We Feel Responsible for Crafting Our Own Identities

The world says that who we are is up to us: look deep into your heart to find your greatest passions and there you will find yourself. As creatures made in the image of God, we know that there is more to who we are than this. But we still struggle to "find" ourselves and to justify our existence. Why are we so restless? Because we feel responsible for crafting our own identities.

At the conclusion of John’s talk, co-hosts Center for Public Christianity Executive Director Josh Chatraw and New City Fellows alumnus Micah Vandegrift are joined by Program Coordinator for the Center for Public Christianity and Holy Trinity Local Outreach Coordinator Daniel Lee  to reflect on John’s teaching and discuss how it applies to daily life.

Additional Resources

From John’s Talks

• Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson
• Penséesby Blaise Pascal
• Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News by Jeffrey Bilbro
• The Power of Place: Choosing Stability in a Rootless Ageby Daniel Grothe
• You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News by Kelly M. Kapic
• You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman Worldby Alan Noble
• Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentmentby Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey

From the Discussion

• Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues by Josh Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior
• Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age by Josh Chatraw
• Body Be by Johnny Q. Public (a Christian rock song)

Websites

https://htcraleigh.org/

https://centerforpublicchristianity.org/