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WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF WORLDVIEW

A Christian Political Party?

Should we have a Christian political party? Believe it or not, C.S. Lewis wrote an essay devoted to that question by the title "Meditation on the Third Commandment." You can read it in its entirety here. I had a student give a presentation on this essay earlier this week and was reminded of how timeless C.S. Lewis continues to be.…...

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What Do We Owe Our Political Neighbor?

As we pulled into the gravel driveway my youngest son asked if the owner of the house was even a Christian. He asked because the cabin we rented for a long fall weekend had a yard sign out front for a different candidate other than the one my nine-year-old thought we should be voting for. It's funny what my kids…...

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Your Weekend Worldview Reader

  Here's Your Weekend 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 7:40AM (EST).       ⊕  The Dangers of National Repentance …...

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Mere Caffeination: October 6, 2020

Mere Caffeination is a weekly open forum "coffee talk" at Cedarville University hosted by the Center for Apologetics & Public Christianity. I meet with students in our campus coffee shop to talk about what's going on in the world of worldview. Out of an abundance of caution due to COVID, Mere Caffeination will be online for now - streaming on…...

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The Dangers of National Repentance

Can we repent as a nation for sins of our past? Of course we can. There are biblical examples of godly leaders calling the nation of Israel to repentance. But there are dangers we must be careful to avoid as we think about this kind of repentance. C.S. Lewis says national repentance may very well give us cover from our…...

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You Are More Than Your Vote.

You should really vote. Seriously. It's a big deal. But you shouldn't tie your identity to the party or person for whom you cast your ballot. You are more than your vote. You are more than your party. Both matter. You matter more. Whatever the outcome of this election is, Christians believe God is sovereign over all things. He will…...

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Your Vain Vote

A person posted on social media last week that they did their civic duty and cancelled out the vote of some misguided fellow citizen. There's of course a lot of truth in that comment. But given the broader perspective, there are more than two people voting and elections have come down to a few votes before, or at least to…...

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Bright Light (Facebook Live Reading)

I am so thankful for the opportunity to publish with again with B&H Kids. I've had the idea for this book for a long time, to give an overview of the big story of the Bible through the motif of light vs. darkness. Here's a reading of the book that I did on Facebook Live. ...

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