Category Archives: Culture
African beats
Reblogged from Watumishi wa Neno: We’ve said before that musicians and singers should be just as much servants of the Word as preachers. And on the last ministry training week we talked about how we’ve got to be careful about lyrics … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, East Africa, Theology
Culture and the Trinity
I just finished reading an excellent book, a published dissertation, by Eric Flett. Flett is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. The book is entitled “Persons, Powers, and Pluralities: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Culture”. I wrote … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Culture, Theology, Theology of Missions
In the Garden – A Poem
In the garden of the tree, greater wisdom they desired, By the serpent, were deceived—in them, our death was sired. In the garden on that day, both wrath and grace foretold— Humanity hell to pay—to the serpent, justice doled. In … Continue reading
October Baby: A Review
Well-Rounded Treatment of a Hard Subject October Baby is a movie about identity, forgiveness, healing, love, and, ultimately, life. A film by Jon and Andrew Erwin, best known for producing several award winning music videos, it addresses these issues through … Continue reading
Christians, Politics and Gay Marriage
Christians, by virtue of their beliefs, are called to love others more than themselves. This is a high calling. The church, as an institution, is called to carry on the ministry of Jesus in the world, in the power of … Continue reading
Christianity & Religious Freedom in America
The first amendment to the US Constitution states thus: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably … Continue reading
Deep Theology and the Church
Ben Witherington, a NT prof at Asbury, posted the full-text of Asbury President Timothy Tennent’s convocation address on Patheos yesterday. This is a must read as he talks about how evangelical churches, in general, have suffered by failing to be … Continue reading
Should Missionaries Change Culture?
Miguel is at it again. In his post “Christian Missions, Making Disciples, and Cultural Contamination,” in light of his recent discussions with a scholar of African Indigenous Spiritual Technologies, he asks whether or not its appropriate for missionaries to change … Continue reading
Resource: Missional Manifesto
A friend on facebook linked to the following declaration developed by a host of highly influential evangelical minister/theologian’s on how exactly we should understand the word “missional”. They entitled it the Missional Manifesto. A brief aside, notice that a majority of … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Theology of Missions
Social Media and the Christian [4]: Some Tips
In my previous post, I discussed some of the ways Social Media reflects the fallenness of the man and his satanic rebellion against God. The following are some questions I ask myself and ways I’m still learning to utilize Social … Continue reading
Social Media and the Christian [3]: What Ain’t Right?
In the previous post, I discussed some of the good things in Social Media, that is, what about Social Media reflects the imago Dei in man as well as the goodness of God’s creation. This post is an attempt towards … Continue reading
Social Media and the Christian [2]: What’s Good About it?
This is a continuation of my previous post, where I briefly discussed a theology of culture. The following is a discussion of the creational structures at work in Social Media. Please add more in the comments! Structures at Work in … Continue reading
Social Media and the Christian [1]: Theology of Culture
A few weeks ago, we had an event for the youth of First Baptist Church of Durham on Christ and Pop Culture. As part of the festivities, including all the subs you can eat and Xbox Kinect, I was asked … Continue reading
The Church and Cultures–Anthropology in Action
Luzbetak, Louis J. The Church and Cultures: New Perspectives in Missiological Anthropology. American Society of Missiology Series, No. 12. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1988. In this twelfth volume of the prestigious ASM series, Louis J. Luzbetak (1918–2005; his obituary is a must … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Culture, Missionary Anthropology
