Culture

Reformission & Culture
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“Each year 3,500 churches die. Most of these churches are liberal churches or from traditional denominations,” remarked Pastor Mark Driscoll. Mark Driscoll is the Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, where the congregation consists primarily of people in...
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Zeitgeist in the Details (Men's Magazine)
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While walking through a shopping center, I stumbled upon a rack of men's magazines. Stacked side-by-side Details, Maxim, Stuff, FHM, Razor, Esquire, Men's Health and GQ peered back at me, wondering if I would take one of them home. It...
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The Hubris of Modest Mouse
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With the release of their new album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, Modest Mouse has achieved a new level of mainstream success. The album has received critical praise, for example, Rolling Stone rated the album four out...
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The New Invidividualism and Community
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I recently watched a 60 Minutes which examined factors that shaped people now entering the workforce. (Born in the 80's) It said this generation has been required to be the most community-centric in a long time. As this generation's parents...
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Generational Amnesia
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We are entering a period of time when today's youth will be removed from much of the history that has shaped our culture. The consequence is that this generation will continue to replace the Modern and Postmodern ideology that formed...
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Chameleon Christianity: Moving Beyond Safety and Conformity
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by Dick Keyes We are living in a time of crisis of moral authority, with culture wars raging all around. Although the Christian church's message speaks to the deepest issues in contention, it often seems ill-equipped to act fruitfully in...
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Radical Reformission: Reaching Out Without Selling Out
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Here is a great book that I'd recommend...it is by our old Pastor while we attended Mars Hill Church in Seattle... Today's mission field starts just outside your door "Reformission" is the continual reforming of the mission of the church...
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Celebration of Man at The Burning Man
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The Burning Man festival has come and gone. Roughly 40,000 people came and gathered in a desert to experience a 6 day celebration of life, existence and being man. As they ask questions about our meaning and purpose as man,...
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My New Weekly Column @ the San Diego Reader
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Beginning in October I will be writing a weeky column for the San Diego Reader called Sheep & Goats. This column involves attending churches in the San Diego area and writing a review. The San Diego Reader is one of...
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Culture & Christ
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I'd like to find examples of film (or music, art, or other works) that communicate a view/attack of Jesus by our culture. (The more absurd, subtle and false the better.) For example, I was watching the movie Love Actually and...
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