By Eric L. Johnson One of the most celebrated astronomers of the early scientific revolution was Johannes Kepler. Born into a Lutheran family in 1571, he became enamored by the night sky at the age of 6 when …
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The City delivers culturally relevant liberal arts articles and reflections from a Christian worldview.
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Christian Counseling: My Life, Calling and the Counseling Ministry
By Dr. John Spoede, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, CSC This article will be in many ways the story of my own journey of faith and understanding. Looking back, even to some of my early life, I can see how …
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The Soul and Science: Challenging the “Consensus”
By Dr. Joshua Farris Are we souls, bodies, or some combination of the two? Even raising the question anymore is met with similar responses of raising questions about current longstanding government programs. Once you have them, it is …
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Seven Steps to Wisdom
By Dr. Matthew Boyleston The following is a brief introduction to HBU’s freshman composition reader, Writing for Wisdom. This reader was put together by the English Department in order to provide our students with a truly Christian and …
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This was about us: John McCain as an author, a teacher, and a thousandth point of light
By Dr. Matthew Boyleston “I’m freer than colleagues who will face the voters again. I can speak my mind without fearing the consequences much.” So says Senator John McCain in his final book, The Restless Wave. When one …
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Using Horses for Emotional Healing
By Karen Frederick, Ph.D., LPC God has put an amazing variety of animals on this earth for our help and pleasure. Most horse owners are well aware of the therapeutic value of horses. Working with horses and participating in …
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C.S. Lewis the Psychologist
By Louis Markos, PhD C. S. Lewis is universally hailed as the greatest Christian apologist of the twentieth century. He also continues to be highly respected as a literary critic, particularly of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and …
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Christianity, Mind, and Mental Health
By Jeffrey H. Green, PhD One of the fun parts about being dean of The Graduate School at Houston Baptist University is working with my colleagues across campus. For example, while I am a philosopher by training, I …
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You Should Take Latin: Pragmatic Reasons for Studying a Dead Language
By Steven L. Jones, Ph.D “The best grounding for education is the Latin Grammar.” “You should take Latin.” I bombard almost every student I meet on campus with this phrase. So much so that normally students see me …
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Plucked Out of the Burning: Beowulf and Salvaging the Classics
“And ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning.” Amos 4:11 The October 1731 edition of the London Gentleman’s Magazine reports the following: A Fire broke out in the House of …
