Marvin Olasky, professor of journalism at the University of Texas, became well known in Washington when every Republican freshman in the 1994 House of Representatives received a copy of his book, The Tragedy of American Compassion.[1] In this work and in its sequel, Renewing American Compassion, Olasky argued that private citizens do a better job of caring for their …
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In New Testament times a good number of Classical Greek words took on a new semantic dimension. One example is the word ἐκκλησία [eklisia] “church.” This article focuses on a revelation that begins to unfold with Jesus’ utterance of the word ἐκκλησία and which is later portrayed by Paul as “the Body of Christ.” Here …
Imagine being a fly on the wall the moment God spoke creation into existence (impossible since God spoke creation out of nothing, but you get the point). With a word, God hung stars in the sky and set time in motion. There are too many galaxies to count; the Milky Way alone is home to …
Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a nineteenth-century Church of Scotland minister revered for the depth of his piety. Upon hearing him preach, a listener once wrote, “I saw in you a beauty in holiness that I never saw before.”[1] He served two churches, including St. Peter’s Church in Dundee, before dying at age 29. Upon M’Cheyne’s death, …
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Ask a young child, even a very young one, the question: “What is one plus one?” and the answer will very likely be: “Two.” Ask a mathematician the same question and the answer may be: “It depends….” Let me take you on a detour to convince you that the mathematician is not trying to be …
Welcome back to our annual top books of the year post. Each year our board and fellows join together to submit their favorite book from the most recent year. Each book has a short synopsis on why it’s so great. You can find last year’s recommendations here. Happy reading! As a note: These may or may not have been published in 2021 …