#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
The natural world comes from The Supernatural God. Give me a minute to explain. Did you know it takes all of your over 600 muscles plus your brain to make your body run? The human body plan explained by exercise scientists is fascinating! Did you know that the stealth fighter-bomber design was patterned after the
Decision making can be difficult. Give me a minute to suggest three questions that could help. How to respond and when to act are hard to know for certain. Here are three questions to ask yourself (1) CAN I? What is your time and place in the world. What vocational gifts have you been given?
What to say and how to say it. Give me a minute to explain my approach to social media. Here are seven of my approaches to social media. (1) I will *never* apologize for communicating a biblical mindset. (2) I will seek to begin with Scriptural doctrine applied to life. (3) My starting point will
Do you eat salt with your friends? Give me a minute to explain. I titled my talk to a men’s group, “Eating Salt Together: How Men Become Friends.” I got the idea from Aristotle who said, “Friendship requires time and familiarity, men cannot know each other till they have ‘eaten salt together’ until each has
If you were shown a miracle, would you believe? Give Me a Minute to explain. The story is told of the deaths of two men, one rich, one poor. The rich man, who thought his life was a result of his work, found himself in torment, separated from God. The poor man, who believed that
Why is the idea of “warp and woof” important for everyday life? Give Me a Minute to explain. I agree with Augustine who said, “We love Truth when it suits us, but hate Truth when it accuses us” and with Os Guinness who said, “If we do not have integration with truth in the whole