Contrary to the pervasive “sacred-secular” dichotomy that infects many Christians’ view of the world of “ordinary” work, the Bible has a comprehensive and positive understanding of God’s involvement in the public arena, from creation to new creation, providing perspectives that should govern our ethical, missional, and pastoral engagement with it.
In this essay, Jeff McSwain describes the theological issues involved in his controversial departure from Young Life in 2007.
Dan Rhodes talks to Chris Rice about the catastrophic failures, flashes of redemption, and possibilities for hope in a world of pain and conflict.
After two decades of living under an overpass, drug abuse, and self-loathing, a man’s life is transformed through Restoration Ministries, a Christian residential recovery program in Illinois.
A reflection on the beauty of creation and redemption in the impoverished, agriculturally scarred towns along the Dominican Repulic and Haitian border.
A review of Death’s & Transfigurations by Paul Mariani.
In this poem, Luci Shaw metaphorically considers the cycles of collapse and reformation that define the spiritual life.
Call me naïve. I don’t understand how a person, political party, or cultural movement can sustain rage for any length of time, let alone for months and years. But we are living in a day of sustained rage—political animosity, culture wars, national stereotyping, and religious bigotry. One need only flip from one radio talk show […]
The mission of Pura Vida (www.puravidacoffee.com) is to harness the power of business to create good and serve the poor. We believe that, together, consumers and business leaders can join to promote a new type of capitalism – one that changes the way we think about business. In his sermon “The Strength to Love,” Martin […]