A friend shared the following post on social media this weekend. It was originally written by Todd Benkart, founder and director of Hope's Companion. It provides some really helpful steps for cultivating a winsome Christian witness: In times of deep division, followers of Jesus are called both to speak truth and to be peacemakers. These are the rules of engagement…...
Read More"They say we were walking away from the faith . . . " a narrator says on the recent album Reconstruction, "We wasn't walking away from faith. We was walking away from fraud." The most recent album by Grammy-winning rap artist Lecrae, is part response to a toxic Christian subculture, and part road map for anyone looking for a flourishing…...
Read MoreOn occasion, I will turn my gaze from my shiny computer to my bookshelf just behind me. It's filled with books most of which are at least fifty years old. The contrast between modern technology and antiquarian literature provides a bit of balance in my workspace located on a second-floor landing at the top of the stairs in our quaint…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:30AM (EST). ⊕ A City on a Hill in the Congo ⊕…...
Read MoreMost Christians in American can relate in part to what Jesus had to say about persecution. In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus described opposition mostly in terms of words — insults and false accusations of evil (Matthew 5:11). But elsewhere Jesus warns his disciples of physical persecution and the loss of life. That is such a remote possibility…...
Read MoreKing Solomon provided the line later made popular by the Beatles, to everything there is a season (turn, turn, turn). Does this apply to beliefs? Is there a season for an open mind? What about a proper time for a closed mind? How can we know the difference between which mindset is appropriate. If truth never changes, why should our…...
Read MoreIf you read the introduction of Mere Christianity you will quickly learn of C.S. Lewis's goal of describing a core, the mere essence, the fundamental beliefs, associated with the Christian faith. His mission is laid bare in the very title of the book. Lewis wasn't advocating a particular tradition. But he certainly wasn't trying keep people from joining one. Lewis…...
Read MoreYou could probably have heard my eyes roll from a mile away when I learned they were rebooting the Fantastic 4 franchise. I've seen a handful of the past movies, and none of them were great. But I have to admit, the new one ain't bad. It also provides a good excuse to revisit an old philosophy and the perennial…...
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