The Good Life With Dr Danny
The Good Life with Dr. Danny serves the New England Christian community and beyond by producing talk-shows that edify believers to love and good deeds, while offering outreach resources that feature people’s stories. The Good Life with Dr. Danny is a program of Danny Yamashiro Ministries and Formation Institute, divisions of Jesus Christ is Calling You, Inc. Foundational Scripture: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
"Cambridge Roundtable"
Rev. Dave Thom
www.cambridgeroundtable.org
How important is dialogue in university settings among scholars with different ideas? Why is the combination of science and religion an important topic? Where might such discussions lead a university, a state, and a country? What if these discussions were at Harvard and MIT and universities across the nation? Rev. Dave Thom joins us to give a glimpse of how this is taking place and the impact it is having. According to 1 Peter 1:13 Dave has prepared his mind for action to facilitate Roundtables.
Rev. Dave Thom is President of The Leadership Connection. He is the founder and co-chair of the Cambridge Roundtable on Science and Religion, a program that has grown from Roundtables at the Five Colleges in Amherst to Roundtables at locations including Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Chicago, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, Chicago, Berkeley, Stanford, Georgetown, Ohio State, Minnesota, Tulane, UC San Diego, and UW-Madison. These programs are sponsored by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
"Jesus-Centered Brilliance"
Dr. Scott Tan
www.drscotttan.com
What happens when God imparts a level of rare brilliance on a boy who grew up on an island in the middle of the Pacific? What did he experience in middle school that altered his life—as one also gifted with unusual athletic and musical abilities? This is the story of Dr. Scott Tan, an American engineer and artist. A man who, according to Psalm 105:2, speaks of the Lord’s “wondrous works!”
Dr. Scott Tan is the data scientist for Gotham Greens. In 2019, he was selected as a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science. Scott earned his PhD in mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he also acquired his master of science degree. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Pomona College including a year doing research at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Scott is a worship leader at Life Community Church. He is a husband and father of two children.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
"Integrare at Dartmouth"
Kent Dahlberg
www.integrare.us
In what way is elite-school college life, by design, a protective bubble that insulates young people from feeling a deep sense of need for religion or God? How might God be moving amidst all that security and ease, drawing people to Himself through relationships and through unexpected challenges that penetrate even the most self-assure? What is Integrare at Dartmouth College? This is the story of Kent Dahlberg, whose ministry at Dartmouth, with his wife Denise, is an extension of God’s loving touch on lives at the lush Hanover campus. As in John 8:12, they share “the light of life.”
After three decades serving in a variety of ministry leadership roles with CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ), principally at Brown University and Dartmouth College, Kent and Denise Dahlberg launched Integrare in 2009 as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a Board of Directors. Integrare is a fully recognized member of Dartmouth’s Tucker Center for Spiritual & Ethical Life.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
"Music and Human Flourishing"
Dr. Mia Chung-Yee
www.octetcollaborative.org
How does God lead a girl who was born in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in Washington, D.C. to become a world-renowned recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician who performed extensively in North America, Europe, Asia, and Central America? How is it that she is also a master teacher and speaker? Why did God lead her to be the founder of a Christian Study Center at MIT? This is the story of Dr. Mia Chung-Yee. As in 1 Corinthians 10:31, she does everything “to the glory of God.”
Dr. Mia Chung-Yee is the Executive Director, Founder, and Board Chair of the Octet Collaborative at MIT. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s degree from Yale University, and doctorate from The Julliard School. She was Professor of Music in Residence at Gordon College from 1991-2011 and joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music as Professor of Musical Studies in 2012.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
"Faith and American Presidents"
Dr. Gary Scott Smith
www.amazon.com
Where does religion and faith enter the discussion of American presidents? Why might this period in history be known as a turning point for people in surprising ways? Dr. Gary Scott Smith is the author of the book Religion in the Oval Office: The Religious Lives of American Presidents (2015) and Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush (2009) both published by Oxford University Press. His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, Newsweek, the USA Today, and other outlets.
Dr. Gary Scott Smith is professor of history emeritus at Grove City College. He is also an ordained Presbyterian minister who serves as a parish associate and the director of the mission program at Saint Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. He taught at Grove City College in western Pennsylvania from 1978 to 2017 where he chaired the History Department. He earned his M.Div. at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in History at Johns Hopkins University.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
“Center for Christianity and Scholarship"
Dr. Edward Dixon
www.christianityandscholarship.org
What is the Center for Christianity and Scholarship? How does God take a man who likes to find a boat and water during his spare time, who enjoys basketball and tennis, to lead the Christian Study Center at Duke University? This is the story of Dr. Edward Dixon. Like Paul at Athens in Acts 17, Dr. Dixon is engaged with scholars in the Research Triangle of North Carolina.
