Articles written by Kurt Armstrong

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   An older, wiser follow-up to Blue Like Jazz

   By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on Aug 14, 2009

   Looking for a good story? So is Donald Miller. “Good stories don’t happen by accident,” writes Miller, the charming, self-effacing writer who made a big splash with Blue Like Jazz. His own story, he admits, has been too safe to…Read More→

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   How to find meaning in pop culture

   By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on Jul 9, 2009

   David Dark is a teacher and pop culture critic who views the media through the lens of the gospel. He shines the light of the good news on all he sees: Christendom, politics, economics, literature, movies, music. The Sacredness of…Read More→

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   An ancient message from a New Monastic

   By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on Jun 8, 2009

   “It’s hard to be a Christian in America,” says Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Wilson-Hartgrove is a leader of New Monasticism, a catchy moniker for a growing movement of Christian men and women who feel called to literally leave places of affluence and…Read More→

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   Norris plunges bravely into depths of spiritual ennui

   By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on Jun 5, 2009

   Acedia (pronounced uh-SEE-dee-uh) means the absence of care, bored restlessness, “the noonday demon.” To 4th century monks acedia was the worst of the “Eight Bad Thoughts,” but it got lumped in with “sloth” when those eight bad thoughts became the…Read More→