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Feb 6, 2009

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Q&A with Chris Seiple, “President, Institute for Global Engagement”

Throughout the 1990s, we had often spoken about the need for a Christian think tank—one that could help Christians in any vocation make better decisions—but my parents specifically founded IGE because Christians were too often a part of the problem—through ignorance or arrogance, the methodology of engagement betrayed the respect and love of the Message.

Feb 6, 2009

Week of February 1, 2009

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.Have you been getting the Comment email all by its lonesome, and never seen the print edition of...

Jan 30, 2009

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After the panic button has been pushed

Virtue is not optional. In our financial markets, it was fascinating to see “outdated” virtues such as prudence, self-control, frugality, delayed gratification, honesty and humility suddenly gain more traction as the crisis intensified.

Cloverdale Banner

Jan 30, 2009

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Cloverdale Banner

This is a close-up of a portion of a banner created in 2008 for Zion Lutheran Church, Cloverdale, Minnesota, USA. The work is textiles which I cut and sew. Many denominations of the Church follow a liturgical year which specifies the color for each season of the...

Jan 30, 2009

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Q&A with Steven Garber, “Director, The Washington Institute”

If faith does shape vocation which does shape culture, then it is crucial to take the time to ask and answer the perennial questions that everyone asks and everyone answers, such as what do I believe about faith, vocation and culture? Those three words take us into realms that are difficult to fully fathom—and yet to understand them is central to human flourishing.

Jan 30, 2009

Week of January 25, 2009

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.The 2008 Comment Manifesto is available in two forms: read it online here, or print the PDF...

Jan 23, 2009

Week of January 18, 2009

A wunderkammer of discoveries, compiled by Comment and illuminated for our readers' edification and entertainment. We do not necessarily endorse the external content below.Comment is on the road again. Editor Gideon Strauss will speak for the first time at Calvin...

Jan 23, 2009

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Life painted as it is

For Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, there was always a sense of hopelessness underlying his words. But at the same time he paints humanity so truly and with such a loving and specific eye that one cannot help but be drawn to his characters.

a tale of two springs

Jan 23, 2009

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a tale of two springs

rollerball and duct tape on ink jet paper 2008From the show Prayers, Thoughts and Moments of a Broken Saint, this piece is a commentary on how fragile trust is and the difficulty in trying to simply put it back together. The show itself is a collection of similar...