hermeneutics, slide stacks
For much of this week, I have had the incredible privilege of spending time with some of the most amazing young people at the 2017 IFCA National Youth Convention (held at Taylor University’s fantastic campus in Indiana). Attending are several hundred junior and...
education, higher education
In his recent well-crafted article, “Higher Education Seeks Answers to Leaner Years,” Jon Marcus of The Hechinger Report has provided a resonant clarion call for higher education leaders. Marcus quotes one administrator who acknowledges that, “We inherited a system...
epistemology, origins, worldview
“How did we get here?” This is one of the great questions of life, and its answer sets the direction for so many other answers to great questions. If we are descended from animals, then are we not justified in living as animals? If we are generated merely by...
apologetics, communication, worldview
COMMUNICATING BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW TO MILLENNIALS AND IGENS: TASTE AND SEE APOLOGETICS[1] Christopher Cone, Th.D, Ph.D, Ph.D Biblical Models for Communicating Truth to the Unversed Peter provides the only direct apologetic mandate in Scripture,[2] reminding his readers...
Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts
At the 2017 IFCA Cultivate Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Cone considers the Holy Spirit, how He works in the believer’s life, and expectations for the believer’s walk. Download (PDF, 2.88MB) Download (PDF, 1.72MB) Download (PDF, 2.2MB)...
bibliology, ecclesiology, eschatology, ethics, hermeneutics, philosophy, theology, worldview
A worldview is the perspective through which one views the world. By definition, a Biblical worldview is derived exegetically from the pages of the Bible. Philosophy and theology have long been perceived as rivals in worldview, but if we define those terms lexically...
education, higher education, organizational leadership
According to ABHE’s 2015 statistical report,[1] out of roughly 140 universities and colleges who have any official reported status with ABHE, there are only 5 non-denominational Bible colleges with attendance over 320[2] students (including undergraduate and graduate...
bible overviews, worldview
Having been a historic experimenter, Solomon writes the conclusion to his philosophical journey in Ecclesiastes. He describes the advantages and disadvantages of a number of different worldviews “under the sun,” and he concludes that the beyond-the-sun...
