Stephen Langa is a Ugandan layman who works in the arena of his nation’s laws and civic life. He is not a theologian. He has not published books. But in 2000, he encountered a biblical worldview framework that reoriented everything — and what he did with that framework is one
In the last blog, we began applying the command to “Occupy Till I Come” to the different spheres of everyday life. We first looked at the family—the first culture we are called to disciple with care. Then we considered our understanding of the Church and how a biblical paradigm shapes
We now shift gears and focus on how we, the Church, can become God’s instrument for the renewal of culture. Because dualism has become so prevalent in the Church, we often fail to recognize the profound ways the gospel has shaped our families, institutions, systems, communities, and nations throughout the
For those old enough to remember, there was a time when being a Christian in America conferred social capital. Today, in many elite institutions and increasingly in everyday life, biblical conviction is viewed with suspicion or outright hostility. In the next portion of Occupy Till I Come, we examine the
“This is our civilizational moment.” — Darrow Miller We are not living in ordinary times. Occupy Till I Come gives readers a clear-eyed diagnosis: Western civilization stands at a crossroads between renewal and decline. The crisis is not merely political or economic — it is spiritual and cultural to the
Normally, when we consider the environment in which we live, we think of our physical surroundings. Some of us live in urban centers, some in suburbs, some in the countryside. Those who live in middle and upper-class situations may think their environment is quite pleasant. But our environment comprises not
In his classic fantasy novel The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien pens a conversation between unlikely hero, Frodo and wise master guide, Gandalf. As Gandalf reports on the rise of darkness in their world, Frodo laments that he must live in the times when darkness is on the rise.
It’s going to take more than a ban on critical race theory to make Virginia schools great again. On Election Day, political newcomer Glenn Youngkin upset Terry McAuliffe to be elected governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which a year ago voted for President Biden by ten points. McAuliffe enjoyed
To keep their friends happy, students in Russian schools routinely cheat for one another, or at least look the other way. According to the annual Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations Project, one in seven university students in Russia admits to cheating on exams. Further, one in twenty-five admits to
Not every religion enables self-control Years ago I saw a sign in an office kitchen: “Your mother doesn’t work here; please clean up after yourself.” It’s not hard to imagine the back story: otherwise-responsible adults (they were holding down jobs, after all) leaving dirty cups in the sink. Somebody else
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