Human identity is one of the big questions – and the second question posed to Prof. Heidi Maibom (Philosophy, University of Cincinnati) and Prof. N. T. Wright (Theology and New Testament Studies, University of St. Andrews) in their 2017 Veritas Forum dialogue A Courageous Conversation About Life’s Biggest Questions.  The opening exchange in the discussion of this question is embedded below. The clip opens with Prof. Maibom. Prof. Wright’s comments start at about 3:48. As he did in response to... Read more

To talk kingdom is to talk God and to talk story, but then we also have to talk community. Nicholas Perrin discusses the kingdom community in three separate chapters. Notice this: most discussions of kingdom are inadequate on community so his choice is deeply appreciated. We are looking at his new book: The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology. Where to begin this theme? With John the Baptist, Jesus’ “warm up act” who quickly deferred to Jesus. He sums up the... Read more

This ought to be a good time for evangelical institutional powerbrokers to take a good look at what’s going on. What’s going on flat-out is not working. Jack Jenkins: In a shift that stands to impact both religion and politics, survey data suggests that the percentage of Americans who don’t affiliate with any specific religious tradition is now roughly the same as those who identify as evangelical or Catholic. According to newly released General Social Survey data analyzed by Ryan... Read more

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Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. BCP Read more

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John Lennox, Oxford Christian mathematician: Oxford, England — John Lennox, emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, leans forward in his chair, his blue eyes brightening, as he explains how his peculiar profession nearly shipwrecked the academic career of one of his intellectual heroes, Christian author and apologist C. S. Lewis. Shortly before he disembarked for France to fight in the British Army during the First World War, Lewis failed his “fearsome” qualifying examination in algebra to continue his... Read more

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By Mike Glenn According the business and leadership guru, Simon Sinek, the first step to greatness is knowing “why.” Great leaders know their personal why, their organization’s why and the why for each of their subordinates. According to Sinek, you really can’t move forward until you know your why. Great leaders, Sinek insists, are always asking “why?” I guess that means I raised two genius sons. Both of them were always asking “why?” “Daddy, why do we stand so much... Read more