I’m not a big culture guy. I don’t usually check the internet until after 11:00 am. Most movies are boring to me. Don’t ask me about any modern actors because I likely won’t know much. I’m usually the last of my friends to discover what’s going on in the world. In short, I don’t pay attention to trending events like most people.
This is me. Or, I should say, this was me. But now I’m different. Personally, I’d much rather be reading Calvin and commentaries than scanning the news to know what’s going on in Timbuktu. I love the life of the mind, I love reading, and I get replenished by being alone. Greatly influenced by Cal Newport’s famed book, Deep Work, setting aside time to do “deep work” is a priority of mine. As such, I don’t always know what’s going on in culture because I’m too busy focusing on my main tasks of the day. But as a local church pastor, however, I’m starting to become increasingly convinced of the need for cultural literacy,…
