It was a fairly normal day after hectic weeks. Although I had the feeling of not being at peace, my routine was still there. I turned on a Paul Tripp Podcast (with Joey Tomassoni) and started listening, just before opening my laptop. The name of the Podcast was 'The Spirituality of Beauty'. I was immediately hooked. As I listened, I stopped. I was transfixed, trying to understand the meaning of beauty, when it occurs, what do we mean when we call something or someone beautiful? Or is beauty just a crutch word to express … [Read more...] about The Power of Beauty: A Call to be Transformed
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Book Review: Suffering and the Search for Meaning by Richard Rice
Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain. Richard Rice (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014). Summary: This book surveys seven different approaches to the question of why pain and suffering if there is a God. This serves both as an introduction to the subject of theodicy and provides pastoral and personal resources for responding to people in pain, including one's own suffering. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Suffering and the Search for Meaning by Richard Rice
Science In Review — March 2013
The essay "Evolution and Existentialism, an Intellectual Odd Couple" by David Barash proceeds from the premise that evolution and existentialism appear to have contradictory answers about the meaning of life, and then attempts to reconcile them. I don't feel strongly about the conclusion, but I do find the premise to be faulty, for the reason that evolution does not tell us about the meaning of anything. If it does not speak to the question of meaning, then it cannot conflict with any particular framework that does … [Read more...] about Science In Review — March 2013
“Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief:” The Meaning of Christian Scholarship
We conclude our guest series from Richard Hughes on the vocation of Christian scholars. The following post is adapted from Richard's book, The Vocation of a Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind (Eerdmans, 2005). Ever since I entered my doctoral program at the University of Iowa in 1967, I have committed myself to serious scholarship. That commitment is so central in my life that some might wonder if perhaps I have conformed my understanding of the Christian faith to the … [Read more...] about “Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief:” The Meaning of Christian Scholarship