Being Human Conference
Being Human In A Modern World We are proud to sponsor an event with Merely Human Ministries at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The two premier speakers will … Read more
What Is Our Influence For?
Reflections on a town hall, Thomas Hobbes, and the difficulty of telling the truth Last Thursday, my son Ben and I were in Michigan for a CBS News town hall … Read more
What We Carry
Aeneas, remembering, and our responsibility to the past, the present, and the future I have been teaching the Aeneid in my Core Texts classes, and one image has stayed with me. It … Read more
The Man at the Gate
A Second Dialogue Between Aristotle and Job: Wealth, Honor, and Life at the City Gate Job sat among the ashes. Aristotle sat beside him, listening. For a while, neither spoke. … Read more
Can Aristotle Answer Job?
Aristotle speaks… ARISTOTLE: May I sit? JOB: The others did. ARISTOTLE: Were they helpful? JOB: For the first seven days, they said nothing. ARISTOTLE: And afterward? JOB: You might consider staying with their original approach. Aristotle … Read more
The Humility of Descartes
Doubt, knowledge, and what happens when we “why” ourselves into chaos I have been teaching René Descartes this week in my Core Texts class, and I’ve noticed something about him … Read more
Is That It?
it is good to wait in silence for the salvation of the Lord “Is that it?” Someone asked that question after hearing Taps at the Alabama National Cemeteryduring our 30 Days of … Read more
We Have the Technology. Do We Have the Wisdom?
Prometheus, twenty-four notes, and the things machines cannot replace A recording can play Taps. That is an obvious fact, but it is also the reason I have spent so much … Read more
Is AI Devaluing the Soul?
A New Defense for Being Human Here is a podcast that Dr. Matthew Burford was on with the very reverend Vicar Joshua Farris. You can see more of Joshua’s channel … Read more
The Ghost is Real
The rooster at Elsinore, Horatio’s clause, and the ghosts that find their way back in Shakespeare’s Hamlet does not open with the prince, the new king, or the queen. It … Read more