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 • Current Conversations “Goodbye Lenin!” and the Failure of the Marxist Vision Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “Workers of the world unite— all you have to lose are your chains!” The terrible irony of Marx’s challenge to the 19th-century is that wherever his revolution went, workers were... 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 • Popular Culture Loving Lucy Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read I love Lucy! Except he didn’t— and that is the great grief at the heart of the new film, “Being the Ricardos.” Having grown up with Lucille Ball and... Continue Reading
Culture • Current Conversations Westminster, Race & Justice Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince | 10 min read As an ordained minister within the Presbyterian Church in America, I “sincerely received and adopted the Confession of Faith and the Catechisms of this Church.” This is a reference to... 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