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Temptations of the academic life (4): cynicism
A few years ago I had the privilege of spending a week with a group of Christian painters and sculptors. God showed me something important through being with them. He showed me just how cynical I have become. There was a lot of talk among these artists about joy in creation, about creativity, and about an
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Why do I study something I don’t believe is true?
When it comes to what I research, one of the first challenges for me is to think through the following question: “Why do you study something you don’t believe is true?” These are my responses, in brief: 1. Saying ‘it is such a godless area, why study that?’ is like saying ‘Saudi Arabia is such
