Darrow Miller and Friends

CULTURE Still Matters!

As most of our readers know, the Disciple Nations Alliance was born at the intersection of two seemingly unrelated issues: the more “philosophical” concept of worldview and the very practical world of poverty. We also have argued that culture matters in the world of poverty and development. Because ideas have consequences, moral vision is important in shaping nations and in analyzing nations’ wealth and poverty.

Victor Davis Hanson, writer, classics professor and grape farmer, has made some anecdotal observations of culture as it currently impacts the economic turmoil in the European Union. With simple yet unassailable logic he contrasts the healthy economies of Switzerland and Germany with the debt-ridden “sunshine economies” of Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

Indeed, culture has always mattered and still matters in issues of economic or national health. Will the hardworking taxpaying Germans continue to underwrite the debt of the tax avoiding siesta loving Greeks?  Is it likely that the Greeks will change their lifestyles by changing their minds in order to pay off their debt and remain part of the Euro Zone?

– Darrow Miller

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About 
Darrow is co-founder of the Disciple Nations Alliance and a featured author and teacher. For over 30 years, Darrow has been a popular conference speaker on topics that include Christianity and culture, apologetics, worldview, poverty, and the dignity of women. From 1981 to 2007 Darrow served with Food for the Hungry International (now FH association), and from 1994 as Vice President. Before joining FH, Darrow spent three years on staff at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland where he was discipled by Francis Schaeffer. He also served as a student pastor at Northern Arizona University and two years as a pastor of Sherman Street Fellowship in urban Denver, CO. In addition to earning his Master’s degree in Adult Education from Arizona State University, Darrow pursued graduate studies in philosophy, theology, Christian apologetics, biblical studies, and missions in the United States, Israel, and Switzerland. Darrow has authored numerous studies, articles, Bible studies and books, including Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Culture (YWAM Publishing, 1998), Nurturing the Nations: Reclaiming the Dignity of Women for Building Healthy Cultures (InterVarsity Press, 2008), LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day (YWAM, 2009), Rethinking Social Justice: Restoring Biblical Compassion (YWAM, 2015), and more. These resources along with links to free e-books, podcasts, online training programs and more can be found at Disciple Nations Alliance (https://disciplenations.org).
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