At one time we lived on a less-than-manicured street in a less-than-sturdy birdhouse of an apartment. The lot next to us was occupied by a condemned house, a reclusive vagrant, an army of squirrels, and an abandoned tub. I have always been fascinated by the clash of...
As confused as Christians are about entering culture, and as heavy as the mandate is to transform it into something that pleases God, it may be best to remember that we enter it not only as Christians but as humans.
Steven Wright, the dead-pan comedian of the eighties used to say: “It’s a small world but I wouldn’t want to paint it!” Since then, with globalization in full swing, the world does seem to be getting smaller. You can read about it on the Internet, watch it on YouTube, and throw sheep at people literally on the other side of the world.
“I make up stories,” which is probably easier to explain to nine-year-olds than to non-adolescents.
From a recent walk down an alleyway.
There are many, especially in the church, who have seen their heroes exposed as flawed, fakes, or failures. The traumatic result is that a vision for upward Christian life is shattered, replaced by the resolute determination to simply be real. You can even open the closet so others can see all the skeletons in their disarray. It beats pleading guilty to the charge of hypocrisy.
“I help students make the most of their college experience from a Christian perspective.” Derek Melleby is the co-author of The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness: A Guide for Students.
What a Beautiful Bride is part of a series of sculptures in which I sought to utilize materials in a manner that would deviate from their expected purpose, in order to reclaim them from their destined disposal. I took common items from our daily lives and wove and...
Like never before, the compression of space and time which many call globalization brings the rich variety of cultures together, rubbing shoulders, tipping glasses, and lubricating the gears of academic and social life. But where to begin in this smorgasbord of taste and delight?
At the Washington Institute we continue to believe that it is the willingness to pray and work towards proximate justice—the vision of something, rather than all or nothing—that allows us to keep going, even as we face what often seems insurmountable and unchangeable.
