Praise the Lord and Pass the Gun Scope

I heard an interesting story on NPR the other day about a company that supplies gun scopes to the US military. What’s peculiar about these scopes is that they engrave a Bible verse on the scope, next to the serial number.

Christians in America often mix patriotism and Christianity. This example of Christ Above Culture is particularly troublesome when these scopes are used in the war against Islamic terrorism. It almost implies that the battle is between Muslims and Christians. Although some Muslims have phrased the battle in this way, most American soldiers do are not fighting because they are Christian.

Salvation Mountain! Imagery Rising From The Desert Plateau Photo Gallery by Dan Chusid at pbase.com

A couple weeks ago on PSB I heard about this: “Salvation Mountain! Imagery Rising From The Desert Plateau Photo Gallery by Dan Chusid at pbase.com“.

It is a neat example of Christ Above Culture

Chic-fil-a, Christ and culture

I’ve written about Chic-fil-a in my blog before, regarding its view of Christ and culture. As I sit here today I noticed their music: not just Christian contemporary but also a little country. Interesting. Do they equate country music as part of Christian culture?

Churches Struggling with Christ and Culture

The other evening I was a little bored and found myself watching a move with Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan. It wasn’t a movie I typically watch or ever thought I would be interested in, it was just on as I did some other things.

This move, called First Sunday, was about a couple guys who have execute a half-baked plan to rob a church. As the story unfolded it became clear that this church was very typically in the middle of a controversy about involvement in its community. Some wanted to move into a safer community where they could be protected from the corrupting culture around them. Others wanted to stay in the neighborhood and reach out to it.

Don Miller Blog » The Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives

The other day I came across this example of Christ and Culture: Don Miller Blog » The Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives.

Men’s Bible Study about Christ and Culture

Many times things that are marketed as a men’s Bible study frustrate me. They usually talk more about someone’s concept of machisimo than drawing me closer to Christ. It’s like they use Jesus as an excuse to promote their adjenda of what it means to be a man. Many of these are examples of Christ of Culture for mixing culture’s idea of what it means to be a man, with Christ.

Women’s Bible Study about Christ and Culture

I am always glad to see women gather for a women’s Bible study, but always disappointed in the options available. It seems that many women’s Bible study books and curriculum focus more on what someone thinks it means to be feminine than Christ. A Bible study like this is an example of Christ of Culture because it uses Christ as an excuse to promote one’s particular cultural beliefs.

I always find it funny to see another women’s Bible study cover Esther- or one of the other supposedly “women’s” books of the bible, like Ruth. It’s almost as if because the lead character is a woman, there’s nothing a man could get out of it.

Meeting with God in the outdoors

DavidZimm posted a photo:

If I had a dime for every time a hunter told me that their church is communing with nature when they go hunting, I could have personally financed this Bible. As you see in the photo, this is the Mossy Oak bible- marketed towards outdoorsmen. It is an example of Christ Above Culture for its use of popular culture to promote Christ.
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The History Of The Vacation Examined : NPR

The other day I found this example of Christ and Culture: The History Of The Vacation Examined : NPR.

Gathje, A Contested Classic

This article offers a critique of Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture paradigm, stating that his liberal, pluralistic theology naturally lead him to disingenuously conclude that Christ Transforms Culture is the correct perspective despite his claims to remain neutral and not commit to any one perspective.