How does one end moral evils like slavery, racism, or sexism? First, by recognizing that culture is upstream from laws and policies, and worship–“cult” –is upstream from culture. We make societies like the God or gods we worship. A godless universe leaves people free to enslave others, objectify women, and
Genesis chapter 3 records the rebellion and consequent fall of humans. The creation fell under a curse, and a vicious cycle of human poverty began. People worshiped gods of their own imagination, small family gods, tribal gods, capricious gods of nature with limited power. These gods were unpredictable, they ruled
God is righteous. He is good and he is holy. He created a moral universe. But we are neither good nor righteous. Sin is found in the heart of every man and woman. We live in a moral universe. Atheists want license to live as they please without guilt. So
Genesis 24 is the longest chapter in the book. And what is the subject of this chapter? It is not about the creation, as important as that is. We live in a universe alive with life because before the creation of the world, God existed. He filled the universe with
To keep their friends happy, students in Russian schools routinely cheat for one another, or at least look the other way. According to the annual Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations Project, one in seven university students in Russia admits to cheating on exams. Further, one in twenty-five admits to
How should we read the Bible? Recently, a reader asked for “chapter and verse” to support an argument I had made in a post. That’s a fair question, and it prompted this post. Asking for a scriptural reference for a Christian’s statement is always appropriate. Sometimes we read the Bible
Recently, I saw an image of a lion and a lamb lying together in the clouds and was reminded of the cosmic truth of history that in Jesus Christ, God’s love and justice meet, His mercy and His authority come together. J.R.R. Tolkein speaks of the incarnation of Christ as
Jesus said, “The poor you will always have with you” (Matt. 26:11). Two millennia later, 815 million people lack enough food to lead a healthy, active life.[i] Nine million people die every year of hunger or hunger-related causes.[ii] These numbers are down from forty years ago—that’s good. But this level of
In the first lecture in his series on the Bible, clinical psychologist and cultural phenom Dr. Jordan Peterson calls the Bible “the first hyperlinked book!” He references the beautiful and profound graphic above created by Christoph Römhild and Chris Harrison. The image captures 66,379 cross references found in scripture. (Go
When the Jews sang Psalm 87, and Christians read it, it was to be a reminder of the great mission God has imparted to us. We are not here for ourselves; we are here as the people of God to bless and disciple nations. By the proclamation and demonstration of
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