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Footings for Children is a curriculum for those who teach children in after-school clubs, Sunday schools, camps, and even home devotionals. It is designed to be adapted and applied in any cultural context, including settings where teaching aids and tools are limited.
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Tag Archives: Faith
The SEDUCTION of Relativism: Why the DNA Affirms Truth and Not Merely Belief
How do truth and belief relate? The question may be more important than you realize. One of the milestones in my life was 1969 in L’Abri, Switzerland. Marilyn and I were studying with the Schaeffers. We were living in the … Continue reading
The Little Drummer Boy
The other day as I was driving to work, “The Little Drummer Boy” came on the radio. I’m sure we all hear this song at least once every year around Christmastime, but its full meaning is something that I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Poverty
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Faith, Gifts, Jesus, Music, Poverty, The Little Drummer Boy, Values
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Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 5 & Final
The City on the Hill The Great Commission is not great when it is utilitarian. It is reduced to what Dr. Bob Moffitt has called the Greek Commission, to save souls for heaven. It is the Great Commission when it … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Development, History, Ideas Shapers
Tagged America, Bible, Christianity, City on a Hill, Faith, Kingdom, Puritan
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Christianity as a Worldview
Good words from Chuck Colson: “Many evangelicals define faith strictly in terms of personal salvation. Yet soul-winning is not an end in itself. We are not only saved from sin, we are also saved to something—to the task of cultivating God’s … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Culture
Tagged biblical worldview, Christianity, Chuck Colson, Culture, Faith, Great Commission, work
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What Did Jesus Say?
How does it apply to me? Surely it applies to me differently than his original audience. Or does it? I am always deeply impressed when I read an article about or meet a person who takes the words of Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Evangelism, Ideas Shapers, Poverty
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Culture, Faith, Gospel, non-violence, theft
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The Universe is Ultimately Beautiful
The Aesthetic That God is the first and perfect artist is attested by the beauty of creation. The fact that “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” establishes the metaphysical foundation for all of the arts (painting, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Development, Evangelism, Music, Science
Tagged Arts, beauty, Christianity, Culture, Faith, Religion, Secular
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Sacred & Secular Divide
The Lordship of Christ Over All The first of our DNA Core Beliefs is the “Jesus is King.” It is first, because it is the very foundation for everything we believe, write and teach. As pastor Barry Seagren says in … Continue reading
A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 4/4
Avoiding “The Europe Syndrome” In my last two blogs, we looked at the essential roles of families, churches and civil government in fostering healthy societies, and how socialist and communist states are defined by the encroachment of the civil government … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Economic Development, Family, History, Politics
Tagged children, Church, Europe, Evolution, Faith, Family, government, Materialism, Secular, work
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A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 1/4
The Pursuit of Happiness When you think of “happiness,” what comes to mind? My pastor recently preached through the book of Philippians and contrasted joy and happiness this way: Happiness is fleeting, transitory, and based on circumstances. Joy, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, History, Language, Politics
Tagged Community, Declaration of Independence, Europe, Faith, Family, Happiness, hedonism, Satisfaction, Western society
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Western Society Seeks Alternative Spirituality
This was written as a response to numerous comments that Darrow received on his last post. It seems that this blog struck a chord with some people who are Atheists in their belief/faith system. A number have called me on … Continue reading
Posted in History, Language, Politics
Tagged Atheism, beauty, Christianity, Communism, existentialism, Faith, Global Economic Crisis, hedonism, Jesus, King, License, love, Materialism, Morality, reason, Religion, Spirituality, Western society
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