Book Review: Reset by David Murray
by Zach Vickery We live in a culture that is constantly pushing us to more productivity. There’s never a shortage of self-help books and blogs full of hacks to make life easier and more productive. In some ways, this push is a good thing since it encourages us to be good stewards of the time God has given us. Since the Garden of Eden, God intended for humans to work. Scripture, especially the wisdom literature, gives us instruction on...
Hope, Love, and Transcendence: An Analysis of Interstellar
Some months ago I re-watched a film that was released five years ago: Interstellar. Director Christopher Nolan’s film is about hope, love, and transcendence. Amid a broader film culture that celebrates decadence and meaninglessness, this film’s vision is refreshing. Interstellar released in 2014, earning approximately $677.5 million worldwide and receiving five Academy Award nominations. Since I first viewed the film, I’ve continued...
Cultural Apologetics: An Interview with Paul M. Gould
For the past two millennia, Christians have sought to articulate their faith in thoughtful and compelling ways. Many of these “arguments” have been etched into church history, like Anselm’s ontological argument, Thomas Aquinas’s five ways, or William Paley’s illustration of the watchmaker. More recent times have witnessed a shift toward engaging the surrounding culture with the truth and the practice of Christianity. Men like Francis...
Relational Discipleship
by Aaron Pierce Unsurprisingly, discipleship is a buzzword that has increasingly arisen in church conversations over the last decade. This trend is positive since many pastors of the twentieth century unfortunately relegated discipleship to the backburner. But with this new re-emphasis has appeared a vast array of materials, curriculums, and opinions on the nature and practice of discipleship in the local church. One particular...
Living Near the Land: An Autobiography of Agrarianism
by Phillip T. and Megan M. Morgan The excitement surrounding the 2017 documentary, Look and See, which engages the agrarian thought of Wendell Berry, highlights some of the fault lines in modern America. Many have grown tired of the empty promises of industrialization, while others have simply noted the soulless and placeless quality of the ubiquitous concrete and mallscapes of our cities. Even those in rural America have not escaped...
What Preachers Can Learn from Tom Brady
(Note: An earlier version of this article appeared at www.fwbtheology.com, the official blog of the Free Will Baptist Commission for Theological Integrity) This past Sunday, for the ninth time in eighteen years as a starting quarterback, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots played in the Super Bowl. He had won five of his previous eight trips to football’s biggest game (and the most watched sporting event in America) before adding a...
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