Christians have been negotiating the relationship between churches and the wider, secular culture ever since there was a discernible “secular culture.” What’s new is how many young evangelical church leaders are learning to surf, rather than draw lines against, secular culture.
J. J. Abrams, Stephen Spielberg, Woody Allen, Elvis, and God’s Unique Work in Us when We’re 14, by Dave Schmelzer
Playwright-turned-pastor Dave Schmelzer is a true two handed warrior with a background both in theology (Fuller Seminary, ’87) and the arts (Stanford University, ’84.) Dave leads a thriving church, The Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Boston, writes fiction, and lives just…
Podcast: Dave Schmelzer and Gary David Stratton on Faith, Culture, Hollywood and Ivy League
On April 7, author, and playwright-turned-pastor Dave Schmelzer interviewed me for a podcast posted 4/19 on his website: Not The Religious Type, on the Blue Ocean platform. It was a great experience, and I really want you to listen to…
Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton
Sue and I put our heads together over dinner at Outback last night and came up with our own twenty (popular) books on the two themes of Two Handed Warriors—Culture Making and Faith Building.