Thursday, July 28th, 2022
[Note: After this episode, we will be shifting to a biweekly release schedule.]
One...
Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
The church planter is like a rubber tire between the bumpers of two vehicles. Allen Roth...
Saturday, February 5th, 2022
I was a slightly nerdy, freshman chemistry major begrudgingly taking the required basic communications course. Dutifully, I decided to make the most of the class and write my term paper on what is fundamental to friendship initiation. Deep in the musty, psychology journal section of the library, I found I was not the first to want more “scientific” answers in addressing this question....
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
What is the Christian response to the trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin? What does real...
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
What is it like to live closely with Christians from a different culture? Daniel shares stories...
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
There are a lot of difficulties that our society is facing today. What do these reveal about our...
Sunday, December 27th, 2020
What is it like to live in Jerusalem? How does watching the Israel-Palestine relations firsthand...
Sunday, November 1st, 2020
Is the deteriorating atmosphere regarding the Jewish people in the U.S.A. and abroad a new thing? Even prior to the New Covenant, the Jewish people have been singled out for discrimination; it has never truly gone away. So what is the current situation today, and how shall the Anabaptist community respond? The answer requires reflection on the issues involved, biblical...
Sunday, August 16th, 2020
Part 3
Most adults who have achieved a certain level of maturity have a well-developed set of cultural values and a preferred decision-making ethic, whether or not they are aware of those paradigms within themselves. I am no different. As a Christian professor at a secular community college I am comfortable with my established worldview. However, my current class of nursing students, who...
Sunday, August 9th, 2020
Part 2
I teach a nursing class made up of nurses, midwives, and doctors who were trained in Egypt, Nepal, Romania, Korea, the Philippines, India, Columbia, Sudan, China, Taiwan, Nigeria, Ukraine, Russia, Bangladesh, Iraq, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and Iran. They speak 30 languages other than English among them. They vary in years of experience from 1 to 20. Some have immigrant status...