The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Churches are filled with two kinds of people: the people who come to serve, and the people who come to be served. Though all relationships have moments of give and take, at church it seems like the giving always goes one way. That 20 per cent of the members do […]
Sometimes, I regret the day I signed up for a Facebook account. Initially I thought it would be a fun way to connect with friends throughout my university years, and that it would follow suit behind MySpace, which quickly dissipated after graduation. But Facebook has turned into something that infiltrates […]
Vegetarian, Paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free. There are countless different “ways” to eat. Food has gone beyond being a source of nourishment; now there are entire diet-specific subcultures that have lodged their way into the fibres of society. How we eat has become a tool to outline our very identities. Everyone […]
When I was 18, there were three things I wanted to do with my life: to be a husband, to be a father, and to be a youth pastor. Everything I did was focused on achieving these dreams. If a relationship or an activity didn’t increase the chances of me […]
Studies have shown that the average North American teenager views online pornography for the first time at the age of 12. Throughout my teens and early 20s I recall passionate sermons from youth ministers calling for sexual purity. The speaker was often someone who got married shortly after high school. […]
After much deliberation and internal conflict, I finally gave in earlier this week to another facet of the Internet revolution: Instagram. Long had I held out against what I deemed a shallow and narcissistic attempt to be hipster and artistic. How could the fixed-length lens of an iPhone combined with […]