This is post 2 of 8 in the series “Understanding the Times and the Seasons” Understanding the Times and Seasons Gothic Images from Today’s Culture The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism The Need for Symbols The Wilderness Evil Dwells in the Wilderness The Habitation of the Demonic (includes audio and video
This is post 1 of 8 in the series “Understanding the Times and the Seasons” Understanding the Times and Seasons Gothic Images from Today’s Culture The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism The Need for Symbols The Wilderness Evil Dwells in the Wilderness The Habitation of the Demonic (includes audio and video
On October 7, 2023, the terrorist group Hamas committed a heinous attack on Israel. This has brought the entire Middle East to the brink of a war that has global consequences. The hot war is centered in Israel and Gaza, yet the war of ideas and ideals has been brewing
Amid the crisis in the Middle East, my thoughts turned to the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar in Genesis. It is from this ancient story that Arabs and Jews (and Christians in a spiritual sense) trace their descendants. Jews trace their ancestry to Isaac, Sarah’s son. Arabs trace their
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “Jesus: The Icon and the Logos” Jesus: The Icon and the Logos (Part 1 of 3) The Logos: That We Might Hear God (Part 2 of 3) The Images of God: That We Might See God (Part 3 of 3) God
Dear Friends, In December 2021, I posted notice here that I would be shuttering this blog but would leave it accessible. One of the main reasons for doing so was to focus my time and energy on completing two important book projects that I was “compelled” to write. One of
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us ….” This is the shortest of the Christmas stories found in the Gospels. Matthew and Luke provide us with wonderful images and detailed stories of the birth of Christ. They speak of the star in the East guiding the Magi, the journey
Beauty comes from God. The most beautiful thing you have ever seen is beautiful because it reflects God. The most hideous thing you have ever seen is hideous because it distorts God’s nature. Part of our task in the Great Commission, connected to the Cultural Commission, is to create beauty.
Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, what we usually call the Great Commission, but fewer Christians are familiar with the Cultural Commission. Fewer still see the connection between these two commissions. Yet, neither has been rescinded. On the contrary, both remain active expressions of God’s purpose
The West, as a whole, has developed beyond the rest of the world and in fact has blessed many in other parts of the globe. Notwithstanding its postmodern critics, including professors who love to censure Western civilization, the history of the West has something to teach the rest. While there
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