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Debt, Borrowing, Lending, Financial Planning: Biblical Proverbial Wisdom

Interest kills. Creditors bear responsibility. Borrowers need discernment. Biblical directives are necessary in a world where indebtedness to build school buildings is common. The primary injunctions concerning indebtedness are directed toward the creditors—those who have the financial ability to abuse others by lending at interest (Ex 22:25-27; Lev 25:35-38; Deut 23:19, 20). Judgments against the

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“What Am I NOT Hearing?” Recognizing Cognitive BIAS in Research

“What’s missing?” “What am I *not* hearing?” These are the first questions I ask myself whenever I hear the news, watch a movie, take a class, or enter a Zoom meeting. Why does silence dominate one agenda, noise, another? As a professor, I press students to hear another voice other than the one constantly in

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Good & Evil

July 28, 2026 No Comments

Definitions matter. Give me a minute to explain. In Daniel Mahoney’s book The Persistence of the Ideological Lie, his introduction minces no words: The Ideological Lie, as Solzhenitsyn calls it, was born when modern revolutionaries turned the age-old distinction between good and evil upside down. In the name of progress, evil was called goodness, and

Scientists in Christian History

May 11, 2026 No Comments

Science is helped by history. Give me a minute to explain. After discovering the third law of planetary motion, Johannes Kepler prayed, “Sun, moon, and planets glorify Him in your ineffable language! Celestial harmonies, all ye who comprehend His marvelous works, praise Him. And thou, my soul, praise thy Creator! It is by Him and

How to Destroy a Library

May 6, 2026 No Comments

The artillery opened fire at 10 p.m. Using bracketing salvos, measuring the precise range of their volleys, spotters began to report direct hits. The structure imploded from the heat generated from the incendiary shells, created by igniting the contents of the building. Stained glass shattered. Sections of the roof collapsed. Walls caved in. People escaped

The Lie

April 28, 2026 No Comments

Nothing has changed. Give me a minute to explain. Corruption comes from the lie in Genesis 3:4-5, “The serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of the forbidden fruit, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” In

Out of the Barrel of a Gun

April 22, 2026 No Comments

Who will be in charge? Give me a minute to explain. “Who is the number one god?” In the 1996 movie The Island of Dr. Moreau, the beast people revolt against the godlike scientist, taking over the island. In fits of rage, the beast people, once controlled by electric shocks, now rule. Done with Dr.

Make Your Voice Memorable

April 14, 2026 No Comments

When it happens, you know it. Give me a minute to explain. The delivery of any kind of oral presentation is unique. Singing our national anthem happens all the time. However, Whitney Houston’s 1991 Super Bowl performance surpasses all others. Wartime addresses are essential for their time and place. Yet some transcend the moment, such

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