Wilberforce News
God’s Smuggler (11 May 1928 – 27 September 2022)
A few days ago on September 27th, Andrew "Anne" van der Bijl better known as “Brother Andrew”, or “God’s Smuggler” went to be with his Lord. One of the humble giants of the faith has gone to his eternal reward. His remarkable life was one of bravery and courage, tied...
There Will be Wars and Rumors of Wars
As a person with a lifelong interest in geopolitics and a PhD in International Relations with a focus on Security, Strategic Theory, and Foreign Policy I have found myself being constantly asked in the last month about my opinion of what was going to happen between...
Ending the Sexual Revolution with a Lullaby
A lullaby will forever smell sweet to me of a baby's warm milkish breath. A lullaby always feels soft, tender and peacefully timeless. A good song can cast a spell over you like that. It can even merge memories with the present leaving an indelible mark on your heart....
Stop Destroying Our Brethren: End the Sexual Revolution
ALL/Creative Commons © 2021 Robert Osburn It’s time for someone to tell our myopic woke, social justice-advocating friends that racism, past and present, did not destroy and devastate many of our Black communities; rather, it is America’s half-century-old sexual...
Wilberforce Hires New Faculty Member
Wilberforce International Institute is excited to welcome a new faculty member, Dr. Sylvanus A. Ayeni, who will be working with the Institute as a Faculty Associate and the Coordinator for our Africa Working Group. The Africa Working Group focuses on empowering...
Wilberforce Hires New Faculty Member
Wilberforce International Institute is excited to welcome a new faculty member, Jenny Jee-El Park, who will be volunteering with the Institute as an Academic Fellow and Artist-in-Residence. Jenny is a world class pianist and is active in Southern California as soloist, chamber musician, educator, producer, and arranger. One of the goals of Wilberforce International Institute is to be a resource of ideas across the spectrum of God’s Creation with a Christian worldview. What Jenny brings to Wilberforce is a brilliant gift and is a wonderful resource for the role of music in worldview formation. Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables, once said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
When it comes to music and her Christian worldview, Jenny finds it impossible to be silent! Institute President, Dr. Kevin Cooney, had this to say about Jenny, “Jenny is remarkably talented and gifted with a passion for music that is only exceed by her passion for God. She will be a great asset in broadening the Christian worldview offerings of Wilberforce International Institute to our internationals and supporters. We have sorely needed someone to articulate a Christian worldview towards music and Jenny is the perfect fit for us. God has truly blessed us.” Wilberforce Senior Fellow, Dr. Bob Osburn had this to say, “Jenny Park brings a Spirit-empowered passion for music that has been cultivated in some of America’s finest musical institutions. Her passion is as remarkable as is her willingness to deploy that passion and her skills for the sake of Christ-animated redemptive change across the globe.”
Seeing “It’s a Wonderful Life” Metaphorically
The 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a favorite at Christmas: its inspirational content, beloved main actor Jimmy Stewart, and a story so very, very American (themes of hard work, family, and community). It honors the heroic individual who discovers, after his life has taken all the worst turns, Bedford Falls, New York would have been a hellish place if George Bailey had not lived. But, I invite you to also consider the film a metaphor for the positive difference Christianity makes in a society. So, what makes this 75 year-old film a believable metaphor for the flourishing that results when the Gospel changes society?
Why Should I Learn About Other Worldviews?
Anyone who desires to share the Gospel with another human being, or who wants to become a redemptive change agent within the context of his or her own culture, risks failure if they ignore the critical role worldview plays in the process…
Getting Justice Just Right
The bubbling heart of 21st century postmodernism is Critical Race Theory (CRT), an alien worldview slithering into many of our evangelical churches with the aid of those earnest to find solutions to longstanding injustices. CRT claims to offer a set of tools against racism and other injustices, but actually promotes the unjust, pernicious racialization of American life. With charity and grace that gets justice just right while not diminishing past and present incidents of racism and injustice in American life, Allen’s new book contrasts biblical justice with its explosive CRT counterfeit labeled “ideological social justice.”
Wilberforce Academy Welcomes New President
The Board of Directors of the Wilberforce Academy, a Christian non-profit dedicated to training international students and scholars as redemptive change agents, is pleased to announce that today, September 1, 2020, Dr. Kevin Cooney assumed leadership as the organization’s new President.
So Long Ralph McGill
Today, I would guess that not many people outside of the South could tell you who Ralph McGill was, and among those who can, most are probably over the age of sixty. My concern is that we may have seen the last of the Ralph McGills, at least for a while. It isn’t because there are no good and courageous newspaper editors and publishers. I expect there are many. The problem is not with them. The problem is with us. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph McGill appealed to moral absolutes backed up by the eternal consequences of running afoul of them. In our newly-progressive era, upon what grounds can we appeal to justice if we have summarily rejected biblical authority?
My Chinese-Ancestry Friend: Patriotic American
On this Independence Day celebrating America’s founding, I am more conscious than ever that my Christian faith fuels my loyalty to America and the founding ideals for which we stand. While many fellow citizens demolish statues during iconoclastic frenzies and others insist on racializing our nations in ways that undermine national unity, I want to tell you about my friend the American patriot of Chinese ancestry.