From "A Brief History of Thought"
Greeks had transcendence but no immanence.
Christians brought immanence.
Humanists removed transcendence but kept immanence.
Postmodernists removed immanence.
The Church must bring transcendence and immanence to a world now starved of both.
7,000 UW freshmen just moved onto campus over the last three days. We gave a free snow cone to 1,000 of them. Praying for a harvest as classes start next week.
@ryanburge I frequently hear both sides quoted. My take, based on data aggregating and from personal ministry experience, is that Gen Z is more spiritually open but less likely to engage (attend) than Millennials.
Charted: How U.S. Food Prices Have Surged Since 2021 🥚
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Consuming one serving a day of fried food increases all-cause mortality risk by 8%, while 1 weekly serving of fried chicken was enough to increase mortality risk by 13%.
There are now more dogs in America (76M) than children under 18 (73M).
38% of households have a dog. Just 30% of households have a child.
Dogs are becoming the new kids.
Bonhoeffer pastored a Christian community under the Nazi regime. On his experience, he wrote:
"The Christian belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes."
Christians are supposed to be in the heat of the action—not disengaged from culture.