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March 2025

March 18, 2025
In Western culture today, shame has become a potent tool, often used in ways that...
March 04, 2025
What is a Pride Economy? In Stolen Pride, Arlie Hochschild shares how powerful dynamics of...

February 2025

February 18, 2025
Michael Morris’s Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together...
February 04, 2025
In Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together, Michael...

January 2025

January 21, 2025
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Second Discourse on the Origins of Human Inequality offers a critical examination of the...
January 07, 2025
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is often celebrated as a champion of liberty, individualism, and natural human goodness....

December 2024

December 10, 2024
In recent years, “wokeness” has become a cultural phenomenon that is difficult to define precisely,...

November 2024

November 26, 2024
In this second post in the series, we look at ways that honor and shame...
November 12, 2024
Over the years, I’ve tried showing how Western cultures care about honor and shame. These...

October 2024

October 29, 2024
The call to be our "authentic self" is a popular mantra in today's world, where...
October 15, 2024
Many are concerned about Christian nationalism in the American church, but few address what the...
October 01, 2024
In Luke 22:31-32, Jesus offers a profound lesson on the nature of failure, weakness, and...

September 2024

September 17, 2024
In this series, I’ve stressed the point in multiple ways: In our world teeming with...
September 03, 2024
In our distraction-filled world, the ability to focus stands out as a rare and valuable...

August 2024

August 20, 2024
In today's world, distractions are endless and time feels fleeting. And so, attention has become...
August 06, 2024
We might say “I’ll go wherever you send me,” but will we be wherever he...

July 2024

July 30, 2024
I previously highlighted a dynamic in which we say we will “go wherever” God calls...
July 16, 2024
In the context of Christian missions, the phrase “I’ll go wherever you call me” encapsulates...
July 09, 2024
Recent research sheds light on the fundamental ideological divide between conservatives and liberals. Contrary to...

June 2024

June 25, 2024
In recent discussions about colonialism and its ongoing impacts, it's helpful to recognize the nuanced...
June 18, 2024
Classical education structures its approach to learning using the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric....
June 11, 2024
Protestants routinely but mistakenly interpret Romans 2:14 as if to say that humanity has God’s...

May 2024

May 28, 2024
Generation Z (Gen Z) evangelicals are reluctant to engage in cross-cultural missions due to fears...
May 21, 2024
Our most pressing concern isn’t that social media makes us feel worse about ourselves. It’s...
May 14, 2024
The concept of "safe spaces" has repercussions on dialogue, community cohesion, and the quest for...
May 07, 2024
What’s the relationship between luxury beliefs and social status? This post explores how luxury beliefs...

April 2024

April 30, 2024
Luxury beliefs as markers of status for elites while often being harmful to ordinary people....
April 23, 2024
Have you ever heard of luxury beliefs? They are a significant shift in how we...
April 16, 2024
Matthew 13 gives a multifaceted view of God's Kingdom, defying and redefining the expectations of...
April 09, 2024
Bookstores are replete with self-help books. This is an individualistic approach focusing on how I...
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