I am often asked, “We know there were faithful Christian composers in the past, but what about Christian composers today?” One of the most…
Gorecki, Symphony 3 (1992)
In the last seventy years we have seen popular music gradually take the place of “classical” music in the lives of most Americans. Rock…
The Prayer of Jabez (Bruce Wilkinson, 2000)
I received a heartfelt gift from a very kind student recently. You guessed it, The Prayer of Jabez. I now had this year’s second…
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Robert Putnam, 2000)
Gone bowling lately? If you have, chances are you enjoyed the nation’s favorite leisure activity by yourself, according to Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, author…
Magnolia (P. T. Anderson, 1999)
Not so long ago I was speaking to university students from throughout Indiana. After one session an undergraduate from Purdue came up to talk.…
Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith (Sharon Daloz Parks, 2000)
In a recent About Campus article entitled “The New Student,” Professor Fred Newton profiles today’s young adult college student. His insightful analysis includes a…
C.S. Lewis & Francis Schaeffer: Lessons for a New Century from the Most Influential Apologists of Our Time (Burson/Walls, 1998)
In 1998, many evangelicals celebrated the birth centenary of C.S. Lewis, arguably the most influential Christian apologist of our times. 1998 also marked the…
Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
One of the more delightful parts of my work as a campus minister at the University of Texas at Austin is watching films with…
Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution is Wrong (Jonathan Wells, 2000)
It ain’t necessarily so, it ain’t necessarily so, The things that you’re liable to read in the Bible, They ain’t necessarily so... George Gershwin’s…
How to Stay Christian in College (J. Budziszewski, 1999)
The irony of the title of J. Budziszewski’s book, How to Stay Christian in College is not lost on the author. After all, why…