Culture • Christianity & Culture A Mosaic in the Making: The Indefatigable Hope of Rev. Matthew Anderson, D.D. Rev. Matt Lietzen | 18 min read After taking the podium as the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) first African-American Moderator on June 13, 2018, Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince, Jr. gave a brief speech wherein he shared... Continue Reading
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
