"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
The Weekend Wanderer: 18 January 2025
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
The Weekend Wanderer: 20 July 2024
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
Welcomed to the Table :: Andrei Rublev, “The Trinity”
Andrei Rublev, "The Trinity," tempera; 1411 or 1425-27 One of the most mysteriously interesting passages of Scripture is Abraham and Sarah's hosting of three unknown visitors in Genesis 18. These three guests show up from nowhere to affirm God's promises to Abraham and Sarah, but also end up mercifully bargaining with Abraham about the destruction …
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Neil Postman on form and the shaping of culture
From Neil Postman's classic, Amusing Ourselves to Death: In studying the Bible as a young man, I found intimations of the idea that forms of media favor particular kinds of content and therefore are capable of taking command of culture. I refer specifically to the Decalogue, the Second Commandment of which prohibits the Israelites from making …
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Matthew Erickson 