Steve IgnellSeven Deadly Sins of the White Evangelical ChurchWe tried out a new section this year in our annual Christmas letter by providing a brief description of the notable books for the year…22 min read·Feb 15, 2024----
Steve IgnellThe Remarkable Words of Jonathan Edwards : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting Jesus“ It is not merely a commendable thing for a man to be kind and bountiful to the poor, but our bounden duty, as much a duty as it is to…9 min read·Feb 24, 2023----
Steve IgnellThe B-I-B-L-E: Can That Be the Book For “We”?As a young boy, my friend Tommy and I would hold a weekly competition for church voice supremacy. Now this wasn’t a formal contest…11 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
Steve IgnellSix Graphs and Six New Year Reflections : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting JesusGraph 1 — The two main political parties in America exhibit near equal distain for each other. Extreme partisanship amplifies this…5 min read·Jan 12, 2023----
Steve IgnellOn George Washington’s “First Essential in a Man”After 57 years of living in Juneau with its limited road system, Tammy and I still enjoy driving, putting over 35K total miles a year on…10 min read·Dec 30, 2022----
Steve Ignell“Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another”The British geneticist and evolutionary biologist Haldane once famously said: “I would gladly lay down my life for two brothers or eight…9 min read·Dec 23, 2022----
Steve IgnellThe Indispensable Imperative of Virtue“Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character” — Albert Einstein7 min read·Dec 20, 2021----
Steve IgnellAre Our Beliefs Warranted?Ten years ago, we pulled up stakes and moved to the “lower 48.” It was hard leaving Alaska but easy to live in Seattle as we were closer to…8 min read·Dec 14, 2021----
Steve IgnellOf Scouts and SoldiersThe late Richard Feynman, one of the great scientists of the 20th century and a notable influence in my physics education, once said “The…5 min read·Dec 12, 2021----
Steve IgnellOf Immigration and RefugeesAfter 57 years in Alaska, we pulled up stakes in 2012 and moved to the “lower 48.” It was hard leaving Juneau but easy to live in Seattle…9 min read·Apr 7, 2021----