See the Goodness is God’s Glorious Land God keep our land—glorious and free. These words are more than lyrics to a song; they’re a prayer to God for the country …
Heroes and Villains
A Cultural Longing While a trip to the movies may not be as commonplace is in years past, box office records continue to be smashed yearover- year—particularly in summer months. …
Music To My Ears
What Draws You Closer to Christ? Is the music I listen to drawing me closer to Christ or pushing me further away? Music has the incredible ability to encourage us, inspire us and …
Can We Criticize Christian Music?
The Challenges of Critiquing Subjective Experiences I think most Christians can agree, it’s a love/hate relationship with Christian music. Some may remember the CD burning parties in the mid-90s. Spurred …
4 Ways Christians Can Stand Out at Work
In Every Good Endeavor, Tim Keller says Christians should be different than nonbelievers at work. This is often easier said than done, of course. But cultivating such “attractively distinct” lives is essential to our …
Men Who Scream
Voice for the Voiceless A few months ago I was on a layover at an Asian airport. My friend and I were standing near the ticket counters when a man …
Where Does That Song Take You?
Understanding the Non-Neutrality of Music Way back when rap music was beginning to garner more mainstream appeal and radio play, I was a really, really white guy. Okay, I’m still …
Joyful Noises
Little Else Can Bring our Bodies to Life I do not have one musical bone in my body—just ask my kids. However, I do love music. Today’s culture reflects a …
Called to Lead At Any Age
Good Things Can Happen When Young and Old Collide We sat in the greasy spoon diner, surrounded by an overflow crowd of hungry breakfast lovers. The smell of freshly brewed …
Called to Lead Globally
The ‘Explosive’ Message of the Gospel When I was a child, my extended family would gather together for our annual camping trip to the United States. My family were immigrants …