…our churches are teaching a low view of stewardship. We’re missing the essential goodness of work in particular, even “non-spiritual” work. “Non-spiritual” work, in case you’re wondering, is...
Answering the call to creativity requires a shift in the way we view the gospel and our role in transforming culture. The concept of the four-chapter gospel provides...
God intends our work to be transformative. This week I was reminded of a great quote from Nancy Pearcey’s book, Total Truth, describing the Cultural Mandate given to...
Ed. Note: This post has been adapted from its original form. Read the full paper here. Our culture has a crisis in calling. We’ve been exploring this crisis,...
We’ve been talking about shaping culture – but there is one question we haven’t explored: is cultural change even possible? It is thought that cultures are profoundly resistant...
What is culture? We talk a lot about changing it – but what is it we’re trying so hard to change? Theologian Donald Bloesch writes that culture “is...
If a significant part of our calling as God’s people is to reweave shalom, what will that look like in our society today? As we have seen in...
The Cultural Mandate dictates that mankind has a responsibility to be stewards of creation, both in the sphere of nature and the sphere of culture. After the Fall...
The Cultural Mandate’s relationship to the Kingdom of God is no more apparent than in the second chapter of Hebrews. The author of the letter to the Hebrews...
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