Culture • Current Conversations The Emperor’s New Clothes, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Most of life is pretty autobiographical. What we think about, what we do, where we live, why we care about some things and not others, and on and on; in thousands upon thousands of ways what we think and say and do grows out of who we are. This is as true for me as... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Common Grace for the Common Good, Again and Again Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Vocation and the common good. In a few words, that is what I care about, and so what I work on, day after day, year after year. More could be said, and most of the time, I do. Today I begin a weekend of addressing this one more time, the second trip of three to... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Generosity: Vocational Clout for the Common Good Luke Bobo | 3 min read I participated in my very first “Locked In Solidarity” (LIS) on Thursday, February 11, 2016 (see #LIS16). LIS is a national prayer vigil for the mass incarcerated. Nearly forty people met in a small downtown Christ Community Church (Kansas City, MO) to lament our broken criminal justice system and to pray for a powerful move... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Missio on Strife: Federalist No. 10 and Genesis 13 Thomas Kent | 4 min read “Is not the whole land before you?” In Congress, a culture of political strife clouds the atmosphere as spiteful statements daily crackle off flaming tongues. Congress is a combat zone where politicians throw deadly verbal grenades, launch legislative bazookas seeking to destroy the foundations of the other party’s achievements, and dig deep filibustering trenches in order... Continue Reading
