The Intersection of Faith and Culture
A review of Ben Lowe’s new book, Doing Good Without Giving Up Social change. Whether our attempts at it involve our jobs, our church, a side project, or our way of life, the road to change can be filled with confusion and discouragement. When we enter adulthood, our worldview expands; […]
WeMakeStuff Volume 02 features artists like Christina Norman, who challenges us to see the world differently Christina Norman’s lingerie company You & Her has encountered its fair share of resistance. But people have been quick to catch the vision – even those Norman would have never expected. While she was online […]
Preston Yancey talks about his new book, Tables in the Wilderness I need written prayers because otherwise I become too comfortable with my own haphazard version of grace. — Preston Yancey, Tables in the Wilderness We’ve been hearing the same narrative our whole lives. Gladys and her friends in the […]
Why the medium of cool isn’t a neutral vehicle for the gospel Four years ago I published my first book, Hipster Christianity (Baker Books), which sought to explore the complexities and questions surrounding what happens “when church and cool collide.” I wanted the book to provoke discussion — which it has — […]
An excerpt from Emily Wierenga’s new book Atlas Girl Mum had said to sit close to the bus driver, so I sat as far away as possible. And now an Ojibway man in a red bandana and stubble cheek was snoring on my shoulder. He smelled like communion wine, the kind […]
“I have claimed that Escape is one of the main functions of fairy-stories, and since I do not disapprove of them, it is plain that I do not accept the tone of scorn or pity with which ‘Escape’ is now so often used. Why should a man be scorned if, […]