#10 Hospitality Biblical acceptance of others into our lives is more than a welcome mat at the front door “Seek to show hospitality” (Romans 12:13) Idea #10 demonstrates a longstanding biblical commitment to “the stranger” SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest, “buy in” “Porching” became a verb around Indianapolis when Joanna Taft (Executive Director, Harrison Center
Government: Once Taken, Control is Never Given Back Proverbs 28:2, “When a land transgresses, it has many rulers.” This week’s Idea #9 is crucial to the sustenance of a free people. SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest, “buy in” “Government’s Role in a Free Nation” (here) is captured in our two-minute Truth in Two. Alexsandr
Words: Whoever Controls the Definition, Controls the Conversation John 5:47, If you don’t believe Moses’ words, how will you believe me? This week’s Idea #8 is a very basic language component: the label we give to ideas, things, people, or places that give meaning or sense to an object. SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest,
Ethics: The Answer to “Should?” The only basis for ethics (what one should or ought to do) is the eternal. This week’s Idea #7 is for everyone everywhere: “should” is universal. SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest, “buy in” Gratitude is the source of and standard for ethics. Find the latest Truth in Two video here.
Righteous Justice “Social justice,” “racial justice,” or “economic justice” are empty phrases unless there is a “RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE” whereby humans judge any kind of injustice. This week’s Idea #6 is on behalf of all who have been and are treated unjustly. SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest, “buy in” I am a BIG fan of The
Educating Educators “The Levites and priests taught the people the Book of the Law” (2 Chronicles 17:1-9) This week’s Idea #5 is for teachers and students who want to be teachers. SO WHAT? Getting attention, interest, “buy in” I’m a BIG believer in cookies, both to eat and to use in teaching. Use the free
How can God’s Word benefit public health? Give me a minute to explain. The Bible is good for people. It seems that Harvard University might agree! The question is raised, “Is religion a determining factor of public health?” Yes, says Harvard Public Health. “Documentation suggests that weekly religious service attendance is longitudinally associated with lower
How do you know the Bible is real history? Give Me a Minute to explain. Dr. Luke knew “what was real.” The good doctor gives the precision, the detail we come to expect from doctors. Luke 3:1-6 is a case in point. Luke chronicles the historic exactitude of John the Baptist’s mission and message into
Email Title: Ice, Fire, Can’t, Prep, 1, 2, Tesla, Consent, Structure, GenBio, Nay, Good (10 January 2025) Being without electricity is unexpected in 21st Century America. When you’re stuck at home without heat or hot water (not to mention coffee!). This is no small thing in the modern world. This happened to me in a
Talking about God means we are talking about everything. Find out why by watching or reading my one-minute explanation. G. K. Chesterton, famed Christian apologist, saw the basic problem of God and reality. Chesterton said, “You cannot evade the issue of God: whether you talk about pigs or the binomial theory, you are still talking
NOTE: Earlier this week I published the first in a new series of one-minute videos titled, “Give Me a Minute.” The initial entry is “Status Viator.” The present outline here is a practical example of what I meant in the video Status Viator: My Christian Walk and its Influence on What I Am Made
In this new year, how should we make our way? Give Me a Minute to suggest an answer. A young colleague asked for some guidance toward his future in higher education. He grappled with what to include in his resume. I sent him something I have been including with my resume for twenty years called