Every human being lives from a worldview, whether consciously or unconsciously. Few of us ever stop to ask what ours actually is. We inherit assumptions about God, ourselves, other people, truth, politics, money, morality, and purpose long before we are capable of examining them. One of the essential tasks of adulthood is becoming conscious of that worldview, testing it honestly, and allowing it to be transformed toward truth, compassion, and human flourishing. Everyone has a worldview....

It was all quite sterile and white when he was born. Gowns, masks, gloves, lights, walls, shiny instruments. Poking, prodding, pronounced healthy. Bottles and rubber nipples, formula. No breast for you, kid. Slowly the soul sank. Awkward arms, held far from the body. Home, only two needs on the strict schedule – Diaper or feeding time Carefully regulated. Cry until then. You’re on your own, kid. Slowly the soul sank. Crib in a dark room, Sleeping bag tethered Can’t sit up Choking...

For five centuries the Kingdom of Kerma flourished in peace. The Nile faithfully overflowed its banks, leaving behind rich soil in which an abundance of crops thrived. The gods, if not gentle, were calm, satiated, apparently, with the daily sacrifices of meat and vegetables. There was little interaction with, or even knowledge of, empires beyond the sea to the east until a bedraggled herald was taken into custody. Emaciated, starving, sunburnt, he had collapsed on some sort of raft and...