Secular Wisdom from the Movies: Foxcatcher

In this series, “Secular Wisdom from the Movies,” we hope to offer student leaders a resource – whether for summer programming or just regular teaching. So often we overlook biblical insight from the secular world. The movies in…

Secular Wisdom from the Movie: The Hunger Games

In this series, “Secular Wisdom at the Movies,” we hope to offer student leaders a resource – whether for summer programming or just regular teaching. So often we overlook biblical insight from the secular world. The movies in…

Secular Wisdom at the Movies: Moneyball

In this series, “Secular Wisdom at the Movies,” we hope to offer student leaders a resource – whether for summer programming or just regular teaching. So often we overlook biblical insight from the secular world. The movies in…

Secular Wisdom from the Movies: The Revenant

In this series, “Secular Wisdom at the Movies,” we hope to offer student leaders a resource – whether for summer programming or just regular teaching. So often we overlook biblical insight from the secular world. The movies in…

Christians and Culture: How do We Respond?

“Twitter is a waste of time and is sure to fade away quickly.” This bold (and clearly foolish) declaration made seven years ago is perhaps one of the worst mistaken assumptions I have ever made regarding cultural trends….

No Church in the Wild

There is “No Church in the Wild,” say Kanye West and Jay Z. Kanye tells us that the world is harsh, that God doesn’t matter, and that we are on our own. Nothing sacred can help us, therefore,…

We Already Have a Messiah

When I was in high school, there was an amazing football game in which the Buffalo Bills were down 32 points against the Houston Oilers. Their back-up quarterback, Frank Reich, was put in to replace the Bills’ injured…