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Honor, Shame, and Vocation

“There are basically three kinds of cultures in the world: guilt-based, fear-based, or shame-based. Guilt-based and fear-based cultures have been much more open to the good news of Jesus than shame-based cultures. It is critical that we understand the dynamics of honor and shame to communicate effectively the good news of Jesus within this cultural...

Faith • Liturgical Reflections

By His Wounds, We Are Healed

Adrienne Shore | 4 min read

I grew up in a small town in New England, a suburban area just outside of New York City. Most of my peers attended the large Catholic parish in town, and to me, it seemed our family of non-denominational evangelical Protestant Christians was in the minority. Every spring, I would overhear my friends talking about...

Culture • Current Conversations

From Efficacy to Fidelity: An Interview with Tyler Wigg-Stevenson

Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 12 min read

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson talks with TWI's Missio about his book, The World is Not Ours to Save; the future of the Two Futures Project, and his assessment of nuclear politics today; and on the concept of vocation: "The New Testament asks of us . . . how are you what you are?"

Vocation • On Daily Work

To Know the World, and to Still Love It

Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read

The majority world. I still remember sitting with a worldly wise man in Oxford 25 years ago, and hearing the phrase, “the two-thirds world.” Up to that point I was satisfied with my deepening, broadening world view that saw most of the world as “the third world.” But as we talked that day, I immediately...

Culture • Christianity & Culture

Why Not Be Cynical?

Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read

There are a million good reasons to be cynical. And every day I think about it, looking at the world as I do, seeing something of its messiness, its injustice, its horror, its pain. Why wouldn’t we? Why don’t we? This morning I met with a group of men (yes, only men!), who meet regularly...

Vocation • Visions of Vocation

Conversations With Consequences, Again

Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read

Growing up where I grew up, living where I live, sometimes it surprises me to think about places I have come to know and love– like Nashville. Over the years I have spent a lot of time there. Never have recorded a song, but I have given many addresses, and had many conversations. My favorite...

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