Culture • Christianity & Culture The Culture is Upstream from Politics, Again Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read 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 know when to move my hand so that the auctioneer knew... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Culture is Upstream from Politics Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read The culture is upstream from politics, always and everywhere. A few days ago I made that argument at the University of North Carolina, giving the Wilberforce Lecture. While each week my work matters, and each time I speak I feel “holy butterflies,” this seemed more weighty to me. There had been a tremendous amount of... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Daniel: No Hand Washing! Will Thompson | 3 min read “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” has become one of the iconic Biblical stories of faith for Daniel’s bravery and devout persistence in the face of lethal opposition. For good reason, Daniel has often occupied the lion-share of the story (I could not resist); but, Darius deserves some analytic attention as well. After all, here is a... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Loving the City: Politics in the Land of Exile Eric Peterman | 3 min read Exile was a concept directly familiar to Israelites. Israel, though Abraham, Moses, and David, was given many promises. The Lord would bless and uphold his people. They were to multiply like the stars of the sky. The sons of Abraham would have a great name. The Kingdom of David would never end. Through Israel’s sin... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture On Sausage and Law, and Kuyper Too Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “How did you find me?” It seemed an innocent question across the table of a cafe in the Dupont Circle of Washington DC. He had come from Germany, a political philosopher from the Konrad Adenauer Institute in Berlin, an advisor to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and this year is taking part in the German... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Extrinsic? Intrinsic? Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Extrinsic? Intrinsic? Twice in the last week I have been in conversations where these words have run through my mind, making sense of the moment. In one I was on a panel, responding to questions from a diverse audience about the meaning of one’s work, and the other was over the phone with a colleague... Continue Reading
