Tag Archives: Family

Must Read: Manhattan Declaration

This just in. You may want to consider supporting this effort with your signature. Today a group of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders and scholars released the Manhattan Declaration, which addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty.  … Continue reading

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Darrow Shares Why He Wrote LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day

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What are the Implications?

Many people accept the concept of “limited resources” and “overpopulation” without much thought–but what are the implications of these ideas–and are these ideas true? This morning as I listened to the radio on my drive to work, a news clip … Continue reading

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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

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A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 3/4

A Recipe for Disaster In my last blog, I talked about the unique role and contribution that families, churches and civil government play in fostering healthy societies. Social disintegration and disorder occurs when these three institutions do not understand, or … Continue reading

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A Prosperous & Happy Society, Created by Individuals & Institutions, 2/4

The Family, the Church, & the Government:  What are their roles? At the Disciple Nations Alliance, we champion the role of local churches in social and cultural transformation. As our co-founder, Bob Moffitt is fond of saying, “God’s principally ordained … Continue reading

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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

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Influencing Culture through Film

My wife and I were beyond impressed by the recently released DVD, Fireproof.  Only later did I come to discover that all but one of the actors and producers were from the same local church.  Then I found out that … Continue reading

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Follow-up Thoughts on Jane Roe Commercial

“Wow. This is amazing. We really need to get the word out about this. What surprised me the most was her statement that after fighting this case, she didn’t actually have an abortion. Did I hear that right? Did she … Continue reading

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More on Obama’s Style & Abortion

Style vs. Substance Here is a powerful reflection by Josh Harris on Obama, style and substance: My five-year-old son, Joshua Quinn, has been following the presidential election with his dad. To him it’s another sport alongside football and NASCAR. Someone … Continue reading

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