Here’s a short video to explain a part of our popular culture, which some say is the only culture contemporary Americans have.
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The Call of Christian Writing
. . . Augustine argued that Christians not only had a right to employ “the art of rhetoric,” but also the obligation. Though sometimes skeptical of literature, he recognized that Christians, should they abandon the field, left it open to “those who expounded falsehood.”
. . . just as we need composers to create hymns, the church needs writers—novelists and theologians alike—to build up the body, to enhance our worship, to delight us with stories that exemplify the truths of the Christian faith. Still—it may be time to confess that we’ve left literature in the hands of those who have no hope to offer.
High Praise for Overstreet’s “Raven’s Ladder”
Jeffrey Overstreet now has three very imaginative fantasy in his Auralia’s Colors series. Here’s a review of the third one.
High Praise for Overstreet's "Raven's Ladder"
Jeffrey Overstreet now has three very imaginative fantasy in his Auralia’s Colors series. Here’s a review of the third one.
Has a ‘Caesar’ Overtaken Your Lord?
From Trevin Wax’s Holy Subversion (new from Crossway):
. . . Christians are turning the world upside down! They are acting against the Caesars of our day.
They are disobeying the Caesar of Success by praying for their competitors, making career choices that put family over finances, and seeking to be above reproach in their business practices.
They are dethroning the Caesar of Money by giving away their possessions and downsizing. . . .
Has a 'Caesar' Overtaken Your Lord?
From Trevin Wax’s Holy Subversion (new from Crossway):
. . . Christians are turning the world upside down! They are acting against the Caesars of our day.
They are disobeying the Caesar of Success by praying for their competitors, making career choices that put family over finances, and seeking to be above reproach in their business practices.
They are dethroning the Caesar of Money by giving away their possessions and downsizing. . . .
If You Repeat a Lie Enough Often . . .
If the lie is big, and you repeat it often, then it must be confined to a few points. . . . Wait, what did Goebbels actually say?
What a Small World
Growing up in the wake of Walker Percy and John Updike
A Christian View on Five Great Cities
Caleb Land reviews Douglas Wilson’s book Five Cities that Ruled the World. Wilson is a reformed pastor in Idaho who has written many books and taken many strong stands, so you will find he has many opponents.
The New Conversational
Conversational Reading is now at conversationalreading.com. Accept no imitations.