June 30, 2009

Virginia Session - 6/30/09

What defines a culture? What does a society's culture say about their worldview? These are a couple of the questions we wrestled with this evening at Summit. Tonight we had the opportunity to apply some of the ideas we've been discussing this past week. We took a look at a few common objects we find in our society - a cell phone, a piece of gum, a computer, Styrofoam plates etc - to see what they say about America's culture. What we discovered, for better or for worse, is that America's culture provides a self-centered, individualistic view of the world. As Christians, if we are going to be able to make an impact on our culture, we can't afford to ignore our society's outlook on life. As Ben Williams, our Summit East Director emphasized - we must be willing to understand our culture, critique its negative aspects and create a better culture.
Though our society isn't the best it's ever been, it does allow for a variety of opportunities to effectively engage the culture. Let's engage the culture by being in the world but not of the world. (John 17:15, 18) -Nathaniel

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