Culture • Christianity & Culture Waking to the Morning Light Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Morning glory. The grapes of wrath have come and gone from the San Joaquin Valley, but hopes and dreams, justice and mercy, loves and longings are still being worked out,... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Amusing Ourselves to Death Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read There are tragedies, and I’m not sure the Kardashians count as one— but their celebrity is a national sorrow. A couple days ago I flew across America, and sat next... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture On Tender Mercies Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “I don’t trust happiness. Never did, never will.” If it sounds like a country song…. Meg and I watched “Tender Mercies” this week, the film about a down-and-out singer who... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture Faith & Vocation & Culture, One More Time Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Faith. Vocation. Culture. I had written the words on a paper napkin, and I saw him looking at them— and then he looked at me, and said, “That’s the problem... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture St. Patrick, U2, and the Songs We Sing Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Slane. As a boy, sometimes I would make my way through a Sunday morning looking at the tunes of songs to be sung, imagining pilgrims of earlier days naming their... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture A Hard Question Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read A hint of hope— and sometimes that is all there is. On Thursday night I gave a lecture in Charlottesville, “Can We Know the World, and Still Love the World?”... Continue Reading