by Dr. Monty Knight | Jan 3, 2013 | Religion, Culture, and Politics
Who hasn’t had something to say about the recent school shooting atrocity in Newtown, Connecticut? Here, however, are five observations on my part concerning perspectives, most of which I haven’t seen previously addressed. 1. The noun “tragedy”...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Dec 27, 2012 | Christian Ethics
When I claim to be defined as a “Christian humanist,” my “secular humanist” friends often look at me like I had just embarrassed myself by uttering, at best, an oxymoron, if not at worst, a malapropism. “What does being a Christian have...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Dec 20, 2012 | Mental Health
A few weeks ago while driving in my truck, I was, as usual, listening to National Public Radio. And I picked up on a program where some mental health professionals were discussing what they termed “moral injury” in relation to PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Dec 13, 2012 | Family Relations
For more than forty years, Robert Raines’ devotional book, Creative Brooding (Macmillan, 1966), has been a source of inspiration and challenge along the way of my journey–both personally and professionally. If today, I read from it less, I find myself more...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Dec 6, 2012 | Marriage Counseling
Dr. John Gottman is a psychology professor at the University of Washington and the recognized authority on substantive research concerning marriage. I’ve studied a fair amount of Gottman’s research over the years and recently read his popular The Seven...
