Culture • Popular Culture Love and Lent and the Stories of Our Lives Dr. Steven Garber | 5 min read In the strangeness of our years, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day were the same day in 2024, many reflecting on their deepest longings with lament, and then before the day... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Paintings on Walls Randy Newman | 9 min read Christopher Hitchens’s brother, Peter, says it was two paintings that challenged his atheist convictions. He found the contrast between beauty and ugliness suggestive of larger issues of good and evil.... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Image of God: Art Lessons Erin Rodewald | 12 min read The first verb recorded in Scripture, the first action word in the great God narrative, is create: “In the beginning, God created . . .” He created the heavens and... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Searching Again in a Post-Postmodern World Randy Newman | 11 min read On a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show, the “shock-jock” host asked his guest, music legend Paul Simon, a mix of questions about music, life, art, and anything else... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Hold On to that Holiday Hygge Erin Rodewald | 9 min read I don’t want Christmas to end! Those were the tearful words from my youngest daughter one December 26, as she stood forlornly in front of the Christmas tree. Remnants of... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations The Days of Our Lives Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Umbilically-connected. After many years of marriage, I have slowly seen that my wife Meg’s soul is bound up with the souls of her children. It cannot be otherwise, and while... Continue Reading