Faith • Theological Reflections After the Flood – The Promise and Perils of Unity Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 11 min read The aftermath of contentious elections is typically followed by calls for national unity, calls to heal the divisions exposed by the electoral process. Will it be so in the aftermath... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Revelation: A Competing Symbolic Universe Dr. Nicholas G. Piotrowski | 16 min read I hear the word “apocalypse” in casual settings more than a dozen times each year. It seems that every year there is a “Snow-pocalypse,” by which the evening news means... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Everything is Broken Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read A few weeks ago on an early morning drive I listened to Bob Dylan for two hours, the whole way there. Not what I always do, but that day I... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Promise and Perils of Faith, Vocation, and Culture: Part II – Suffering for Changing the World Dr. Bruce Lowe | 8 min read The New Testament’s Crooked Narrative Arc: In Part I last week, I began by noting that the New Testament is not entirely straightforward when it comes to the subject of... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Promise and Perils of Faith, Vocation, and Culture: Part I – The Danger of Nationalism Dr. Bruce Lowe | 7 min read Why do the Old Testament Scholars Get All the Fun? This may sound like a strange thing to say, but I’m jealous of those who get to teach the Old... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Dickens’ Bleak Vision: Vocation Gone Wrong Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 8 min read One of the challenges of a proper doctrine of vocation — God’s care for all types of work, their importance, their value, their biblical dignity — is that it so... Continue Reading