SUMMER READS! Last week with the arrival of above 90 temperatures and high humidity was an ugly introduction to summer for Central Florida.  As we all know, life works differently during these months, which certainly presents opportunities to sneak in some reading. The Collaborative wants to encourage reading widely, and so annually our small contribution … Read more

Religious Freedom in Florida: Let’s Be #1! Florida ranks number one in so many ways.   One hopes we would rank number one when it comes to religious liberty. Florida currently ranks fourth in the nation in religious liberty behind Mississippi, Illinois, and New Mexico, according to the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy.   … Read more

A new year often ushers in resolutions but also new patterns and pathways for activities. For many of us, the start of 2023 meant ushering in new pathways in the form of standing calendar appointments with other people. Project planning meetings, weekly conference calls or new classes, – all established with some stated goal in … Read more

This was not the blog post planned for today. However, when the timing of the Nashville shooting by a transwoman coincided with the airing of our Nuance Podcast’s episodes that were focusing on gender identity issues it was a confluence of factors that called out for some kind of response. Especially, since it seems like … Read more

For our final episode for Season 2 of Nuance we welcome Dr. James Eglinton. Dr. Eglinton holds the prestigious position of the Meldrum Senior Lecturer in Reformed Theology at New College, the University of Edinburgh. He is the world’s leading authority on Herman Bavinck, who was a Calvinist theologian and churchman. James is a prolific … Read more

Today we welcome two Human Resources professionals to give us a ground level perspective. Amy Lein, is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Second Harvest serves seven counties and with the aid of countless volunteers and partners distributed 81 million meals last year. Amy is also a 2018 … Read more

Our guest today is Dr. Steven Garber, the Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. It has been said of him that he is a teacher of many people in many places. He has authored numerous books, but his book, Visions of Vocation, Common Grace for the Common … Read more

Today we interviewed Dr. Ryan T. Anderson, who is the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of numerous books on marriage, religious freedom, and most recently When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Movement. His extensive research has … Read more

Some may be wondering why we are interviewing Andy Crouch, a culture and technology guru, in a season that is dedicated to exploring the gender identity issues that are bombarding us. The answer will become quickly apparent as you listen to this episode. Andy discusses how the most important intersection of power and culture is … Read more