How can we understand the rise and fall of well known Christian leaders in recent years? Is it a result of higher standards and more scrutiny? An inevitable result of trusting fallen humans? Or are other influences at work? Katelyn Beaty, the award-winning author of Celebrities for Jesus, wrestles with such questions by exploring how modern
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It's easy to be caught in the trap of perfectionism, especially when those around us seem to have it all together. But we can find ourselves alone and discouraged when things don't go as we've planned, and the lives we actually have fail to resemble those we’d hoped to lead. In her recently released book
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The increasing conflict, chaos, and moral confusion of our time has made leadership more challenging, and the role of character increasingly questioned. What does it mean to lead wisely and well? Is successful leadership defined by “winning”? How is trust built in a cynical age? Wake Forest professor, author, and director of the The Program for
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Each year, Advent invites us to enter into the joy of the season through rhythms of remembrance and renewal. But often, our very familiarity with the Advent story can leave us dulled to the miracle and joy of the season. In her new Advent collection Heaven and Nature Sing, author Hannah Anderson invites readers into a
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We live in an age of speed and overwhelm, where we often feel we are constantly expected to do more, move faster, work harder, brush past boundaries and limits, and shave margins. When we inevitably fail to meet all demands, we are left feeling not only exhausted and discouraged, but often disoriented and diminished. But
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In an age where overt narcissism and oversized egos are often celebrated as a sign of decisive leadership, humility may seem a lost virtue, or a form of moral condolence for the less successful. But in his new work, Learning Humility, Richard Foster argues that learning humility is more needed than ever, and is “the
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Evening Conversation | Beauty, Trauma, & the Healing Power of Presence with Curt Thompson The Russian novelist Dostoyevsky famously asserted that beauty will save the world. But can it save the one in which we actually live? Perhaps surprisingly, both the biblical narrative and the world of neuroscience would suggest that it can — and
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What does it mean to love our country? Is there a difference between patriotism and Christian nationalism? How should Christians navigate the tensions between allegiance to the kingdom of God and their nation, and avoid the dangers of both idolatry and disengagement? On November 4th, The Trinity Forum held an Online Conversation with theologian and
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Online Conversation | Trust, Truth, and the Knowledge Crisis with Bonnie Kristian The question “How do I know what’s true?” comes up with increasing frequency and urgency in our time of angry polarization, deliberately-stoked outrage, and earned distrust. There is money to be made and a growing market for the kind of misinformation that reinforces
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Online Conversation | How To Inhabit Time with James K. A. Smith Time often seems a scarce resource — one we increasingly attempt to stretch, squeeze, prolong, or kill. Yet for all of our attempted manipulation of time, we increasingly sense we are living “nowhen” — disconnected from the past and distracted from the present
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