What so “good” about the Good News? Manifesting a biblical worldview leads toward a life that reflects God’s Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. The result is an alluring and captivating “fleshing out” of the Gospel. This talk examines the principles of an Excellent Life, as seen in 1 Peter.

Regardless of who we are or where we come from, we humans have given some thought toward some big questions about, well, who we are and where we come from. Our thoughts and conclusions to these questions have very real and deep implications for how we live and move and have our being. In this lecture, Dell will look at the common ways that people think about reality, meaning, purpose, and identity and the implications of these ideas.

As a man thinks, so he acts. This topic examines the principles of living well in the midst of a world that doesn’t.

What do all unbelievers have in common? Why do people not believe? This study of Roman 1 sheds some light on the heart of unbelief.

Ever thought about how your great-great-great-grandchildren are going to remember you? This topic looks at how our thinking right now affects generations to come.

A great deal of discussion, debate, and digital pontification has developed of late around the ideas of human nature, personhood, gender, and relationship, which all tie into some fundamental concepts of identity. In this lecture, Dell will trace the development of a number of these ideas and compare them to Scripture’s declaration of human identity and purpose.

Evaluating questions of identity–who we are and where we come from–invariably leads to the question of what we are here for, otherwise formed as that pesky question: “what is the will of God for my life?” In this lecture, Dell will examine the concept of vocation (calling) and what that means in the life of humans as they reside upon this rock for the very limited number of laps around the sun that they are given.

If God is all-powerful and all-good, why is there so much pain, suffering and evil in the world? This is one of the most common and pressing questions that Christian face. This lecture addresses some of the possible answers, and pitfalls, to this issue.

God does what He does because He is who He is. If the Christian declaration that one God exists in three persons is true, then this means something about how we think and live. In this lecture, Dell examines how a biblical worldview is ultimately a Trinitarian worldview that makes sense of...well...everything!

What difference does worship make in how we think and live. Plenty, according to Dell Cook in this lecture. Dell examines the relationship and influence that Sunday has on Monday through Saturday.

Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is their an objective standard of beauty? Does God care? These are some of the questions that we address as we consider a biblical approach to the arts.