City Life: A Call to Action
Culture is shaped in the city. It’s true, you know. What happens in NYC, Chicago, and L.A. has a far-reaching impact on places like Dickson, Tookiedoo, and Indian Trail, but what happens in those small towns generally stays in those small towns. With few exceptions, culture shift flows from the city outward to the more...
Nintendo expects first loss ever!
Forget the trouble in the middle east – forget the the fall of the American economy – forget the European Union’s troubles – forget the growing anti-semitism that keeps showing up at the occupy wall street protests…everybody under 40 should see this as proof positive the world’s end is near!
Trouble at UNC
Homosexual sex, the issue that refuses to go away; an issue where competing views of Scripture, legal rights, communal responsibility and individual freedom collide head-on. The current controversy surrounding a UNC Christian a capella group’s decision to ask a member who publicly embraced homosexuality to leave the group has created major waves in the Chapel Hill area. ...
The Importance of Contextualization
We are busily preparing for a move to the mountains of North Carolina to attend the Center for Intercultural Training with our teammates. One of the textbooks we are reading in preparation for class opens with an excellent illustration on the importance of contextualization and cross-cultural training, so I thought I’d share it with you....
Keller, Chandler, Horton Video
Check out Matt Chandler, Michael Horton, and Tim Keller discussing the church’s role in culture (from The Gospel Coalition). Chandler, Horton, and Keller on the Church in Culture from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.
Where’s the Spooky Stuff?
Many people think that all happenings are the result of normal everyday processes. If a person falls in love with another person, then this happened because of the release of romance-inducing chemicals that cause us to have affectionate feelings towards others. If someone feels pain, then this happens because of a series of electrical, delivery...
Redemptive Analogies in Phantom of the Opera
I recently watched Phantom of the Opera with my 16-year-old sister-in-law, who had never seen it. When the movie credits started to roll, she said, “I don’t get it.” My brain, on the other hand, was about to explode. There is a thing in missiology called a “redemptive analogy.” Don Richardson first coined the term...
Ground Again
In the last post entitled “On What Grounds,” I made the case that personal preference isn’t enough to justify whether or not music is good. (Keep in mind I’m using music as a miniature for the arts, and, when referring to music, I’m not talking about the lyrics). The main thrust of that post is...
Ground
I intend to dedicate a portion of this blog to issues pertaining to art and music as well as broad cultural concerns. If I’m to succeed in addressing some of these issues, then I’d better take a quick look at my feet to look at the ground I’m standing on. There are many differing opinions...
dealing with your boss
FWB21 exists to build Free Will Baptist twentysomething leaders. While most of us aspire to be great leaders, in the mean time, you may be the one taking orders. It is no secret that “working for the man” can be a chore when there’s disagreement. When conflict comes up at work, the hardest thing you...
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