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 Yet, neither has been rescinded.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
What makes nations thrive? In the previous post we highlighted six principles that lay under the founding of America. Today’s offering comprises the other four. 7. The Rule of Law Because all people are sinners, a healthy society requires the rule of law. The Bible reveals a just God who
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 In 1889, Jane Addams founded Hull
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 Horace Greeley was America’s leading journalist
Did you know God is a husband? The Bible is nuptial: it begins with the wedding of Adam and Eve and ends with the wedding of Christ and the Church. As the divine Husband, God established the pattern for marriage. God is a husband, the archetype of husbandly love and
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “brief history of charity” From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 2 From Compassion to Pity: A Brief History of Charity, part 3 It has been said that cultures
We have written about the transformation of Singapore from a poor, densely populated city-state to one of the most beautiful, prosperous cities in the world in half a century. It is truly a city in a garden. The story of Chicago, Illinois has some parallels. The Great Chicago Fire raged
This post by our good friend Robert Osburn originally appeared at The Wilberforce International Institute under the title “Stop Destroying Our Brethren: End the Sexual Revolution.” ~ It’s time for someone to tell our myopic woke, social justice-advocating friends that racism, past and present, did not destroy and devastate many
