Culture • Christianity & Culture Paintings on Walls Randy Newman | 9 min read Christopher Hitchens’s brother, Peter, says it was two paintings that challenged his atheist convictions. He found the contrast between beauty and ugliness suggestive of larger issues of good and evil.... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Image of God: Art Lessons Erin Rodewald | 12 min read The first verb recorded in Scripture, the first action word in the great God narrative, is create: “In the beginning, God created . . .” He created the heavens and... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Image of God: Rest Rev. Joe Palekas | 12 min read Karioshi suggests that the necessity of rest can be a matter of life and death. This Japanese word essentially translates as “death from overwork,” a tragically regular phenomenon in Japan... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Image of God and Work: Freedom From the “Second Question” Rev. Rob Yancey | 9 min read Do you want to know who are some of the most dangerous people in the world? Who comes to your mind when I talk about dangerous people—people that can do... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Image of God: Dignity & Diversity Rev. Terence Little | 11 min read In the 21st century, social media writes new narratives and storylines almost minute by minute, expressing what this or that person thinks, believes, desires, supports, likes, dislikes, all the while... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Image of God: The Base Layer of Human Dignity Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 15 min read One of the lessons I learned early on about being outdoors in the cold, especially hiking, is this: you need to have a base layer. When it’s super, super cold... Continue Reading