Perhaps you’ve heard the discussion surrounding a recent opinion article in the New York Times, written by David Brooks, titled “The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself”. Even if you haven’t seen the article or listened in on the debate surrounding it, it’s been hard to miss the growing division in the American church …
Each generation of the church has to grapple with issues of orthodoxy as the culture around them shifts. The first generation of the church had to grapple with the Gospel itself-what was the complete gospel and what was extra? Since then, various truths have been scrutinized and rejected. Various social and cultural issues have found …
In this series on Matthew 5:5 we’ve explored biblical meekness in the character of God and in the Scriptures. Now we turn to the practical application in our current cultural moment. Our culture now, both inside and outside the church, is wrestling with the issue of power. Outside the church, the issues of power, privilege …
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Privilege is a loaded word in 2020. We could present a dictionary definition but let’s be honest: dictionary definitions don’t always align with everyday meaning as neatly as we’d like them to. When people nowadays talk about “privilege” they don’t necessarily mean “honor” or “great responsibility” like those in the past. They oftentimes mean that …
It takes about .05 seconds of looking at our world to realize it’s broken. The physical world is broken by illness and destructive forces of nature. Humanity is broken with wars, violence, poverty, injustice, and corruption. If we’re honest with ourselves, we have to admit our own souls are also broken. We are driven by …
Justice has replaced public health and pandemics as the foremost concern in the minds of many Americans. In the wake of the death of George Floyd the nation has wrestled with the complex problems of racism, policing, and “privilege”*. Riots happened, cities burned, people scoffed, people listened and challenged their perceptions and perspectives, and questions …
What impact could stories have? You’ve heard it said, “the pen is mightier than the sword”. Is a story so incendiary to ignite deep and long-lasting social change? The evidence certainly seems to indicate so. The power of storytelling has been harnessed with great effectiveness in numerous cases through the past. Some cases inspire us. …
