I’m all in favor of buying lunch only from people you know. And coffee as well, I might add… Andy Crouch, the author of Culture Making (one of 2008’s best books, IMO) nails it:
[Painful story...] I vowed never, ever buy lunch on a workday from a stranger again. It was a solemn vow that I [...]
Making progress through Andy Crouch’s Culture Making, which is proving to be a fantastic read.
Reading some authors is like scanning a blank wall with occasional windows. Reading Crouch is like walking through a fully furnished downtown loft with picture windows that open on the Missouri River and urban arts district (showing my KC bias there). [...]
Following Barack Obama’s lead, Andy Crouch has egregiously insulted “the SoHo of the Midwest” in a way that will increasingly get one punched in the schnoz as Kansas City’s downtown continues to take off. Check it and try to restrain your wrath:
Here’s a quick quiz: where on a map is the Missouri River? If you [...]
I first encountered Andy Crouch via a blurb he wrote in David Kinnaman’s UnChristian (review). Even in a page and a half, Crouch established himself as a thinker with a unique perspective and strong voice, and grabbed my attention as a top contributing author. Now I’m holding his first full-length book in my hands: Culture [...]
Love and service are the hallmarks of Christian community. To the extent that that job description is embraced, new artistry and social justice will emerge.
