Loneliness or Solitude?
Why is it so hard to take time out of our day to practice solitude with God? Last week, during our spiritual disciplines retreat, we spent solitude with the Lord. The catch is, however, that we did not just break off on our own for twenty minutes then meet back up again. We found a…
The James 1:19 Influence
As Christ-followers we must be especially careful in how our leadership and influence is represented. In fact, we should think not only through the lens of how we are being represented but, more importantly, who we are representing. Fair or not people see Christ reflected most often in either or best or our worst moments….
What Plato Can Teach Us About Public Opinion and Politics
Plato’s The Republic continues to be read, taught, and studied many centuries beyond its writing. It endures because of the way it raises fundamental questions about politics. Many Christians have been exposed to The Republic through C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man. When Lewis writes that the head rules the body through the chest, he…