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What is essential
Over the past few weeks I have listened to an argument online about the problems of evangelicalism. Two books that recently came out have seemed to arrive at different solutions because they perceive two different problems with evangelicalism. The Holy Post Podcast weighed on the books, the authors, and more in this episode and it is worth the listen. One…
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Books… BOOKS… BOOKS!!!!
Over the last few years I have engaged a bit more with Southern writers. Those from the South who write about other things, and then Southern writers who write about the South. Lately I have taken in Pat Conroy and Greg Iles. They write honestly, but I have really loved the lyrical way they write. There is a beauty to…
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The disappointment of the American Church
The Lord loves his Church. He has worked through all her failures over the centuries. He will still work with this current slice of the Church. I dated a note in my digital Bible when I read this passage: Isaiah 5:5–7 (NIV) 5 Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away…
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Mindset
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. (Rom. 8:6, NRSVue) This post will be a bit more “autobiographical” as well as reflective.
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Listen to the Spirit
There is something about this time we are in that compels me to write on this day, June 14, 2025.
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Attempting to overcome utilitarianism
The assumption behind utilitarian pragmatism is that human endeavors are only deemed worthwhile if they are useful to the whole, whether that be a company, family or community. In such a world, those who are disabled, those who are oppressed, or those who are without voice are seen as ‘useless’ and disposable. We have a disposable culture that has made…
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The public square and Christian voices
I am grateful for solid Christian thinkers and communicators who stand in the public square to bring solid comment to our current cultural messes.
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The prophetic and the poetic
The prophetic in the Old Testament was called the poetic by OT scholar Walter Brueggemann. I’ve grown to love that comparison over the years. I was reminded of it again reading this paragraph from a recent article:
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Living into Kingdom Order
NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts, is a needed word for our time. In a day when we, as segments of American Christianity, are striving for “cultural order” (and calling it “kingdom”), we need our lives centered on Kingdom order.
Tag: Culture
