Wisdom For Your Weekend: your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web.
Articles of the Week
Reflections on Ferguson in Light of Miroslav Volf, Brad Hambrick. “I have hope that trust can begin to be restored at the person-to-person level of conversation, as people give greater weight to the experience that the other person is bringing to the conversation. Whenever people honor one another by providing the space of listening, even hostile conversations can be had productively. This response must happen in living rooms, ball fields, coffee shops, churches, and work places before it happens on podiums, in legislation, and as crowds response to tragedies.”
Five Truths for Those Struggling with Eating Disorders, Emily Wierenga. This is a moving letter from someone who knows the struggles of eating disorders all too personally—and has seen the sufficiency of Christ redefine her brokenness. Wierenga applies the beauty and power of the gospel powerfully to an area that many are battling in silence.
The Atrophy of the Evangelical Imagination, Samuel James. “Christians need to know why Schindler’s List and The Road are excellent pieces of art. Hard truth: Some of this will require identifying bad art created by and for Christians. The upshot is that many of the films marketed most aggressively towards Christians are the least biblical in worldview. We have to be blunt about the fact that ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ understands the Gospel much better than ‘Evan Almighty.’”
Announcing Bridgehaven’s “Addiction Recovery Group,” Chris Ball. If you’re anywhere near the RDU area, this will prove to be an invaluable resource. If you know someone struggling with a substance or behavioral addiction, I can’t think of a better avenue for healing than Bridgehaven.
What Will Pastors Do In Light of Ferguson? Derwin Gray. “We don’t know all the details of what went down in Ferguson, but what we do know is that black evangelicals and white evangelicals interpret these types of situations very differently. What if black and white evangelicals attended multi-ethnic churches instead of segregated ones? What if black and white evangelicals and other evangelical ethnicities shared life with each other in a local church community and heard each other’s stories and walked in each other’s shoes?”
On The Lighter Side
“80s TV Sings Disney’s ‘Let It Go’” Jim Cliff.
Tired of Frozen yet? If not, here is yet another cover of “Let It Go” – composed entirely of clips from 1980s television. Simultaneously impressive and a little sad.
