Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Industry: A Heart to Have (Not an Ideal to Crush Us) Kate Moody | 3 min read A few years ago, after the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, a social media movement among young Christian women and men exploded. Protesting unrealistic body standards and the usage of raw sex appeal to market swimwear, one Baylor college student posted a Facebook status criticizing Victoria’s Secret, saying, “I’d rather have a Proverbs 31 woman... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Just Economics: From Jerusalem to South Asia Cara Brown | 4 min read There are times when I read the Bible that the people and their cultures seem so far away from me that I feel detached from the story. Their lives are so different from mine in how they eat, dress, where they live, etc. Yet the more I read and dissect their lives, the more I... 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 Daniel: Living in Babylon Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 2 min read Jeremiah 29 instructed the Israelites in exile in Babylon to live and work for the good of the pagan society in which they were immersed. The first six chapters of the book of Daniel give pictures of Israelites who tried to do just that, including both their successes and their challenges. The Babylonian (and later... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Missio on Loving the City: So Heavenly Minded as to be Earthly Useful Kayla Burgess | 4 min read I’ve always been a black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinker, which for the most part has not served me well — because most of life is lived and figured out in the gray areas. If I didn’t get an A on that assignment in college, then I failed. The cake I baked fell a little in the oven,... 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
