"...elephantine adventures in pursuit of the obvious."
I'm Eric Farkas, currently a mechanical draftsman, as well as a web developer, doing mainly Ruby on Rails. I am also the CTO of TalentSoup, as well as one of the founding members of Sensus Divinitatis Publishing. I have a number of side projects, including SD News, Perplexed Labs, Inc. and GenXCommune. In a past life I was a founding member of HoverSpot.
I worship at the OPC of Franklin Square with my family, where I serve as a deacon.
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This blog is my attempt to catalog what I read and see, as well as offer my thoughts on theology, philosophy, technology, and culture.
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The Courage to Create | Mere Orthodoxy
I’m giving a talk for Wheatstone Academy in a few weeks on the relationship between courage, theology, and the creation of culture.
I am still putting together my thoughts on the talk and trying to identify the specific angle I want to take. My audience is Christian high-school students, but that has never limited me in any way. I’ve always had the most success with high school students when set the bar high.
That said, here are a few sources that are influencing my thoughts on the topic, and that may shape the final product:
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Ken Myers - Why Culture Matters
That's why culture matters. Because our redemption is to a fulfilled humanity, a rescued humanity. And then all of the good things that come with being human are given a new possibility.
Ken Myers, Ordinary Means PodcastThis is a fantastic podcast/interview. Highly recommended.
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Why The Church Needs To Be A Culture
"If the Church is not a culture then it exists only in relation, and in response, to secular reason." - Matthew Lee Anderson
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