Culture • Popular Culture Remarkable Joy, Remarkable Sorrow Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Sadness and joy. Sometimes we read something, and it simply jumps off of the page. Most of 20 years ago I began reading the Lenten meditations of N.T. Wright, and... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture The Gospel is a Game Changer Joshua Mathis | 4 min read “Why on earth would you spend so much time doing that?” You may ask, but let me explain. To non-gamers, gamers may seem like people who spend way too much... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Glory and Shame– The Truth of the Human Condition Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Bad films always lie. They lie most about the human condition. While not exactly the way that Walker Percy said it, it is close, and more importantly, true. We have a... Continue Reading
Culture • Popular Culture Madison Avenue, Mad Men, and Much More Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read Madison Ave. Mad Men. Image and reality. True stories and sort of true stories and not-so true stories. Last week I was in New York City, very close to Madison... 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 • 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
