Faith • Theological Reflections The Promise and Perils of Faith, Vocation, and Culture: Part II – Suffering for Changing the World Dr. Bruce Lowe | 8 min read The New Testament’s Crooked Narrative Arc: In Part I last week, I began by noting that the New Testament is not entirely straightforward when it comes to the subject of faith, vocation and culture. Revelation says that in a certain era — the era in which actual Christians lived — there was a situation where... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Promise and Perils of Faith, Vocation, and Culture: Part I – The Danger of Nationalism Dr. Bruce Lowe | 7 min read Why do the Old Testament Scholars Get All the Fun? This may sound like a strange thing to say, but I’m jealous of those who get to teach the Old Testament. I get paid to teach the New Testament, which I love doing, but I’m envious of those teaching the Old. Why? When it comes... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Culture is Upstream from Politics: 50 Responses Dr. Steven Garber | 56 min read Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November of 2016. When I was a boy, my grandfather and I spent summers buying cattle throughout Colorado. Mostly of course, he was the buyer, but there were moments when, with a certain twinkle in his eye, he would let me be the bidder, nudging me to... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations The Culture is Still Upstream from Politics Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read The culture is upstream from politics. Like most words that matter, these are ones worth pondering, maybe even debating. Almost four years ago, just after the last national election in the United States, I wrote an essay born of this thesis, inviting 50 friends from throughout America and the world to respond. I asked them... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture To Keep on Keeping on Dr. Steven Garber | 5 min read To keep on keeping on. I first remember seeing those words in a “head shop” in Berkeley in the glory days of the counterculture, and they have run through my heart ever since. Mostly playful at the time, with perhaps a little hippie hope built into the graphic of a cartoonish character making his way... Continue Reading
Culture Food in Life, Life in Food Nicole Holdridge | 3 min read I love food. I love to eat food. I love to work with food but I think most of all I like to see food as my partner in serving, caring for and bringing delight to those I love. It brings me so much joy to work with all the beautiful, flavorful, abundant and edible... Continue Reading
