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Pastors tend to meet their congregants at church or in a home, or perhaps at a neutral site like a coffee shop. Less common is when a pastor goes out to meet a congregant where they spend the majority of their time—in the workplace. Since people spend the majority of their lives outside of church […]
by Amy Sherman
Necessity isn’t the only Mother of Invention. Dissatisfaction can be, too. It was for a youth pastor in the Pacific Northwest named Matt Overton. To better engage both youth and parents, he started Columbia Teen Enterprises. It’s the social enterprise arm of the youth ministry at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Washington. “I started a […]
Perhaps the songs we teach our children is one the most important legacies we can leave for posterity. This morning I sat down to breakfast with my wife and four daughters. After eggs and sausage, we listened to the classic hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation.” My wife educates our […]
by Matt Rusten
At Made to Flourish, we believe that following Jesus requires us to grow in economic wisdom and that the Bible teaches economic wisdom throughout its pages. One great resource for learning more: “The Economic Wisdom Project: A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”
by Luke Bobo
When I Think About Teamwork. Imagination. Betrayal. Persistence. Self-advocacy. Humiliation. One step forward, multiple steps backwards. Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. A dream deferred. Sweet Success. These are some of the words and phrases that come to mind when I think of the film, Joy (2015). Based loosely on a true story, […]
by Amy Sherman
To understand movies (or any cultural text), it can be helpful to peek inside the “world behind the text”—learning about an author, and the themes that inspired their writing. In this essay, Amy Sherman examines the themes in the film Silence (directed by Martin Scorsese) through the lens of Makoto Fujimura’s book, Silence and Beauty. […]
Hacksaw Ridge recounts the compelling true story of Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), a devout Seventh Day Adventist and the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his valiant bravery at the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. (See the movie trailer below.) The film chronicles Doss’s life from his […]
Tim Kasser, professor of psychology at Knox College and his team have done widespread research on happiness. They have found that the idea of happiness comes from either intrinsic or extrinsic goal setting. Intrinsic goals are relational and communal. These goals include purposeful things like learning something new or working hard. Extrinsic goals tend toward: […]
For this post we’re talking about films featuring taxi drivers. Many of the ideas would translate to Uber drivers, bus drivers, train engineers…even pilots would probably loosely fit the bill. So…Why Ponder Cab Drivers and Films About Them? In a French TV interview Jim Jarmusch shared the following insights: When you step into a cab […]