Culture (Page 3)
Doors
Children of God?
On his historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula this past week, Pope Francis reiterated a position he has not been shy of promoting: the “brotherhood” that exists between Christians and Muslims. While some aspects of his comments and speeches are not controversial (for instance, his call for an end to violence between people of different religious belief…
Rushing to Judgment
One of the aspects of our fallen human nature is the rush to judgment we often observe, an aspect that has been a part of us since the expulsion from the Garden. Consider Cain’s murder of his brother (Gen. 4:1-8), brought on by a rush to judgment about why God chose Abel’s offering over his which resulted in his envy and rage. What if Cain had asked God why…
Giving
This past week I ran across some research findings that can be put in the “I Could Have Told You That” file. Researchers at both the University of Chicago and Northwestern University (both prestigious research institutions) released their studies that showed that people are happier when they give than when they receive. The researchers conducted two different…
The Root of Emptiness
Reputations
The Believer’s Relationship with Politics
On a regular basis, we will have posts here from one of our Elders. This week’s post is from Jason Woodard. With mid-term elections nearing and amidst an ever-increasing divisive dialogue in US politics, it is important that as followers of Christ we remind ourselves where we stand in…
Civility in a Post-Civil Age
No one can deny that over the past few years we have witnessed a significant decline in how people interact with those who disagree with them, whatever the topic. When the topic in question happens to be one that the people involved are passionate about (politics, religion, or football), it can become heated in a hurry. If you add the layer of social media, where those…