Who Told You That You Were Naked?

There’s a picture somewhere from my childhood of me with 3 friends at a kid’s pool party. Despite how long ago it was, despite having forgotten the names of those girls, I can never shake that image from my mind. At a certain point, I stopped looking at the joy on our faces. All I…

Taylor Swift’s Guide to Theology of the Body

While her lyrics aren’t meant to be considered doctrine, most missionaries at the Culture Project think that Taylor Swift has many beautiful things to share with us. My friend Alex recently shared Taylor Swift’s Guide to Confession, and I want to take it one step further with Taylor Swift’s Guide to the Theology of the…

The Church is Body Positive

In 1564 Pope Pius IV ordered that the nude figures in Michelangelo’s masterpiece “The Last Judgement” be covered up. The work is iconic and stunning and sits squarely in the center of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. To many, the image was crude and shocking. They saw no reason for so much of the naked…

Theology of the Body and Quarantine: The Invitation of Beauty

We currently find ourselves on a beautiful planet full of incredible eternal souls… trapped inside of our houses and yards. If you are anything like me, these past weeks have been hard. With a deeper ache for communion rushing to the surface of my heart, I often found myself turning on my phone as if…