Faith • Liturgical Reflections Expecting the Incarnation Agnes R. Howard | 4 min read Thinking about what it is like to wait for a baby—even an ordinary one—helps us to grasp the immensity of what Advent brings. Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Pentecost and Christian Vocation in the Twenty-First Century Amos Yong | 4 min read The multiplicity of voices is not in and of itself a problem; in fact, such plurivocity may well be a work of the Spirit of God in the present time. Continue Reading
Culture • Vocation • Christianity & Culture Honor, Shame, and Vocation Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 3 min read “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... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Real Food is Real Work Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 14 min read TWI: To be fully transparent, we should acknowledge that this is our second recorded interview with you, Jessica, after a computer glitch wiped out our last one. Thank you for this generous donation of your time–again! We’ll look at our last conversation as a kind of a rough draft. I suppose it’s a lot like... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture “God, give Egypt success”: Praying Prayers with A Sense of Belonging in Egypt Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 3 min read Missio’s Tuesday “global” edition has had its eyes on Jayson Casper’s blog, A Sense of Belonging, for quite some time. Residing in Cairo, Egypt with his wife and young daughters, Jayson is a writer for the Arab West Report, an electronic journal which translates summaries of the Egyptian press, adding analysis, background research, and interviews — all... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Chasing Misery: An Interview about Humanitarian Aid Work with Kelsey Hoppe Laura Merzig Fabrycky | 6 min read Kelsey Hoppe works for the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF), a membership organization of international NGOs providing humanitarian aid in Pakistan, where she lives. Previously, she worked in a range of different humanitarian and development roles in places like Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Indonesia, and Ukraine. Ms. Hoppe is also heading up a project to publish an... Continue Reading
