I have never seen a work by Mary McCleary in person but wish I could. She makes collages, merging pieces of string, bits of…
Denis Haack
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The Faithfulness of Sadao Watanabe
I remember when I first fell in love with the art of printmaking. Somehow I came across the woodblock print by Albrecht Durer, Four…
Darwinism falters over language
If you have never read Tom Wolfe, you will have to take my word for it that he loves language. As a journalist, novelist…
Black Ops Advertising (Mara Einstein, 2016)
Blurring lines, ads go undercover Not too long ago it seemed that the understanding was that there should be a bright line drawn between…
A few words on living the dream
Culture / Discernment / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
The headline on the cover of Self was printed in a font clearly designed to catch our attention. “Live the Dream! Strong / Sexy…
Idols in Our Modern World
Culture / Faith / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
To live in the modern Western world is to live where the public square is determinedly secularized. The players in the square in America,…
Winsome Series: Part 1 What Does Winsome Look Like?
Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill
One of our neighbors uses a pickup occasionally to haul junk to the dump or to transport furniture when a new tenant moves into…
Winsome Series: Part 2 What Does Winsome Look Like?
Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill
Occasionally I am asked what Christians need to do to reach the postmodern generation with the gospel. My answer is that I am not…
Winsome Series: Part 3 What Does Winsome Look Like?
Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill
At a recent conference for pastors I was amused during the Q&A session by how few questions were actually raised. It’s not that no…
Winsome Series: Part 4 What Does Winsome Look Like?
Discernment / Ordinary Life / The Skill
One of the fascinating things about reading the Gospels is how often Christ acted in ways very unlike how we usually behave. I am…