Culture • Popular Culture The Way History Happens Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read “What’s the good of a street that doesn’t lead to a church?” As the 1980s became the 1990s, and the world was watching the Soviet Union implode, its first indication that something was changing was what they themselves called “glasnost.” Russian for “openness,” it was the Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Pay Attention Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Pay attention. I have been teaching for a long time, and I confess that while I am always hoping that my words find a home in a student’s heart, I never know. As the rabbi Jesus said at the beginning of his teaching, “If you have ears to hear, then hear.” That is as deep... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work With Jimmy and Louise in Stuarts Draft Stanton Coman | 4 min read When I was a child I was lucky enough to have two sets of incredible grandparents who lived less than two hours away. My mother’s parents, Jimmy and Louise, lived in the middle of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in a little town called Stuarts Draft. It’s a farm town, a slow town and I... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections “Let’s Start at the Very Beginning, a Very Good Place to Start” Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 3 min read “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…” Julie Andrews sang Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famous line in The Sound of Music. And that’s good advice. Genesis 1 and 2 bear a disproportionate influence on our understanding of our world because they show us the way God made it – before human... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Remarkable Joy, Remarkable Sorrow Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Sadness and joy. Sometimes we read something, and it simply jumps off of the page. Most of 20 years ago I began reading the Lenten meditations of N.T. Wright, and these words caught my heart. “We discover that the story of Jesus’ ministry is not only the story of what he did in history, but... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Living In and Stepping Out of Privilege, Part 1 Lindsey Yoder | 4 min read “Justice is our worship in action.” These are the words of Mark Reddy, Executive Producer of The Justice Conference, and I am only beginning to learn what they mean. Many have gone before me and I want to learn, so it was for this purpose that a week and a half ago I joined over... Continue Reading
