Asides… Hipster Hymnal (Part 7) 18 Aug 2011 "Transfiguration" by Sufjan Stevens "River Jordan" by The Secret Sisters "Death Has Lost Its Sting" by Sojourn Music
Culture… A Theology for Hipsters (Part 7): The Evolution of Cool (Part 3) 18 Aug 201119 Aug 2011 “The times they are a changing” wrote Bob Dylan, and no lyrics seem more fit to describe the era that was, simply, the Sixties. Hippy culture was actually a direct…
Asides… Contextualized Ministry 17 Aug 2011 Here are some interesting reads on this often discussed subject: 1) Cultural Relevance and Living Sent by Ed Stetzer 2) Get Better at Contextualization by Jonathan Dodson 3) Contextualization without…
Asides… Hipster Hymns (Part 6) 17 Aug 2011 "What Wondrous Love Is This" by Ex Nihilo "The Trumpet Child" by Over The Rhine "I Want A Broken Heart" by Derek Webb
Asides… Currently Reading 17 Aug 201117 Aug 2011 Here's what I am reading...share your current reads in the comments below: 1) Insurrection by Peter Rollins I was invited by Rollins' publisher to review an advanced copy of this…
Counseling… The Sparrow and the Heart: The Sparrow (Part 3) 17 Aug 201118 Aug 2011 Meet George. George is a 45 year old male who lives in Cincinnati. You've just befriended him on Facebook and here's what you discover: George likes REO Speedwagon, Buffalo Wild…
Culture… Alarmism, Legalism, and The Gospel Focus 16 Aug 201125 Aug 2011 I get that ours is a culture that feeds off of critics and haters. We love the juicy in-the-news stories of teen-pop stars at war with one another. And of…
Christ… The Doctrine of Revelation: Necessity (Part 4) 16 Aug 201116 Aug 2011 It was Stephen Nichols who wrote that Jesus is as American as Apple Pie. He was highlighting the reality that Jesus is a common cultural artifact of our country, and…
Asides… Hipster Hymns (Part 5) 15 Aug 2011 "Death In His Grave" by John Mark McMillan "Gabriel and the Vagabond" by Foy Vance "The Earth Is Yours" by Gungor
Books Renewing the Mind: A Review of “Bobos In Paradise” by David Brooks 15 Aug 201116 Aug 2011 A few years ago if you wanted to have a bestselling book all you had to do was use one simple phrase: the culture shift. It seemed like everyone was…
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