What is true... real... reliable? Each of us have our own criteria. The most universal criteria is “It feels correct.” This is not in itself wrong. We were designed (by God) to evaluate affectively and unconsciously, every bit as much or more than cognitively and consciously. Captain Kirk is better at making decisions than Mr. …
Month: June 2018
Telling the Truth Is More Complex Crossing Cultural Lines…
When I was young, a TV show I liked to watch was called "To Tell the Truth." One person with an interesting job or story would be joined with others to talk to a board of celebrity panelists. The goal of the panelists was to determine who is telling the truth and who is lying. …
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Christians and 21st Century Tribalism
"Tribalism" is a great word that has become bandied about in recent days. There are different definitions: a very strong feeling of loyalty to a political or social group, so that you support them whatever they do (Cambridge Dictionary) loyalties that people feel towards particular social groups and to the way these loyalties affect their …
Theological Education Overseas
I recently wrote a short article for The Fellowship of Baptist Educators. The article is located Here. This particular organization supports American seminary professors giving of their time to teach at Bible Schools and Seminaries overseas. Missions that focuses on theological education is a bit controversial. For some, it is a poor use of resources. …
A Short Visit Home After a Long Time
In my newsletter to supporters I noted my visit to the USA after an absence of many years and some of my thoughts of the changes I have seen. Some liked this, so I am sharing it here, with some additional stuff that did not go into the newsletter for the sake of length. Being …
Inter-religious Dialogue as a Tool
I have recently, finally, started working on my book on Inter-religious Dialogue (IRD). I should not have been so slow. I will be teaching the course starting in October (2018). This is the third time I have taught the course, but this will be the first time with my own text. I hope to have …
Sowers and Storytellers
Matthew 13 is an interesting chapter and is a place where the Parable of the Sower is given. However, in the same chapter are two more sowers. They are described in the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. Parable of the Sower Sower One who shares the Word of God Seed God's Word Parable …
Facts matter after all: rejecting the “backfire effect”
I have written suppotively on the backfire effect. The article link below challenges it... or at least the extremes. While I have certainly seen the extremes occur, the article suggests that a "pushback effect" is more universal. Article: https://wp.me/p4QmLu-p3