Cultural Studies My Identity, On Deposit 4 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow I’ve been struggling a lot lately with the question of identity. Well before COVID made working from home a common, cultural experience, I left a job and…
Cultural Studies… Expanding Your Sermon Into The Week 24 Nov 20207 Jun 2021 An interview with Rev. Sam Fink This special episode of the Next Step Podcast captures a conversation between Rev. Sam Fink, Associate Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Orchard…
Cultural Studies… The Tightrope of Faithful Unity and Division 30 Oct 202030 Oct 2020 By Justin Rossow Reformation is a day Lutherans celebrate what makes Lutherans unique. Which is good, as far as it goes, unless the day becomes a pat on our denominational…
Cultural Studies Be a Whole Person in an Age of Zoom Haircuts 16 Sep 202022 Oct 2020 By Justin Rossow I just got my first professional haircut in 38 weeks. I hadn't been counting, but the salon's computer was keeping track. As the stylist cut my hair,…
Cultural Studies… Delight! 2 Sep 20203 Sep 2020 Next Step Press is committed to helping you take a small next step following Jesus. Our mission is to cultivate individuals and communities that infuse collaboration, innovation, and delight into…
Cultural Studies Faithful In Small Things 2 Aug 2020 By Kris Bruun Like many people, I’ve had somewhat more time on my hands during these Covid days, and I’ve soaked up some it in my favorite escape: reading. Many…
Cultural Studies… Imagining More than “Gospel Motivation” 2 Jul 20202 Jul 2020 By Justin Rossow After quite a while trying to follow Jesus and help others take a small next step following Jesus, I am beginning to think all motivation, including so-called…
Cultural Studies… Patterns of Belonging 25 Jun 202022 Aug 2023 By Justin Rossow In his book Organic Community, Joseph Myers describes four different “patterns of belonging” we all need in order to experience a sense of community. Myers doesn’t tell us…
Cultural Studies Wash One Another’s Feet 4 Jun 202028 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow In the midst of all the images of protest and violence on social media this last week, one image captured my attention in a unique way. Fred…
Cultural Studies… Preaching Metaphor 1 May 2020 Next Step Press is committed to helping you take a small next step following Jesus. Our mission is to resource individuals, discipling groups, congregations, and discipling leaders. As part of…
Cultural Studies… Wild Beast or Virus? The Metaphor Makes the Difference 30 Apr 2020 By Justin Rossow Note: This excerpt is from pages 201-205 of Preaching Metaphor: How to Shape Sermons that Shape People by Justin Rossow. Minor formatting edits have been made. Metaphor…
Cultural Studies… My Wife is an Anchor 24 Apr 2020 By Justin Rossow Note: This excerpt is from pages 14-15 of Preaching Metaphor: How to Shape Sermons that Shape People by Justin Rossow. Minor formatting edits have been made. To…
Cultural Studies… Metaphorical Reasoning, Frames, and Scenes 22 Apr 202022 Apr 2020 By Justin Rossow Note: This excerpt is from pages 11-14 of Preaching Metaphor: How to Shape Sermons that Shape People by Justin Rossow. Minor formatting edits have been made. Sometimes,…
Cultural Studies A Different Vision of Value 9 Apr 2020 By Kristeen Bruun A couple of weeks ago, the lieutenant governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, age 70, made the interesting statement that he would be willing to die to save…
Cultural Studies Catie Girl’s Mask 7 Apr 20207 Apr 2020 By John Cordrey Tonight as I was leaving Catie girl's room, with her sound asleep, something out of the ordinary caught my eye. Earlier in the day, my second-grader had…
Cultural Studies… Jesus, Judge Me! 3 Apr 202017 Jan 2021 By Justin Rossow I am such an idiot. I had just read something cool about how J. S. Bach started many of his compositions with the initials, “J.J.” Latin shorthand…
Cultural Studies… A Bit O’Levity Amid the Uncertainty 17 Mar 202027 Mar 2020 By Valerie Matyas A healthy dose of imagination and creativity runs through the blood of my first grader. He likes adventures, stories, building, and drawing. Before the COVID-19 school closure,…
Cultural Studies Preparing for Holy Week in the Age Covid-19 12 Mar 2020 By Kris Bruun I have always loved Holy Week. I grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin when the culture in such places was still imbued with religious…
