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
Culture • Christianity & Culture East Harlem: A Theology Close to Home Justin Adour | 13 min read In 2019 my wife and I worked with a team to start a new church in East Harlem. “I work on Wall Street. Will this church plant be a place... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Art of Meditation and The Meditation of Art Randy Newman | 11 min read If someone asked me what my favorite work of art is, I would not be able to answer. I would start listing favorites (plural) and say why selecting just one... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Reading to Be Wrong Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 11 min read Ragebait, oversimplification, irrationality, and petulance…. Our tribalist and instantly outraged culture has, of course, many causes and few quick solutions. As Charley Warzel noted about one particularly outrageous tweet in... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture A Mosaic in the Making: The Indefatigable Hope of Rev. Matthew Anderson, D.D. Rev. Matt Lietzen | 18 min read After taking the podium as the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) first African-American Moderator on June 13, 2018, Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince, Jr. gave a brief speech wherein he shared... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Christians As a Cultural Minority (Again) Peter Wehner | 16 min read The relationship between the culture and politics is complex and subtle, so it’s worth saying something about each, starting with culture. Culture involves far more than what we traditionally think... Continue Reading