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Clapham Institute Blog

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Splinter in Your Mind

A friend recently told me he’s not sure anymore why he goes to church. It pains him to admit that. I see that as a good thing. The right pain point can change everything.

The First Frontier

Want to make the world a better place? Brad King says space travel is the way to go. Visit Mars. But he forgets that others have already taken this trip.

Flatlanders

Download SkyView® Lite and discover how far we’ve drifted from the gospel.

How The News Makes Us Dumb

Press coverage of the death of Kobe Bryant reminds us that the news makes us dumb.

Resourcing The Few, The Perplexed

British historian Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975) believed civilizations could be renewed because they have a spiritual dimension. It yields what he called “a creative minority.” A what?

The Few, The Perplexed

The Marine Corps has a recruiting tagline: “The Few, The Proud.” An exile’s tagline is similar: The Few, The Perplexed.

The Leader You Can Least Afford to Lose

Temple Grandin says disasters like the Boeing 737 MAX could be avoided. But it requires a particular kind of leader that other leaders can least afford to lose.

Outlier?

Some find it difficult to explain what Clapham Institute does. That’s because our work doesn’t fit in most ministry categories. We’re an outlier. Or maybe we’re not.

Parallel Callings

Want to be a culture-changer? Make sure you have parallel callings.

A Better Night Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Uh, not quite. Time for our annual reminder of what happened at the first Christmas.