Intolerance, Sheep Stealing, & the Good Shepherd 20070403120100 A ministry called "Concerned Christians," comprised mostly of former Mormons, distributed 18,000 copies of a DVD to homes across the state of Arizona last week in an effort to reach Mormons for Christ. AZCentral.com reports that Mormon leaders are outraged. "I'm disappointed. We need tolerance in our community, and religious tolerance is one of those things we need to do," noted Dave Udall...
Christian Right at a Crossroads 20070330013400 In the contemporary culture of mass media with the emergence of talk radio and the development of the blogosphere, the national conversation concerning politics is now constant and widespread at the same time. Christians are in on the conversation and more than that, exert their influence in a variety of ways.
One Step Closer to Life 20070327101600 When David fled from King Saul, he passionately declared to Jonathan that there was but one step between himself and death (1 Sam. 20:3). David no doubt would have liked to have been many steps far removed from such a possibility. All he could do was that which was right in the sight of the Lord, one step at a time. Sadly, there are many in our land who are but one step from death. The problem lies in the fact that they are helpless...
The Culture War Brought to Us 20070324010000 We are to take the gospel to the nations. We are to infiltrate this culture with the gospel of peace. We are to be salt and light in a world that is barren and dark. We are to take the gospel to the streets as it were and compel people to come into the kingdom. And yet, at some points, the culture war is being brought to us.
Making Non-Sense of Postmodernism 20070316104900 When the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was wholly given over to idols. He could see the outward manifestation of the inward reality he wrote about in his letter to the Romans: apart from God, the hearts of men are foolish and darkened... The culture in which we find ourselves as Christians is not unlike Paul's. The names and players may be different, but the nature of that which exalts itself against God is not.
Well-Placed Stones: Developing a Christian Worldview 20070302010600 "It's really true that the earth is the Lord's," so says Joel Belz, founder and editor of "World Magazine." He went on to say that a Christian worldview should affect every sphere of life for the believer. At the most recent Pastor's Fellowship of Greater Greenville, sponsored by Ligonier Ministries and Mountain Bridge Bible Fellowship, Belz called for a measured approach to developing a Christian worldview.
Framing Debate in the Culture War: Discernment Needed 20070213010000 The use of language in argument is an art that secularists have mastered. The general populace and far too many Christians often embrace a godless worldview by virtue of a lack of discernment in this area (which of course is grounded in theological ignorance to a certain degree). For too long, the anti-God crowd has framed debate in the multi-front culture war and in so doing advanced their cause through forcing Christians to fight on enemy ground...
Go All the Way with Christ, Then Stand! 20070209103800 This week a small town in South Carolina was ground zero for a major battle concerning religious freedom as the ACLU threatened to sue the Oconee County Council for opening their meetings with prayer. Of course, the central issue was praying in the name of Christ. The council's practice in this regard has been commonplace in our land since our founding and in no way violates the Constitution or the rights of anyone. On the contrary...
Christian Couples and Birth Control 20070123144429 Should Christian couples practice birth control? This topic is receiving more press in a variety of circles for divergent reasons. Part of the dialogue on the subject is being fueled by the "Quiverfull Movement."
Christmas and Ultimate Questions 20061229091538 No thinking Christian doubts that we live in a shallow culture that is materialistic, narcissistic, and pleasure oriented. The fact is that "Dancing with the Stars" and "American Idol" are far more popular than "The History Channel" or the evening news. I majored in philosophy as an undergrad: and that's strange in our day. Yet, philosophy used to be the pursuit of the ancients...
