Apr 24, 2013 | Christian Living
There is a certain discipline that people of maturity have practiced so that their senses and abilities are trained to discern good and evil. This discernment does not come naturally; it must be intentionally developed. Paul taught in his first letter to the church in...
Mar 18, 2013 | Christian Living, Culture, Higher Education
Christians enjoying success in the field of philosophy today can thank Arthur Holmes for helping them get there. Holmes taught philosophy at Wheaton College for more than 40 years, where he wrote and spoke about the integration of faith and learning. He died in 2011,...
Feb 8, 2013 | Culture, Family
My son Michael Sloan has written a brief, strong defense of the liberal arts. I’ll share just a small piece of it here, but I encourage you to read the whole thing at the Winston-Salem Journal: Classics and other disciplines in a liberal arts curriculum offer...
Jan 30, 2013 | Culture, Higher Education
I didn’t really enjoy the movie Napoleon Dynamite the first time I saw it. My kids asked me to watch it with them after it came out a few years ago. Though I noticed a few funny lines, I thought it was silly and didn’t have much point to it. When I heard my...
