I'm reading a somewhat dated book about technology and culture by one of our most astute cultural critics, Neil Postman. Postman is perhaps better known for his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, but this book is well worth the read.An introductory statement from Paul Goodman gives us an idea of where the book is heading:Whether …
Donald Miller at Elmbrook
This past Thursday, Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and other notable books, visited Elmbrook. He offered a great message on the power of story based off of some of his experiences in converting Blue Like Jazz to a screenplay. Building off of his attendance at a Robert McKee writing seminar, Don unpacked the …
Real, Practical Christianity
I cannot withhold a growing suspicion that the great 'mass-meetings' of the present day, for the ostensible object of promoting spiritual life, do not tend to promote private home religion, private Bible-reading, private prayer, private usefulness, and private walking with God. If they are of any real value, they ought to make people better husbands …
Bono and Eugene Peterson
It's no secret to anyone that I love U2 and that I love reading the works of Eugene Peterson, the author of The Message. Some folks may know that on recent U2 tours when Bono quotes from Scripture he has generally quoted from The Message paraphrase. In fact, at a celebration of the completion of …
The Word of God
I've been reading a book recently that has led me to think quite a lot about understanding the word of God. I would highly recommend Dallas Willard's book, Hearing God, for better understanding how to develop a conversational relationship with God. In the midst of a full discussion of the different ways in which God …
Matthew Erickson 