Spiritual Claustrophobia
I’ve always enjoyed the country. I grew up in a fairly small town in South Carolina that had three stoplights within the city limits. It was nothing of a big city. My grandparents owned 100 acres of farmland in middle Tennessee with a few cattle. We used to visit there every summer. I loved riding…
Christians, Power, & Calling
This week Trent Wilbanks and I are team teaching our final module for the academic year. Cultural transformation is the topic, and Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making is the backbone text. Concept of the week? Power. Crouch says that cultural power is “the ability to successfully propose a new cultural good.” As it turns out,…
The Heart of Worship
South Africa has some of the most spiritually alive people and places that I have ever seen. Thanks to a few faithful leaders, light has pierced the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. These leaders kept their hands open to the Lord and were willing to surrender and be used as vessels for…
