Becoming a Beautiful Presence in an Angry Culture
Our culture is filled with bitterness, anger, quarreling, and the like. It can be hard to discern how best to live as faithful Christians amidst such hostility and division.
Christ’s church is meant to be a beacon of the beauty of the gospel in the face of the worst the world has to offer.
In this article at By Faith, Richard Doster explains the nature of the church’s calling to be a beautiful presence in an angry world and gives practical guidance on how to embody that calling.
“Christian apologetics, of course, requires us to defend the faith in terms of objective truth, but we shouldn’t forget — especially now — that beauty, too, is integral to our faith. Nor should we ignore beauty’s peculiar power. Cervantes wrote in “Don Quixote,” “It is the prerogative and charm of beauty to win hearts.””