Faith • Theological Reflections Beyond Karma Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read She just began talking— and for a long time I listened. Flying away from New York City this past week, I sat in my seat, anticipating several hours of quiet... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work On Sustainability Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Keeping things alive over time. This week I have been thinking about this again, as I do most weeks. In a certain way this has been the question of my... Continue Reading
Vocation • Finding Your Vocation Conversation: Discerning Vocation as a Community C. Christopher Smith | 7 min read [Editor’s note: This is the third, and final, post in the “Slow Work of Life” series, a collaboration between TWI’s Missio and Slow Church exploring the patient ways that vocation can be cultivated in a community through... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Amusing Ourselves to Death Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read There are tragedies, and I’m not sure the Kardashians count as one— but their celebrity is a national sorrow. A couple days ago I flew across America, and sat next... Continue Reading
Vocation • Finding Your Vocation Reading and Vocation in the Local Church C. Christopher Smith | 6 min read Cultures and community habits of reading books and resources including and beyond the Bible are foundational to developing our capacity to discern how to live faithfully to the scriptural story in our particular time and place. Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture On Tender Mercies Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “I don’t trust happiness. Never did, never will.” If it sounds like a country song…. Meg and I watched “Tender Mercies” this week, the film about a down-and-out singer who... Continue Reading