Continuing our series on values for scholarship, David Hanson looks at Godās calling for humans to innovate. Scholarship is subject to cultural-formative norms. Humans never fabricate ex nihilo ā only God does that. Yet the bringing of ānew thingsā into existence reflects Godās creative power in our calling to stewardly dominion of the world. Cooking a Read more
I wonder why you praise God for sending his son at Christmas. Is it because of the forgiveness that Jesusā later death and resurrection would afford? Is it because Jesus was the means by which we can have a restored relationship with God? Is it because we remember how the Read more
Theme Jesus claimed on several occasions that He had the authority to forgive sins. For many this is a deeply offensive thing to say. The uniqueness of Jesus Christ is challenged by many people today. It is very instructive to think deeply about people who believe that they can find Read more
Cambridge has long been a stimulating home for Christian minds. Devout doctors, monks and other medieval scholars helped birth the world-famous university in 1209, key figures in the English Reformation studied, taught and preached in the town, and God-fearing pioneers in many disciplines have been nurtured in the colleges, departments Read more
Rachel is a young Christian woman and she is thinking about becoming a diplomat in the Foreign Office. She is challenged by a Christian friend who tells her that she will be wasting her life by going into such a āworldlyā and political profession. Again, and again, we can come Read more