Category Archives: Humanism

The dignity of human beings

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

About the urgent challenge to tell people who they are, to enlighten them about their identity, that is, to teach without compromise the full biblical doctrine of our human being – its depravity, yes, but also its dignity. Continue reading →

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Every Jekyll has his Hyde

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Humans are beings of dignity (made in the image of the good Creator) and beings of depravity (fallen from that image). This explains a lot about the world and our daily struggles.  Continue reading →

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A danger to ourselves

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Wisdomforlife

Our demand for freedom without limits has contributed to profound short-term thinking and devolved into forms of self-serving individualism that threaten the stability and future of our communities and, perhaps even, our nation itself.
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No belief is true for everyone

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Wisdomforlife

“Nothing is universally true.”
“All generalizations are false.”
“No belief is true for everyone.”
“Everything is relative.”
“Everyone’s beliefs are true or false only relative to himself.” Continue reading →

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Do we really need “Do not….” commands?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Are we humans really that bad that we need to be told not to spread false reports and accept bribes and twist the words of the innocent?

Perhaps we’d like to believe in some upward version or utopian vision of humanity, but the fact is that we cannot survive without a set of “Do not” laws and a significant means to enforce them. Continue reading →

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Troubled dust, but dust that dreams

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading →

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Faith in science?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Naive young people are vulnerable to the impression that science has conclusively proven that nothing beyond nature could have any conceivable relevance to what happens in nature. Continue reading →

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Two versions of reality

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Why do humans everywhere throughout all of history intuitively feel a pervasive longing for meaning, morality and destiny? Continue reading →

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Sin is wrong and dumb – a form of self-abuse

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Here is a deeply insightful reflection from one of my favorite authors, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. It’s a bit long but well worth reading and discussing.   “The shortest and clearest way to state the relation between sin and foolishness is … Continue reading →

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What we really need

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Take a few moments and consider God’s answer to the human problem. Continue reading →

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