Culture • Current Conversations When Darkness is My Closest Friend Randy Newman | 12 min read I’m beginning to write this just a few days before February, the longest month of the year. I know what the number of days on the calendar says and how... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Knowing the Names Heidi Wong | 6 min read In recent weeks protests have convulsed hundreds of cities across the United States and the world. These protests have forced consideration of neglected social and spiritual wounds, revealing the unaddressed... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations The Culture is Still Upstream from Politics Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read The culture is upstream from politics. Like most words that matter, these are ones worth pondering, maybe even debating. Almost four years ago, just after the last national election in... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Tragedy, Tipping Points, and Trust Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince | 9 min read September 1, 1989 September 1, 1989 in Brooklyn, NY – a tragedy that I trusted was a tipping point. It was the day before my 21st birthday, and I was... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Sometimes You Tear Up the Publication Schedule Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 6 min read Sometimes you tear up the publication schedule. Given COVID19, we had an article on loneliness by Molly Wicker planned for this week, and given our emphasis on Vocation, we had... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Coronavirus and the Two Greatest Commandments Rev. Dr. Bill Fullilove | 11 min read German churches have regathered for public worship but without singing. Why? Groups as ideologically varied as CNN and The Gospel Coalition have reported increasing anecdotal evidence that indicates singing together... Continue Reading
