by Dr. Monty Knight | Oct 18, 2012 | Religion, Culture, and Politics
I was asked recently to participate in a debate over the “gay marriage” controversy now seeming to hold much of America and too many churches hostage. I had a schedule conflict, a previous commitment, and couldn’t participate. But had I been able to,...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Oct 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Who didn’t have to write a “What I Did Last Summer” essay upon, in one’s childhood, returning to school in the Fall? Around Labor Day, my wife, Jackie, and I flew to Denver to visit our daughter, son-in-law and two little grandsons who live...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Oct 4, 2012 | Religion and Politics
These days, here in America, the “political/religious right” has hijacked the word “evangelical” in a way that distorts, if not perverts its meaning–as least when you read the Bible. If this “spin” may promote a particular...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Sep 27, 2012 | Philosophy
I was recently explaining what is “tragic” to a class of graduate students in marriage and family counseling. The context was different from any other, as I recall, in which I’ve had this conversation previously. The noun,...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Sep 20, 2012 | Creativity
Recently, my Circular Congregational Church in Charleston (SC) pastor, the Reverend Dr. Jeremy Rutledge, posted a blog concerning “creativity.” This blog posting coincided with the opening of the new school year for most students, as well as our...