Culture • Popular Culture A Good Prayer Dr. Steven Garber | < 1 min read Almost ten years ago I spoke at a conference on “The Faces of Justice,” and met Jena Lee (now Nardella), then an undergraduate. Over time we have become friends and... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture A Foreword to “Crossed Lives–Crossed Purposes” by Ray Blunt Dr. Steven Garber | 6 min read Sometimes very innocent conversations can have consequences that echo across time. For example, when I first asked Ray Blunt, “So what is your work?” He told me of his teaching... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Wonderfully, Horribly Complex as We Are Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read The human heart is complex—wonderfully so, horribly so. And at our best we see through a glass darkly, knowing some things, not knowing other things. I thought of this today... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture On “The Artist” and more Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Meg and I saw the film, “The Artist” last night. A bit reluctantly, I confess. For months now, I have wondered whether a silent film in black-and-white would be worth... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture It’s a Calling– On Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, and Jack Black Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “It’s a calling.” On a long cross-continental plane ride today I saw the film, “The Big Year.” Mostly I’m not interested in airplane movies, as they typically scrape the bottom... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Still Gotta Serve Somebody Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Driving home from Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon—after one more year of “going up to Jerusalem” for the annual Jubilee and its thesis that “everything matters” –I was listening to “The Best... Continue Reading
