Introduction What if the most damaging voice in your life belongs to someone you've trusted for years?Yourself.You're not good enough.You've disappointed everyone.You'll never change.Perhaps you've heard these words so often that they no longer sound like opinions. They sound like facts.But what if they aren't true?In his bestselling book Winning the War in … [Read more...] about Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel: Experts Debate
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Marcus Aurelius on Love, Grief, and His Son: A Night on the Danube
Introduction He was the most powerful man in the world, and he spent his nights writing notes to himself about humility.Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome from 161 to 180, through fifteen years of plague, a decade of war on the Danube frontier, the betrayal of his best general, and the deaths of most of his children. He never wanted the throne. At sixteen, when he … [Read more...] about Marcus Aurelius on Love, Grief, and His Son: A Night on the Danube
Putin, Zelensky, Trump & Jesus: Can They End the War?
IntroductionWhat if Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, and Jesus sat together in a private room, determined to find a way to end the war in Ukraine?Putin arrives believing Russia's security and historical grievances must be addressed.Zelensky comes carrying the responsibility of defending a country whose families have endured invasion, destruction, … [Read more...] about Putin, Zelensky, Trump & Jesus: Can They End the War?
Shakespeare Imagined Interview: Hamnet, Hamlet, and Grief
Introduction What would you say to the greatest writer who ever lived, if you could ask him one question no one has ever dared to ask?I’ve wanted to sit down with William Shakespeare for years. But I didn’t fully understand why until this year, when my youngest son left for university. The house grew quiet. And I kept thinking about a father, four hundred … [Read more...] about Shakespeare Imagined Interview: Hamnet, Hamlet, and Grief
Jesus and the 12 Apostles Reunite: Judas at the Table
Introduction Thirteen at the Table: An Imaginary Conversation About Regret, Forgiveness, and the Father's LoveWhat would Peter say if he could sit across from Jesus again, knowing that his three denials could never be erased?Would Thomas still have questions? Would John regret the times his devotion became anger? Would the quiet disciples wonder whether … [Read more...] about Jesus and the 12 Apostles Reunite: Judas at the Table
Laurence Steinberg’s You and Your Adult Child: 5 Experts Debate
Introduction Why Do Parents and Adult Children Grow Apart? 5 Experts Imagine a Conversation Inspired by Laurence SteinbergThey love each other. They miss each other. So why does talking sometimes hurt?A mother waits all Sunday for her son to call.He thinks about calling several times. He loves her. He misses her, too.But he can already hear the … [Read more...] about Laurence Steinberg’s You and Your Adult Child: 5 Experts Debate
Middlemarch: What If George Eliot’s Characters Met Again?
Introduction Middlemarch by George Eliot: What If the Characters Met Again After Death?What if Dorothea Brooke could finally ask Edward Casaubon whether he had ever truly loved her?What if Lydgate and Rosamond could confront the question that haunted their marriage: Who was really responsible for their unhappiness?And what if the characters of George Eliot's … [Read more...] about Middlemarch: What If George Eliot’s Characters Met Again?
Love Your Parents Before It’s Too Late: 5 Experts Debate
Introduction What If the Parent You've Been Trying to Change Is the Parent You'll Someday Miss?Your father calls.You see his name on your phone and sigh.You already know what he's going to say. He'll ask whether you're working too hard. He'll offer advice you didn't request. He might criticize something you've done.You're fifty years old. Why does he still … [Read more...] about Love Your Parents Before It’s Too Late: 5 Experts Debate
Reverend Moon’s 2026 Message: Forgive, Love and Unite
Main Introduction By Nick Sasaki What if one of the most controversial religious leaders of the twentieth century had something meaningful to say about America's divisions today?Reverend Sun Myung Moon is a figure who inspires very different reactions. Some admire his teachings on family, love, and reconciliation. Others strongly disagree with his … [Read more...] about Reverend Moon’s 2026 Message: Forgive, Love and Unite
Is Aslan Jesus? What C.S. Lewis Really Meant in Narnia
Edmund Pevensie had avoided the Stone Table for years.He had crossed battlefields since then. He had worn a crown. He had judged disputes between kings and spoken calmly in rooms where angry men reached for swords.Yet he had never wanted to come back here.Morning was beginning over Narnia.The great Stone Table lay split from end to end. Grass grew around its … [Read more...] about Is Aslan Jesus? What C.S. Lewis Really Meant in Narnia