Culture • Current Conversations Unconnected in a World of Digital Connections – Part 2: We made Twitter, but it also makes us… Lee Marcum | 4 min read The average American spends unprecedented amounts of time in front of digital screens each day. The Guardian recently reported that in 2014 one trillion photos were taken across the globe, including an estimated 30 billion selfies. Over the last century, we have developed a comprehension, comfort, and familiarity with the use of technology in everyday... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture The Gospel is a Game Changer Joshua Mathis | 4 min read “Why on earth would you spend so much time doing that?” You may ask, but let me explain. To non-gamers, gamers may seem like people who spend way too much time giving themselves to a fantasy world. From devoting most of their time to playing video games to dressing up as their favorite characters to... Continue Reading
Vocation • Visions of Vocation Tacit Touch: Massage as Vocation and Art Maggie Johns | 5 min read “… Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.” Mark 7:32-33 (NIV) I was... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Merry Michaelmas Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 4 min read Angels don't often figure into our theologies of work, but perhaps they should. Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Well Grounded: A Barista’s Thoughts on Faith and Starbucks Anna Harris | 4 min read Adam Singleton, 27, has worked at the Starbucks Coffee Corporation for five years. For the past four he has been a shift supervisor. His work includes organizing, planning, and problem-solving within the standards and daily routine that come with working in a Starbucks coffee shop. The following interview explores his thoughts on the relationship between... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Technology in Pursuit of the Truth: An Interview with Andrew Fennig Adam Joyce | 7 min read Andrew Fennig started in the public sector working to solve problems with good policy and is now in the private sector trying to do the same with good technology. He is currently launching Conferam, a discussion platform designed exclusively for disagreement. When all sides of a controversy can address each other’s concerns on the same... Continue Reading
