James WhitfordIf you want to fight homelessness, come hear James Whitford, executive director of Watered Gardens Gospel Mission in Joplin, Missouri, and director of the True Charity Initiative. He'll introduce you to ways to help change lives and not just hand out spare change.
12:20pm
Nancy PearceyIf you want to know what the Bible has to say about sexuality, come and hear Nancy Pearcey, author of Love Thy Body. A professor at Houston Baptist University, she analyzes the faulty worldviews that underlie the hookup culture and shows why secularists don’t grasp the importance of physicality.
5:45pm
Ann GaugerIf you're thinking of becoming a scientist or you have questions about creation and evolution, Ann Gauger will be helpful to you. She received a Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Washington and is a senior research scientist at Biologic Institute.
12:50pm
John Freeman (with PHC's Stephen Baskerville)If you want to improve your understanding of LGBT issues and how to think and talk about current trends and pressures, Harvest USA founder John Freeman (author of Hide or Seek?) and our own Professor Stephen Baskerville (author of The New Politics of Sex) will stimulate your thinking.
5:45pm
Ben BartonIf you're thinking of going to law school or want to improve criminal justice, you should hear Ben Barton's message. His latest book points out ways to have greater justice by using more technology and fewer lawyers.
This event is cancelled as Professor Barton is unable to make it to Virginia.
Kay Coles JamesIf public policy intrigues you, come hear Kay Coles James. During her interview here five years ago, she criticized the Republican Party and white conservatives for their lack of outreach to members of minorities: She is the new president of The Heritage Foundation and is now positioned to change that.
11:30am
Barbara DuguidIf you're thinking of seminaries and theological education, or have questions about God's grace and our own sinful efforts, Barbara Duguid's wisdom will be helpful to you. She is the author of Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in our Weakness.
5:45pm
Jeff MyersIf you want to learn more about worldviews and how to discuss them, Summit Ministries president Jeff Myers will be helpful. He taught me the four deadly questions: What do you mean by that? Where do you get your information? How do you know you're right? What happens if you're wrong?
12:20pm
Peter CoveIf you want to help people escape from poverty, you should listen to Peter Cove. Fifty years ago he dropped out of graduate school to fight poverty through governmental means. In 1984 he founded America Works, which has succeeded where government failed in moving people from welfare to work.
5:45pm
Min Jin LeeIf you like reading great novels and meeting great novelists, come to hear Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko. She moved from corporate law to fiction-writing, was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award, and will talk about how to become a writer, how being ill helped her development, and how her Christian beliefs influence her work.
12:40pm
Mez McConnellOur last guest this year has come the farthest: Scottish poverty-fighter Mez McConnell has an amazing testimony of how God redeemed him from his family’s cycle of abuse— and he's now helping to redeem many more.
5:45pm
