Faith • Liturgical Reflections Marley was Dead Dr. Steven Garber | 6 min read “Marley was dead… as dead as a door nail.” With those famous words we enter into one of the best-ever stories, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. It is read and read again the world over during these days of December, and in theaters small and large we are offered one more take on this... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Ordering of Our Loves Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Ordo Caritatis. Some words and ideas are worth holding onto, especially ones that take us to deeper places of the heart, that ask us harder questions of the heart— and even more, ones that offer the hope that all is not lost, and that our fragmented selves can be reordered, that we can be made... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Even Proximate Justice Is Hard to Find Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Proximate justice, one more time. I walked into a familiar classroom this morning, one where I spent many hours over many years. And as I prepared to begin, I saw an essay I had written some years ago, “Making Peace with Proximate Justice” on the desks in the room filled with students from all over... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Entrepreneurial Imagination, Entrepreneurial Vocation Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “But why does responsibility matter so much? What if we just imagine ourselves as responsible– isn’t that the same?” Last night a group of folks from across Seattle met at the invitation of Veritas Cities to think about “Designing Experiences for the Common Good.” I spoke for awhile, then interviewed my friend Uli Chi, Chairman... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Joseph: The Common Good is the Greater Good Patrick Pierson | 5 min read As this week’s passage picks up the story of Joseph in Genesis 41, we come across a young man – a mere 30 years old at this point – who has reached a position of power and prominence in one of the most powerful kingdoms of the world. What may appear as a stroke of... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Joseph: From Punk to Pillar Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 3 min read A spoiled little brat tattletales on his brothers, and they hate him for it. Anyone could have seen that coming in Genesis 37. Of course, the response of Joseph’s brothers is rather severe: they try to kill him, only belatedly settling for selling him into slavery. Poisoned family relationships in the ultimate dysfunctional environment. As... Continue Reading
