Several months ago my friend Jamison recently posted his thoughts about government not being a business. He makes me think quite a bit, and this post has been nagging at me about the relationship between the Church and the notion of business. See, I’ve heard people from all over the institutional and theological spectrum utter…
Category: Thoughts
Context
One of the main lessons I gleaned from higher education is the statement, “Context is key.” This was applied to my theology and Bible classes, certainly, but it spread out from there. History, language, philosophy, even civics and the sciences all led back to that statement. Really, unless you’re dealing with pure math it’s kind…
Pack Hunting
Of all the lies our society tells itself, the greatest must be the notion of the true “individual.” We are taught to believe we are in control of who we are — our likes, tastes, wants, and assumptions aren’t because of any outside influence but because we desire them. All on our own. And nobody…
How To Be A “Least Valuable Product”
Thanks to the US Congress, a person’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) can use their browsing data pretty much without restriction. Some states, like Minnesota, are stepping up to do what’s right by their citizens — but your state might not follow suit. So how do you become a “Least Valuable Product?” What’s the deal? ISP’s…
The Demand
For a while now I’ve been feeling more and more out of touch with contemporary Christianity. It feels as if the problems it’s trying to solve, and the concerns it has, aren’t part of the world in which I live. This sense of displacement is felt more keenly in the way people perceive worship. I…
The Reaction
I’ve been struggling with our culture’s reactionary shift for a few years 1. People no longer respond to thoughts, input, evidence, or story. They react to it, leading to a growing polarization in nearly every sphere of existence. So much so people who don’t wish to get caught up in the reactionary spirit of the…
