Wisdom & Influence from Cornerstone University

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.

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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...

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”,...

In this episode of Cornerstone University’s faith-based podcast Wisdom & Influence, President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes Dr. Jean Twenge — professor of psychology at San Diego State University, author of seven books including iGen and Generations, and expert on generational differences. Together, they delve into the epidemic of loneliness, exploring its stigma, the distinction between solitude and true isolati...

Discover the power of Christian influence in transforming vulnerable communities as President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño welcomes back Ian Rowe — CEO and cofounder of Vertex Partnership Academies, a virtues-based public charter school network in the Bronx, and a returning guest in the President’s Fellows program. Ian shares his passion for putting Christian influence into action by building institutions that empower vulner...

How do we speak uncompromising truth into a culture that often hates it — yet still lead with mercy? In this powerful episode of Wisdom & Influence, Cornerstone University President Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño sits down with Ryan Bomberger — Emmy Award-winning creative, founder of The Radiance Foundation, and one of Cornerstone’s National President Fellows.

Ryan pulls no punches as he shares how God turned his year...