Culture • Christianity & Culture The Return of the Prodigal Son: From Two Artistic Vantage Points Randy Newman | 9 min read On a recent visit to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, I was drawn to a painting I had not seen there or anywhere else before. My first... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Surprising Origins of Religious Freedom Hugh Whelchel | 9 min read On May 6, 1776, thirty-two “sons of Virginia” representing every county of the state met at Williamsburg to pass a resolution calling for the Virginia delegates at the Continental Congress... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Exiles Again Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 20 min read Last month Jacob Birch wrote a widely-viewed article at Christianity Today questioning the common use of Jeremiah 29 in the Western church. In short, Birch complains that the common refrain,... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture If Vincent Van Gogh Could Have Met C. S. Lewis Randy Newman | 9 min read In the same instant, I felt both disappointment and inspiration. Does that seem contradictory? It didn’t at the time. In fact, I was thankful for both. My wife and I... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Greatest Story Ever [Re]Told Erin Rodewald | 13 min read Let me tell you a story… Since ancient of days, these words have held our collective imaginations captive. We all enjoy a good story: to be drawn into a compelling... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Impressing Strangers: Social Media, a Rich Man, and Jesus Rev. Joe Palekas | 9 min read In September of 2021, the New Yorker published an essay titled, “On the Internet, We’re Always Famous.” The essayist, Chris Hayes, argues that our fundamental human desire is the desire... Continue Reading