#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
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
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
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
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.
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
Take the blue pill. Destroy reality. Give me a minute to explain. Richard Weaver’s book Ideas Have Consequences has reverberated through my life every time I read it. You don’t need to scan any further than the introduction to see Weaver’s concern: men have dismissed transcendence, universal ideals, logic, realism, objective truth, and original sin.