by Dr. Monty Knight | Aug 2, 2012 | Parenting
A couple of weeks ago, I played the piano for the kids to sing at Vacation Bible School at my church. Of course it’s not “my church.” Still–“church”–it’s not something I merely “attend.” Like a play, a...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Jul 26, 2012 | Mental Health
For the sake of continuity, this week I’m returning to a portion of my book, Balanced Living: Don’t Let Your Strength Become Your Weakness (Wipf and Stock, 2009), pp. 40-41. Two weeks ago, I shared, from an introduction to the book’s signature...
by drmontyknight | Jun 7, 2012 | Christian Ethics
My life-long friend, who lives in St. Louis–a guy I hold in high regard, a fellow-pilgrim and an important encourager in my life–in response to last week’s blog posting, he wrote: “I’ve heard others say that Jesus was a socialist. Please share an...
by drmontyknight | May 31, 2012 | Politics
Anyone who thinks his or her preferred political party has a corner on truth and goodness, much less morality, is tragically mistaken. We live, at best, in a compromised world where our choices aren’t always between good and bad, but...
by drmontyknight | May 24, 2012 | Religion and Psychology
I’m often asked this question–“What is pastoral counseling?”–or perhaps even more often, “Who are pastoral counselors?” So here are some answers to those and other similar questions which I’m presenting in Q and A form....
by drmontyknight | May 17, 2012 | Biography/Ethics
The May 14th issue of Charleston’s Post and Courier contained three evocative articles, each concerning a notably accomplished person. One concerned the recently deposed CEO of Yahoo, one Scott Thompson. It seems that Mr. Thompson fabricated his resume to claim...
by Dr. Monty Knight | May 16, 2012 | Parenting
One of the most important books I have read in recent years is David Brooks’ The Social Animal (Random House, 2011). Later, I saw Mr. Books speaking and responding to questions on the weekend “Books TV” feature on CSPAN2. And he said something important: “You don’t...
by drmontyknight | May 10, 2012 | Religion, Culture, and Politics
I received an email recently from an old college friend, an appeal passed on and shared, apparently, among many people. The request was for recipients to “pray for America.” Exclaiming, as it did, that this was our nation’s “last chance”...
by drmontyknight | May 3, 2012 | Parenting
One of the most important books I have read in recent years is David Brooks’ The Social Animal (Random House, 2011). Later, I saw Mr. Books speaking and responding to questions on the weekend “Books TV” feature on CSPAN2. And he said something...
by drmontyknight | Apr 25, 2012 | Family Economics
As they say, “two wrongs don’t make a right.” If the Democrat pundit who claimed Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life”: if she had only added three words to her indictment–“outside the home”–there would have...