Dr. Edward Dixon is the Executive Director of the Center for Christianity and Scholarship. He earned his B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University, an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and his Ph.D. in New Testament at Emory University.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
"Boston Fellows"
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Madden
www.bostonfellows.com
How does God direct a man who lived and worked in French speaking Africa for 13 years, who taught social ethics and personal leadership in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Burundi, and other African nations - to lead scholars toward spiritual formation in Boston? This is the story of Father Kelly Madden and his Boston Fellows program, of the Anglican Diocese of New England. He “equips God’s people for works of service,” according to Ephesians 4:12, “that the Body of Christ may be built up.”
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Madden has a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a PhD in Political Theory from the University of York, England. He is the husband of Heather, the father of two adult children, Alex and Kathryn, and an ordained Anglican clergyman.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
"Humility in Leadership"
Glen Comiso
What happens when a man who grew up in the Maryland DC suburbs becomes serious about his Christian faith through the love and discipleship of faithful brothers and sisters in Christ? This is the journey of Glen Comiso. A story with the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower shortly after the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001. A man who, according to Matthew 7:24, understood Jesus’ words about “a wise man [who] built his house on the rock.”
Glen Comiso is Senior Director for Institute Affairs in the Office of the President at MIT where he oversees and facilitates Institute-level initiatives in areas such as innovation, industry-engagement, health, and communications. He is on the faculty advisory board of the Octet Collaborative, a Christian Study Center serving MIT. Glen received a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Quincy with his wife Cindy and their children, Sophia, Tiffany, and Peter.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
"My Conversion, Mary, and Missions"
George Rideout, Jr.
How does God send a boy who grew up in Boston, earned a degree from a school in Waterville, Maine, to live for 18 years in Nigeria with his wife and four children? This is the story of George Rideout, Jr. His life intersects with Billy Graham, Roger Babson (founder of Babson College), the historic Park Street Church, the continent of Africa, two renowned foundations, and a school that emerged in Weston, Massachusetts – preparing tomorrow’s leaders – centered Christ, grounded in God’s word. As in Isaiah 6:8, George’s life resounds, “Here am I. Send me!”
George Rideout, Jr. graduated from Colby College and studied at Gordon Seminary before moving to Nigeria where he and his wife Mary served as missionary math teachers. George leads the Gravity Research Foundation and Open Church Foundation (both founded by Roger Babson with the strategic partnership of George’s father George Rideout, Sr.). George is also the Chairman of the Board of Veritas Christian Academy.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
"Leveraging Intelligence"
Lieutenant Ryan Hetrick
How does God take a man who perfected moves on the gritty division one college wrestling mat to skillfully position himself in the realm of Artificial Intelligence, monetizing a start-up, and creating a scholarship for high school athletes - all at the age of 24 - while being an officer in the Army? This is the story of Ryan Hetrick. As in Psalm 78:72, Ryan is leading others “with skillful hands.”
Ryan Hetrick is a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Technology and Public Policy program. His work is in the Artificial Intelligence Policy space, and he is researching how the United States can continue to innovate and lead in the field of AI while doing it in an ethical way. Ryan graduated from West Point in May of 2021 and is currently a Second Lieutenant in the Army in the Cyber branch. At West Point, Ryan wrestled all four years and was a captain of the wrestling team his senior year. He is from Bemus Point, New York, just south of Buffalo.
The Good Life With Dr Danny
Danny Yamashiro is the radio and podcast host of The Good Life with Dr. Danny, a daily Christian talk show in New England on WEZE and WROL of Salem Media Group Boston. He is a chaplain at MIT and co-chairperson of the Cambridge Roundtable on Science and Religion. He has ministered in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, in the Pacific and Atlantic islands. He earned his Ph.D. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with research on the formation of American presidents at the intersection of childhood trauma and religious education. His master’s with a concentration in government is from Harvard Extension School. Earlier degrees are from Talbot School of Theology and Biola University. Danny miraculously survived falling 400 feet from a cliff in Hawaii while free climbing, at age 18. He is the founder at president of JCCY, Inc., with Formation Institute, a division based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Danny is married to Jamie. They have three adult children.