by David Phillips | Apr 5, 2011 | Doctoral Studies, Science, Trinity, Video
Tapping into the findings of his latest book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences — insights with massive implications for...
by David Phillips | Apr 5, 2011 | Feature Articles, Ministry, Science
When it comes to consumer buyer patterns, an interesting psychological process unfolds. According to author Jonah Lehrer, “In general, people rely on a simple heuristic, or mental short-cut, when trying to evaluate the quality of a product: we assume that more...
by David Phillips | Mar 26, 2011 | Culture, Feature Articles, Miror, Science, Theology
Are we willing to trust a person with the Bible and the Spirit alone for his or her theology? That was a question I posed to a friend who also happens to be a theologian.‚ His response was that thought scares him to death, but it is something that must be done. It is...
by David Phillips | Mar 17, 2011 | Change Theology, Communications, Formation, Science
Within culture, people are devoting less and less time to community events, relationships and church gatherings.‚ Ministers in many settings have only the Sunday morning gathering to create an environment for the timeless truth of God to be made real in the life of a...
by David Phillips | Mar 11, 2011 | Lifestyle, Science
This is a re-post of thoughts published in a past post. I have been thinking and processing two interesting articles. One is on gossip and the other is on information addiction. The science of gossip is quite interesting. Of course, we all gossip, science would say it...
by David Phillips | Oct 2, 2010 | Culture, Science, Video
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU With Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson pairs the insight of his bestselling Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter and the dazzling erudition of The Ghost...
