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Faith • Biblical Reflections

Dancing in the Streets of the City of God

Abraham Cho | 15 min read

In 1954, about a year before the Montgomery bus boycotts, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached a sermon at his church in Montgomery, Alabama on Romans 12:1–2 entitled “Transformed Nonconformist.” In it, he said this: “Our world needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of annihilation. Dangerous passions of...

Vocation • Visions of Vocation

On Being Whole and Holy: As Theologically Mature as We are Professionally Competent

Dr. Steven Garber | 15 min read

As theologically mature as we are professionally competent. These words and the vision that brings them into being have been threading their way through my life for years. Do we want to be? Could we be? How is it possible to be? I first heard them from James Houston, founder of Regent College who left...

Culture • Christianity & Culture

“Designed to See Light”: Appealing to the Conscience in Apologetics and Evangelism

Skyler Flowers | 12 min read

We are unavoidably moral beings. Perhaps from a Christian view, Western culture today appears to cast off morality or celebrate immorality, and in some cases that might be true. However, conversations with my non-Christian friends, especially as we turn to spiritual or social matters, become deeply moral. It is not that the secular person celebrates...

Culture • Christianity & Culture

Daniel in Babylon: An Adaptive Strategy

Dr. Peter Lee | 11 min read

In 1 Peter 2:11, the Apostle Peter describes Christians as spiritual “sojourners and exiles” heading to their heavenly home. Living in a sinful world, it is expected that Christians will face trials. For that reason, Peter said “do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though...

Culture • Current Conversations

Surviving a Political (or Similar) Career: Avoiding Kiddie Answers and More

Dr. Bruce Lowe | 12 min read

I spoke to a former Senator recently who relayed to me just how hard his time had been in politics. He said that there were some Senators who were irrelevant. They would batten down the hatches. They would lock their doors to real dialogue with other “worldly” Senators and the worldly system. They consistently voted...

Culture • Christianity & Culture

Searching Again in a Post-Postmodern World

Randy Newman | 11 min read

On a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show, the “shock-jock” host asked his guest, music legend Paul Simon, a mix of questions about music, life, art, and anything else that came to mind. Stern, as you may know, rose to fame with his exaltation of immorality and shameless self-adulation. At the very end of...