APU Articles
Gary Black Talks About New Book, Preparing for Heaven
November 10, 2015
Reclaiming Mindfulness
November 03, 2015
Exonerated from a Murder Conviction, Nick Yarris Speaks at APU
October 21, 2015
The Fear Factor: Recognizing and Overcoming this Classroom Obstacle
October 12, 2015
Things to Do Before Graduation
September 07, 2015
Intellectual Hospitality
July 21, 2015
The Yo–Yo Man
June 08, 2015
A Tale of Two Schools
March 09, 2015
The River of Faith
January 12, 2015
Contrary to the popular saying, I believe it is un familiarity, not familiarity, that breeds contempt. This occurs not only when we encounter different cultures and religious beliefs, but also when we discover differing understandings, traditions, and practices of our Christian faith. Confronted with these variations, many Christians tend to withdraw from fellow believers in a veiled, yet very real, form of bias toward those who do not share the same interpretation of the history and practice of Christianity.