Wisdom & Influence from Cornerstone University
Wisdom & Influence, the official podcast of Cornerstone University, explores how Biblical wisdom shapes culture, leadership, industry, ministry, and everyday life. Hosted by President Gerson Moreno-Riaño, each episode features thought-provoking conversations with Christian influencers: national thought leaders, professors, students, alumni, and more — sharing actionable insights and inspiring stories to help you spread Biblical truth in our world.
Episodes
On this episode of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom and Influence podcast, host Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us and editor of Pro-Child Politics, for a conversation on children’s rights and the cultural forces that threaten them. Faust argues that every child has a fundamental right to their biological mother and father, tracing how no-fault divorce, the redefinition of ma...
In this episode of the Wisdom & Influence podcast, Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño sits down with psychotherapist and author Jonathan Alpert to discuss his book, "Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided."
Alpert, who has appeared on NBC's "Today" show, CNN, Fox News, "Good Morning America" and "NBC Nightly News," explores how therapy culture has mov...
In this episode of the Wisdom & Influence podcast, Dr. Moreno sits down with Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, to discuss free speech, censorship and the role of satire in speaking truth to culture. The Babylon Bee, known as the world's most trusted and factually accurate news source, satirizes real-world events and public figures to make people laugh while championing freedom, truth and sanity.Dillon shares the inside story...
In this powerful episode of Cornerstone University's Wisdom & Influence Podcast, host Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño sits down with Dr. Robert P. George — McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, former chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and one of America's leading Christian public intellectuals — for a wide-ranging conversation on the ideas that shape our nation and o...
Join Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño for a conversation with former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, president of Young America’s Foundation. Walker traces his path from a high school Badger Boys State experience and the influence of America’s founders to eight years as governor and his current work training young leaders. He addresses the urgent need to teach the Declaration of Independence, th...
In this episode of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom & Influence Podcast, President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Dr. Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, philosopher, author of “Race Matters,” “Democracy Matters” and the memoir “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud,” and a recent distinguished panelist at Cornerstone’s Wisdom Conversations.
Dr...
In this episode of the Wisdom & Influence Podcast, Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño sits down with Dr. Molly Macek, former director of education policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and newly appointed principal of Nouvel Catholic Central High School and Junior High in Saginaw, Michigan.
Drawing on nearly two decades as a classroom teacher, department chair, administrator, researcher and statew...
Join us for this episode of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom & Influence podcast! Professor Gary Saul Morson, Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of Arts and Humanities at Northwestern University and one of the world’s foremost scholars of Russian literature, joins President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño to explore the moral witness of writers such as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.
Dr. Morson discusses what first drew him to Russian liter...
Join Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño on the Wisdom & Influence Podcast for an inspiring conversation with Rich Garnaat (B.S. ’09), founder and president of Arise Collective Theater, Cornerstone University alumnus, and recipient of this year’s Alumnus of the Year Award.
Rich shares how Arise Collective is reclaiming the arts — particularly musical theater and film — for God’s kingdom, creating excellent, God...
In this compelling episode of the Wisdom & Influence Podcast, Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Dr. William A. Dembski, a Distinguished Scholar of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Cornerstone University and a founding senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture.
A world-renowned mathematician, philosopher, and author of over 30 books — including th...
In this timely episode of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom & Influence podcast, President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Dr. John G. West, distinguished scholar of American government and Christian civic engagement at Cornerstone University, CU President’s Fellow, and vice president of the Discovery Institute.
Drawing from his extensive scholarship and recent book “Endowed by Our Creator,” Dr. West explo...
In this inspiring episode of the Wisdom & Influence Podcast, Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Edward Graham, chief operating officer of Samaritan’s Purse and recipient of Cornerstone University’s inaugural Christian Influencer Award. Grandson of Billy Graham, Edward shares his powerful personal testimony of coming to faith in Christ, the lasting impact of his family legacy, and the transformative moments that streng...
Dr. Groothuis also shares insights on Jesus as Lord and Savior in his new book “What if Jesus is Right?,” the beauty of teaching the next generation, engaging culture through a Christian worldview, and even finding gospel echoes in jazz improvisation. This episode equips listeners with courage and clarity to stand for objective truth, biblical fidelity, and the unchanging gospel in an age of confusion.
Join Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, president of Cornerstone University, for a compelling conversation with Dr. Matt Lucas, president and CEO of Our Daily Bread Ministries. In this episode of the Wisdom & Influence Podcast, Dr. Lucas shares the inspiring origin story of the ministry — from its roots in 1938 as the Radio Bible Class founded by M.R. DeHaan in Grand Rapids to its global reach today, touching nearly 150 countries i...
Join Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, President of Cornerstone University, for a powerful conversation with Ryan Bomberger, Emmy Award-winning artist, co-founder and chief creative officer of The Radiance Foundation, and Cornerstone University President’s Fellows program national fellow. In this episode, Ryan shares his compelling personal story of being conceived in a difficult circumstance yet adopted into a loving family of 15. He...
Join President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño for Episode 14 of Cornerstone University’s Wisdom & Influence podcast as he welcomes Dr. Kristin Collier, director of the University of Michigan Medical School’s Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion and a member of the President's Industry Council at Cornerstone.
Dr. Collier shares her powerful testimony — from growing up without faith amid the problem of suffering...
Join Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño in this insightful episode of the Wisdom & Influence podcast as he welcomes Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers, senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute and renowned scholar on feminism, gender and free expression. Author of influential books like "The War Against Boys," "Who Stole Feminism?" and "Freedom Feminism," Dr. Sommers dives into the cultural tens...
Join Cornerstone University’s faith-based podcast Wisdom & Influence for a compelling conversation with Eric Metaxas — acclaimed author, speaker and distinguished president's fellow at Cornerstone. In this episode, Metaxas dives into his new book "Revolution," exploring the Christian roots of the American Revolution and why understanding our founding story is crucial today. From the origin of the term "Super Centenn...
In this powerful episode of the Wisdom & Influence Podcast, Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño sits down with Mary Ann Gomez Orta, president and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) in Washington, D.C.
Mary Ann shares the inspiring story of CHLI — founded in 2003 to build a pipeline of Latino leaders in public service, government, and beyond through bipartisan programs like th...
In this episode of Cornerstone University's faith-based podcast Wisdom & Influence, President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. John shares updates on the impactful documentary ““Truth Rising”” and its accompanying study, which explores faithfulness in a disorienting cultural moment through pillars like hope, truth, identity”,...
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