Insight for Today's culture

Social Intimacy [One Minute Feature]

Intimacy can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Sex, of course, is what most people think of, but intimacy is much more than that.

One aspect of intimacy is friendship. As social media continues to gain followers, the intimacy of true friendship hangs in the balance.

Raising the Bar[One Minute Feature]

Everyone wants to know how to make their kids more intelligent. In fact, it’s because of this pursuit that we have so many digital devices marketed to parents with the promise of increasing a child’s I.Q.

What if, however, it’s not technology that a kid needs in order to become more intelligent? Learning a musical instrument, conversely, seems to be the key to increasing a person’s I.Q.

Ministry through Media with Alex Kendrick [Podcast]

When we think of ministry, we generally think of what goes on inside the local church. Websters defines ministry as a person or thing through which something is accomplished. So it is possible that accomplishing true Christian ministry might be best accomplished outside the local church.

So could movies, music and other tools outside the local church be effective tools of ministry? Could they actually help us be more efficient and effective inside the walls of the church? Today, we speak with someone who is doing just that. Alex …

Silent Night [One Minute Feature]

Today’s youth seem to have an admiration for the idea of socialism. I believe it stems from the ideology that we should all be helping one-another. Which is a noble reason.

Socialism, however, is more nuanced than the simple idea of helping support your neighbor.

Jesus is King: Part III [One Minute Feature]

Today, I’ll be continuing the discussion about Kanye West’s recent Christian conversion. If you missed parts I and II of this series, I’d encourage you to go back and take a listen. You can find previous episodes in the minute feature archives.

We’ve discussed approaching Kanye’s Christian conversion with caution. How can we tell, however, if this conversion is real? What signs should we look for?

Jesus is King: Part II [One Minute Feature]

Previously we discussed the recent conversion of Kanye West to Christianity. If you haven’t listened to part I of the “Jesus is King” series, you can find it here.

Kanye West, one of Hollywood’s resident bad boys, has become a Christian. That’s what we’re told anyway. How much of his celebrity status has influenced Christians to throw caution to the wind with accepting his recent conversion?