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Tuesday, November 14, John Brown University’s Center for Faith and Flourishing hosted lecturer Jay W. Richards, PhD, and his presentation on Anti-Human Ideologies. His lecture not only covered certain Anti-Human ideologies such as Deep Ecology, Transhumanism, and Gender Ideology, but also how Christians should respond to them in a world that is rapidly adopting these ideologies.
On Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, the country of Guatemala erupted in mass protests all over the nation. The protesters called for the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras who has been attempting to block President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from officially taking office.
John Brown University students participated in Spiritual Emphasis Week, taking place from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, by hearing from Chapel guest speaker, the Rev. Curtiss Smith. Throughout the week, Smith delivered messages on spiritual growth and maturity. Every semester, Spiritual Emphasis Week offers an additional chapel service on Wednesday that works along an adjusted class schedule so that all of JBU can attend the service.
Here we are at the beginning of another fall semester. This year there is a record number of first-year students, who are all attending one of the many Gateway Seminars. I teach two of these seminars, and I look forward to it each year. Why? Because I am privileged to be an important part of getting first-year students started in the right direction on their four-year journeys of learning, self-discovery, spiritual growth, and becoming modern Christian adults. I stress to my two Gateway classes that the purpose of Gateway is to learn how to be a faithful Christian learner. I am not sure that they all appreciate what this really means.
America is not a Christian nation. Before you fire back by quoting the Pledge of Allegiance’s “one Nation under God” and the United States’ official motto, “In God We Trust,” allow me to explain. With recent events like the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and conspiracy theories like QAnon rapidly spreading […]