3 Principles for Pastoring Animals
A pastor cares for his or her flock through tender concern, prayer, teaching, and insight into his or her parishioners. But one may be pastoral without being called to be a pastor of a church. I know ...
22 Apr 202418min
A Royal Ruin: Pascal's Argument from Humanity to Christianity
The Bible is God's anthropology rather than man's theology.— Abraham Joshua Heschel We humans often puzzle over our own humanity, scanning our heights and our depths, wondering about and worrying over...
15 Apr 202412min
The Existential Intimacies of Jazz
Jazz, at its best, inducts its own into aesthetic alliances, some long-lasting, others fleeting, but all meaningful. Musician and listener can find fellowship musically. Meaning is experienced when we...
8 Apr 20248min
How Jazz Can Shape Our Apologetics
Jazz is a national treasure, but is no longer a common pastime. First, rock and then hip-hop eclipsed its popularity long ago. Historian Gerald Early claims that three things uniquely define America: ...
1 Apr 202416min
Easter Life and the Facts of History
Easter commemorates and celebrates a historical event unlike any other: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. But what is the significance of the resurrection? And how can we know it really...
25 Mars 20249min
The Four Virtues of Jazz and What They Teach Us about Working Well With Others
Any jazz aficionado knows the musical virtues of jazz, whether they are a musician, a jazz writer, or simply a committed jazz listener. In classical Western thought (that is, in the musings of cats li...
18 Mars 202417min
3 Lessons My Love of Jazz Has Taught Me about Being a Philosophy Professor
I am a jazz aficionado as well as a philosophy professor. Being in front of a classroom teaching is my favorite place on earth, second to a good jazz club with hip friends. In the midst of a philosoph...
11 Mars 202418min
What Does "Test the Spirits" Mean in the Bible and How Do We Do It?
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit o...
4 Mars 202420min
