Social Justice – Finding Life in the Word

V. Quake Four: Replacement Ideology

It has been just over a year since the last post in this series. Over the last year, many things have highlighted the fact that we are living in the Negative World. Among many of the signposts is the expression “Happy Holidays!” Each year, little by little, Christmas is replaced with a generic holiday. ThisContinue reading “V. Quake Four: Replacement Ideology”

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”

BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is not the “new” civil rights movement. It is a revolutionary Marxist organization that aims to dismantle the founding principles of the United States and is firmly planted in the revolutionary ideas of the New Left and the Black Liberation Movement. Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez does an outstanding job inContinue reading “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution”

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”

Book Review: The Devil and Karl Marx

A 2019 Gallup poll found 43% of Americans believed socialism would be a “good thing” for the United States, an 18 point increase over the 25% reported in 1942.[1] This is a frightening thought, as Socialism and Communism have brought nothing but misery everywhere they are implemented. Professor Paul Kengor addresses the roots of Marxism,Continue reading “Book Review: The Devil and Karl Marx”

The Equality Act Strikes Before Becoming Law

Alaska Airlines Jet at Gate with Rainbow Sky

Two Alaskan Airlines employees were fired for questioning the airline’s support of H.R. 5 – The Equality Act. The two employees did not ask hateful questions but wanted to know if Alaskan thinks “it’s possible to regulate morality,” and another asked if Alaska supported “endangering the Church, encouraging suppression of religious freedom, obliterating women rightsContinue reading “The Equality Act Strikes Before Becoming Law”