I’m teaching a class right now. It has a prerequisite. You have to be at least 75 years old to be admitted. To be honest, I’m loose with this requirement, and there are a few in the group who are younger than that—but I make sure that they never add life to the discussion by saying …
Feeling: Mozart, Jesus, and evolution
Imagine a school of feeling that cultivates sensitive responses to the full spectrum of varieties of beauty--actual and potential. There are courses in the arts that enable us to say more than wow, cool, awesome, amazing, it feels so good. Listening to a Mozart piano concerto, seeing a Rodin …
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The supreme desire and the supreme joy
Watch the 4-minute video Listen to the podcast episode Read the clarified blogpost Evan: I came across a definition of the gospel that puzzles me because it’s different, but it really attracts me. The gospel—the supreme desire to do the Father’s will coupled with the supreme joy of the …
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What happens after you die?
Video (9 minutes) Podcast episode Sophia, a philosopher, and Evan, an evangelist met in Athens. She wanted to see where Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had been, and he wanted to see where Paul had preached. Evan shared his Christian understanding with Sophia, and she shared her …
Persecution righteousness happiness
Video 19 minutes Audio Ali from Iran met Carlos from Columbia in a world religions class in the United States, and they became friends. They had dinner together every evening, and they would discuss topics, sometimes for several days in a row. They were assigned to read Jesus’ “Sermon on …
Know anyone who is grieving?
Video Audio A tender-hearted girl, her tender-hearted father, and her tender-hearted grandmother, were all sensitive and responsive to human need. And they led the family in doing things together when they would notice when a neighbor or friend or stranger would have a particular …
