Haiti – please know what you are doing
Last week I had a chance to chat for a few minutes with Reggie Joiner from reThink. I’ve gotten to know Reggie a bit this past year…
Archive October 14, 2010
God in the Obscure
This week we’ve released an article by Dan Hodge called “The Soul of Hip Hop”.
The Soul of Hip Hop Part 1 Toward A Missiological Gospel of A Culture
FYI’s Hip Hop scholar takes us a step toward understanding the core theological beliefs that weave through Hip Hop music and culture.
New Spins on Social Media Research
According to an LA Times article yesterday entitled “Teenage social media butterflies may not be such a bad idea,” we shouldn’t be very concerned about those kids who spend lots of time …
Dive
You’ve probably heard about dumpster diving—the subversive practice of gathering tossed goods (usually food) from store dumpsters.
Slants on Justice and Cross-Cultural Communion
If you haven’t seen the .slant33 blog yet, you should check it out.
The Attack of the Zombies Why Community and Belonging are Hard to Construct
Note: This article is an adaptation of chapter three of The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church
Preface: In conversations …
March Madness
Not to be the basketball killjoy or anything, but with the brackets in place and the gaming begun, I propose it’s worth pausing for a moment this March to consider the place of competitive sports in our culture and our …
Gaming Violence Linked to Real-Life Agression
The debate has swirled for years about whether more exposure to on-screen violence leads to more real-life violence and aggression.
Gender-Blind Dorms
Gender-neutral housing is now an option at 50 or so colleges and universities across the nation. A step beyond gender-integrated dorms, floors, and bathrooms, “gender-blind” policies now allow students to choose roommates of either gender.