Metrics. Every organization, it seems, has them now. I’m not talking about kilometers, kilograms, liters, and degrees centigrade. We tried all that here in America in the late 1970s, and it never really caught on. No, I’m talking about the numbers that fill in the blanks of reports, the numbers that are used to assess
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The Timeless Legacy of Groen van Prinsterer
Why are the populism that hailed Napoleon, the nationalism that supported Bismarck, the naturalism of Darwin, and the nihilism of Nietzsche still with us in the twenty-first century? Of the making of many books there is no end—warns the Bible—but once in a while a book comes along that swallows up many others. Groen van
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Remembering Jarrid Wilson
We were deeply saddened to learn of Jarrid Wilson’s passing on the evening of September 9. His passionate and authentic faith inspired thousands. Justin Marr, who worked closely with Jarrid as Managing Editor, shares his thoughts on Jarrid Wilson’s life and work. Along with many others, I was heartbroken by the news of Jarrid Wilson’s
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How God Alone Makes Sense of Ethics
Ethics is also part of philosophy. The first Greek philosophers, like Thales, were mainly interested in the material composition of the world. But with Heraclitus, and especially with Plato and Aristotle, people tried to learn from philosophers how to live. Philosophers have typically offered one of three general theories of ethics, sometimes coordinating two of
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Samuel Pearce and Holy Love
In the history of God’s people, there have been a number of individuals who seem to have packed decades of spiritual maturity into a few short years of life. There is a spiritual intensity about such men and women that make them utterly unforgettable to their contemporaries. Such, for example were: David Brainerd (1718–1747) Ann
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