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). [...]
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.
