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What is Marriage?

Throughout my life, it seems like our country has been arguing over what marriage is. Last week, it became even more clear to me that we as American’s do not have a solid understanding of marriage, as with all the other confusion that has developed in our postmodern age. In an essay two weeks ago,Continue reading “What is Marriage?”

LGB Without The TQ

Over the past few months, I have noticed a number of conservative groups embrace the saying “LGB without the TQ,”1 but this is not a consistent conservative position, and its certainly not a biblical position. With this has come the acceptance of groups like Gays Against Groomers and the Log Cabin Republicans, but these organizationsContinue reading “LGB Without The TQ”

Book Review: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

Authors Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien seek to aid Westerners in understanding how cultural bias shapes their understanding of the Bible. While the authors do provide some useful lessons, the work falls short of its goal with its many comparisons to contemporary Asia and the implicit influence of secular philosophies. In Misreading Scripture with WesternContinue reading “Book Review: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes”

IV. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Christian Oppressors

The third quake is redefining Christians as oppressors. Christianity in the U.S. has entered what is described as the Negative World. Where being known as a Christian is a social negative, particularly to the elites of society. This redefinition has taken place for a couple of reasons. The first reason is the widespread acceptance ofContinue reading “IV. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Christian Oppressors”

III. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Rejection of Biblical Morality

The second quake is the denial of biblical morality. The Bible draws a clear contrast between truth and error. The Apostle John warns of distinguishing the “Spirit of Truth and the spirit of error” (1 John 4:6, ESV).[1] Paul states those who deny the reality of God “by their unrighteousness suppress the truth” (Rom. 1:18).[2]Continue reading “III. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Rejection of Biblical Morality”

II. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Rejection of Truth

Dr. Denison defined the first quake as the rejection of objective truth.[1] The denial is evident in popular mantras such as “perception is reality,” “true for you, but not for me,” and the mantra popularized by Oprah Winfrey, “live your truth.” According to George Barna’s recent survey of Millennials, 56% reject the idea of absoluteContinue reading “II. The Coming Cultural Tsunami: Rejection of Truth”

The Coming Cultural Tsunami

Dr. Jim Denison of Baylor University recently gave a Chapel sermon that addressed our current cultural revolution.[1] During his sermon, he used the illustration of a tsunami to describe the rapid change in our culture. Some of us look around and wonder what is happening? When did gender become a spectrum? When did the birthdateContinue reading “The Coming Cultural Tsunami”

Windows to the Soul

Jesus instructed that the “eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness” (Matt. 6:22-23, ESV). Theologians debate the meaning of this passage, with many assessing that Jesus wasContinue reading “Windows to the Soul”