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- In and of the World: How Culture is Transforming Protestants (April 7, 2009)
D.G. Hart considers evangelicals and culture in this thoughtful review of "Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling" by Andy Crouch.
- Thoughts on Worship and Culture (March 15, 2007)
- The Relevance of Being Irrelevant (December 29, 2008)
- Vintage Church (April 7, 2009)
What does the first-century church have to say to today's believers? Taking Scripture's timeless truths and blending them with aspects of contemporary culture, Driscoll and Breshears ask 12 basic questions. Here, they ask, "What is the Christian Life?"
- Transforming Culture: Christian Truth Confronts Post-Christian America (March 11, 2008)
The so-called Judeo-Christian consensus of the last millennium has given way to a post-modern, post-Christian, post-Western cultural crisis which threatens the very heart of our culture.
- An Opportunity for Spiritual Renewal (March 20, 2009)
Yes, the headlines are touting some bad news for people of faith. But our hearts can interpret this as an opportunity for a fresh dose of good news.
- Uncompromised Faith (March 1, 2009)
Explore how the majesty and radical reality of God’s amazing grace has been culturalized and rendered impotent in America. Then begin to tear down the cultural barriers to both the acceptance of the gospel and the mission of the church in America.
- A Theology of Suffering for a Self-Obsessed Culture (April 4, 2008)
Contemporary culture is, in the words of the late author and social critic Christopher Lasch, a “culture of narcissism.” Tragically, the American church is not immune to this virus.
- How to Turn Racism into Gracism (May 21, 2009)
While a racist uses distinctions between people to hurt, a gracist uses them to heal.
- Hope for a Christian Renaissance? (May 20, 2008)
Throughout history it has been small groups within societies that have initiated and produced real cultural change.
- Investing in Eternity (June 8, 2009)
When money-lovers creep into the pulpit to steal from the treasury, it's an obvious scandal. But isn't the money-lover in the pew—the person who refuses to at all—just as disgraceful?
- The Palin Parable -- Bristol Says Abstinence "Not Realistic At All" (February 19, 2009)
The debate over whether abstinence is realistic or not misses the more important issue -- abstinence must be made realistic.
- How to Confront the Culture (June 1, 2008)
When we take the gospel to our city, it's amazing to watch God's Word transcend the culture—and every false religion—to change lives.
- Examining the Praying Life (May 17, 2009)
Are we courageous enough to articulate the quiet cynicism or spiritual weariness that develops when heartfelt prayer goes unanswered? Or the glib way people talk about prayer that reinforces our cynicism? Do we honestly know if prayer makes much difference?
- How Do I Find a Good Church? (June 1, 2009)
- Get Real (February 19, 2008)
Without even realizing it, you may be so influenced by the media that your lifestyle detaches from reality.
- Teen Mania Leads Movement to Counter Popular Culture (October 5, 2007)
Teen Mania's goal is to introduce teens to what living as a follower of Christ looks like and disciple them as they grow in their relationship with Christ.
- Redefining Heroism for Our Children (September 17, 2007)
How can parents inspire their children to aspire to lives of virtue instead of fame or beauty?
- God on a Mission: The Missional Church and Why it Matters (January 12, 2009)
- Lent, Fasting and the Dow Industrials (March 6, 2009)
I have been thinking: maybe fasting is the best way to think about the economic crisis—treat it as an extended Lent.