Rev. Dr. Ryan Laughlin | 14 min read As much as we think of ourselves as self-made men and women, we are significantly shaped by forces outside of our control, both forces inside of us and forces outside... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Urban Exodus and Exile Rafa Oliveira | 12 min read New York City—my home—is a cramped, chaotic cacophony of blaring sirens and swarming, murmuring crowds, and not to mention expensive. In Houston or Los Angeles, thick, slithering, concrete highways wrap... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Jesus, the Cross, and the End of the World Dr. Nicholas G. Piotrowski | 15 min read Understandably, there are not many songs about Judas Iscariot. But in 1991 the band U2 released a rock ballad called “Until the End of the World.” In an expression of... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Three Confrontations We Need to Mortify Our Sin Justin Adour | 15 min read John Owen famously once said, “Be killing sin, or it will be killing you.” That is, we must actively, aggressively, and intentionally seek to kill our sin because sin is... Continue Reading
