2012 - Comment Magazine

Nov 1, 2012 Essay The Word of God and the City of Man

Towards Transformational Reading of Scripture

We must gradually live as Jesus lived, love as he loved, and choose to become little and humble as Jesus was.

Nov 1, 2012 Best Of Comment, Essay The Word of God and the City of Man

What Made Dagon Bow?

While the Israelite army was defeated in battle, their God with no army brought the enemy to its knees.

Nov 1, 2012 Essay The Word of God and the City of Man

Why Illumine?

Do images detract from experiencing the word of God?

Oct 31, 2012 Uncategorized

Because I Have To

SIX QUESTIONS . . . I think all good art should do that in people’s lives: help them to do more than just look around, but to actually see the world God has made for them to delight in.

Oct 29, 2012 Uncategorized

We Can Do Better

Too often, short term mission trips to the developing world trample on dignity or harm economic growth. It’s time to stop confusing charity with generosity.

Oct 26, 2012 Uncategorized

Seeking Truth Beyond the “Cloud”

The claim that “for the human species, selfishness is extinction,” fails to ring true given the overarching pattern in Cloud Atlas. As the main characters espouse optimistic beliefs, their convictions are undermined by the recurring motifs of violence and brutality that shape their world.

Oct 24, 2012 Uncategorized

Sin and Grace in the City, Part 2

The goal of this project is not to create some concrete venture, though a few have materialized; rather, it is to give our Fellows the experience that God is indeed at work in this larger space of their work and the city.

Oct 22, 2012 Uncategorized

A Vision for a Different Economic System

The newest Jubilee Centre book contends that the biblical law—and particularly the Old Testament laws that applied to Israel concerning Sabbath, the usury prohibition, and Jubilee—provides a coherent paradigm for envisaging an alternative to the current capitalist system, one that will encourage relationality.

Oct 19, 2012 Uncategorized

Putting Business on the Mission Map: How Churches Can Serve Businesspeople

The story that began in the Garden ends in the City, and the city is filled with many of the sights, sounds, and smells that God has brought forth from the gifted hands of ordinary men and women throughout history and purified for His kingdom.

Oct 17, 2012 Book Review

The Crux of Work is the Crown of Vocation

If Witherington’s book offers a broader theoretical reflection on a theology of vocation, then Smith’s book offers an accessible and concrete guide to vocational discernment. One could say the two books need each other.

Year: 2012