#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
To acknowledge life as a gift of God, one’s whole focus and concentration must be shifted from themselves to One outside themselves. Gratitude focuses one’s attention upward. Thankfulness is of preeminent importance. Disciples of Jesus as Lord bow the knee to their Sovereign Savior both in response to Who He is as well as what
Dreading those potential disagreements over politics, culture, and other issues that might come up at the dinner table and other family events? Here are 10 Proverbial principles that will help you engage in lively conversation without losing your Christian witness. “All I wanted to do was argue.” So said a student enrolled in my public
One can judge the character of an author by his self-deprecation. Immediately, in the introduction to Faith, Reason and Beyond Reason, Mark Boone makes clear he does not know it all. Knowledge (epistemology) is the framework for Boone’s book, yet his first paragraph admits how much he learned from a student. Were I a screenwriter,
Dave Beck honored me by asking if I would write the foreword to his book. Here is my reflection on his memoir Fragments. Find his book here. Professor’s offices in older buildings are quite small. David’s 8 x 10-foot space was where we first met. The discussions we had knocked down walls, opening literary vistas before
I love Jesus. I love my country. I see no reason why one should be conditioned by the other. From time to time, I read articles from a brother or sister in The Faith which try to label what I accept as true as an “ism” (some call it “Christian Nationalism”). So, during this election
I love the study of politics and politicians (my favorite politician is Vaclav Havel. My personal perspective is that (1) I bear responsibility as a citizen to participate in my culture’s prosperity for a productive future for all (read Jeremiah 29:1-7), (2) as a U.S. citizen I have been given the privilege of voting for