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Category Archives: Worldview
Rise to the challenge!
What an opportunity this is for the church! This is not a time for the church to get stuck in battles of the past or to trivialize over things that are not of primary importance. It’s a call for the church to be truthful rather than trendy; to be faithful rather than fashionable. We must not play church. We must be the Church! Continue reading
It’s not the way you think it is
Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Deception, Following Christ, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Greatness, Jesus Christ, Judging others, Kingdom, Legalism, Love, Meaning of life, Mercy, Missions, Personal thoughts, Poor in spirit, Pride, purpose, Radical love, Repentance, Self esteem, Self love, Self-deception, Selfishness, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, True Christianity?, Walking with God, Worldview
Tagged A true church, Ladociea, Pharisees, Revelation 3, Who are the true followers of Jesus?
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A deeper look at the human need for change
Politics, culture and the role of law are agents of change that seem essential to our existence. These means offer limited solutions to some of our problems and offer the potential to promote human flourishing. But we have a deeper need that cannot be addressed through these agents of change.
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Posted in Addiction, Anthropology, Atheism, Behavior, Change, Character, Christian life, Christian worldview, Church and State, Common grace, Counseling, Earth, Evil in the world, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Government, Guidelines for living, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, Main problem, Politics, Regeneration, Salvation, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Worldview
Tagged deeper change needed, help me change, limits of politics
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How should we respond?
Political action is necessary but…. Continue reading
Posted in Change, Character, Christian worldview, Church, Church and State, Church Leadership, Culture, Democracy, Democrats, Emergent Church, Evil in the world, False Church, Political Correctness, Politics, Wisdom, Witness, Worldview
Tagged Church and politics, political action for Christians
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Four reactions to culture
Wisdom calls us to engage in truth-based dialogue and persuasion in settings like family, work, community and government… Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Christian worldview, Church and State, Church Leadership, Culture, Culture of Honor, Emerging Leaders, Evil in the world, Image of God, Leadership, Mission statement, Missions, Separation of Church and State, Social work, sociology, Wisdom, Witness, Worldview
Tagged Christian influence, political activity and the church, salt and light, social calling of christians
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A danger to ourselves
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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Posted in Accountability, Anthropology, Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, Evil in the world, Freedom, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, Origin of Sin, Sin, Social work, sociology, Wisdom, Worldview
Tagged autonomy of self, freedom as bondage, original sin, Origins of human history, rebellion, The fall of mankind
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Ministry from modern to postmodern times
Let’s embrace the challenge of seeking a better understanding of the shift to postmodernity and addressing it as a communication challenge for the gospel. Continue reading
Posted in Ministry to young singles, Missions, Modern, Postmodern, Worldview
Tagged Postmodern
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