We Have Forgotten That We Are Creatures

We live in a world where technology has vastly expanded human potential. We live longer, healthier lives and can do more in less time than ever before. But we are still human – finite, fallible creatures with limits given to us by our Creator. When we forget our limits or, worse, reject them, we rebel against our humanity. Why are we so restless?  Because we've forgotten that we are creatures.

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 special guest Catherine Doster, a New City Fellows alumnae, to briefly reflect on John’s teaching and discuss how it applies to daily life.

Additional Resources

From John’s Talk

• 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

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques 
• The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
• Who Sang the First Song by Ellie Holcomb

Websites

https://htcraleigh.org/

https://centerforpublicchristianity.org/