By: Jeremiah Gómez on March 20, 2025
For nearly a year, I’ve been inviting those in my faith community to (re)examine where we root our identity and what it looks like if we miss-place it in something that isn’t meant to uphold that weight. Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything demonstrates that one of the ways to chase truth and avoid resistance…
By: Shela Sullivan on March 20, 2025
Introduction In a world where reason and truth are under constant scrutiny, Postmodernism emerges as both a critic and a challenger to the Enlightenment’s legacy.[1] In Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, Stephen R.C. Hicks debates that Postmodernism developed as a reaction to the failures of earlier ideas like the Enlightenment and…
By: Alex Mwaura on March 20, 2025
Some Kenyan history Following Kenya’s independence in 1963, a section of political leaders took over government after years of fighting for freedom. They were now charged with the difficult job of uniting and healing the country, keeping the nation safe and growing the economy. For a young nation, this was an arduous task. So, the…
By: Daren Jaime on March 20, 2025
In college, I remember the anxiety surrounding two semesters of philosophy and how many times I wanted to drop out of the course with the quickness. The problem, what I labored intently to retain, fell to the ground with expediency shortly after grasping the content. Despite my endless excavation into the subject matter and a…
By: Diane Tuttle on March 20, 2025
Before even getting to page one, philosophy professor, Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. let his reader know his thesis: The failure of epistemology made postmodernism possible, and the failure of socialism made postmodernism necessary[1]. Knowing that, I anticipated the reading of this book to be a clear and flowing experience. It was anything but that. Philosophy has…
By: Chad Warren on March 20, 2025
To quote blues musician Elmore James, we are “standing at the crossroads.” On one side, defenders of reason and individual freedom argue that the achievements of the Enlightenment—scientific progress, human rights, and democratic governance—are under threat. Conversely, a growing chorus claims these ideals have undermined community life, fostering alienation, moral relativism, and social decay. Two…
By: Jess Bashioum on March 20, 2025
As I read through Bobby Duffy’s Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything, I would ask myself, my husband and sons the questions from the surveys and was pleasantly surprised that our estimates where closer to the actual numbers than the average reply. This clearly shows that my family is the exception to the rule, and…
By: Christy on March 20, 2025
Last weekend, I had a friend share their struggle with not understanding God’s sovereignty and what happens to people who have never heard the gospel. While we didn’t get into a deep theological discussion, I did try to encourage them by sharing that I find peace in knowing that some things are just a mystery,…
By: Christian Swails on March 20, 2025
We assume that reality is something firm, something objective—out there, waiting for us to correctly perceive it. And yet, history tells us that humans have been wildly wrong about reality for as long as we’ve been conscious enough to question it. In Why We Are Wrong About Nearly Everything, Bobby Duffy lays out a compelling…
By: Elysse Burns on March 20, 2025
Recently, I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Lamma Mansour speak at the George Fox Woolman Peacemaking Forum on Bearing Witness: A Christian Palestinian Cry for Justice and Peace. One moment stood out during the Q&A when a frustrated man voiced concerns about evangelical responses to the Gaza situation. Dr. Mansour, instead of offering a…
By: Darren Banek on March 20, 2025
As I launched into this educational journey, I have become increasingly aware of my tendency for Elementary reading, getting bogged down and stuck on trivial details, and losing sight of the overarching themes and direction of the books I am reading.[1] To combat this, I have tried to establish creative habits in preparation for reading…
By: Graham English on March 20, 2025
I have been in two minor earthquakes that left me safe but scared. Both were strong enough to shake the house, rattle pictures off walls, and break dinnerware. Once they were over, while they did cause momentary anxiety, life continued as normal. Neither was even close to being as life-altering as the big earthquakes that…
By: Robert Radcliff on March 20, 2025
This week, I read Bobby Duffy’s book, Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything: A Theory of Human Misunderstanding. By doing surveys of public perception compared to statistics on issues, Duffy showed the human propensity to be wrong. Through a vast amount of research, he showed without “massive misinformation campaigns by automated bots… we’re still very…
By: Joel Zantingh on March 20, 2025
In reading, Stephen Hicks, Explaining Postmodernism: Scepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, one gets a clear sense of the amount of time it takes to root ideas into the very fabric of a society. What started in the 1950s and 1960s among French philosophers [1], became the University texts in the 1990s and early…
By: Betsy on March 20, 2025
About eight years ago one of my staff team, who I still employ, made me a T shirt that said in big bold black words, ‘I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER’. Why did she do that? Because as a woman leader it can be what happens., just like for male leaders and father wounds. It is…
By: Glyn Barrett on March 20, 2025
Stephen Hicks’ book, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault [1] takes the reader on a deep dive into the origins of postmodernism, tracking its philosophical development and highlighting its connections to Marxist ideology. As someone who values Judeo-Christian principles and upholds the Bible as the Word of God, I find his analysis…
By: Adam Cheney on March 19, 2025
The village I lived in along the southern coast of Kenya had a socialist nature to it. Within that village, commodities were communal and meant to be shared. If I bought a ladder, it naturally was for the collective use of the entire village and can be returned to me upon request. There was a…
By: Jennifer Eckert on March 19, 2025
For nearly a decade in the fifties, American television showcased the comedy sitcom I Love Lucy, which remains an icon and one of the most beloved shows ever. In the starring role, Lucille Ball plays Lucy Ricardo, a silly and lovable housewife who gets herself into ridiculous and humorous situations. The line, “Lucy, you have…
By: Joff Williams on March 18, 2025
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Living with tensions is part of the human experience. The reflections of the author of Ecclesiastes reveal a man who…
By: Jeff Styer on March 17, 2025
I have had two formal philosophy courses in my life. The first one, Critical and Creative Thinking, focused on logic. The second, Introduction to Philosophy was taught by a former Nazi soldier with a thick German accent that was difficult to understand. Based on these two courses, I failed to develop a love of philosophy. …
