This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Spurgeon” Charles Spurgeon Can Teach Us About Wholism Social Justice Warriors in Spurgeon’s Day Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) Today’s evangelicalism derives from the fundamentalist movement, born around 1900 in reaction to liberal modernism, which had been influenced by Darwin’s new theory
Fidel Castro is dead! So many people are praising his enlightened leadership. He built a Cuba, they say, that has “good medical care and high literacy rates.” But what about all the people he imprisoned, tortured and killed (the numbers range widely from 10,000 -100,000)? Castro is just the latest
Have you ever considered giving thanks to be an act of cultural rebellion? Well, it can be, and we need to rise up in a rebellion of gratitude now more than ever. We live in a strange moment in history, where casting yourself as a victim confers a sense of righteousness.
This is post 4 of 9 in the series “Narratives” Scott Allen explores the problem of how narratives have steadily replaced truth in Western society. What’s Wrong With a Story? The Destructive Power of Narrative: An Example from American History Why Narratives Have Become Pervasive Farewell, Justice: The Corrosion of
No one can imagine how a transcendent God could become human. But maybe you can imagine a smaller picture of the incarnation of God, smaller yet very powerful. I speak of a company of nuns who pose as prostitutes and enter brothels to rescue women and girls trapped in sex
The book of Ruth contains wonderful lessons about work, personal responsibility and poverty. In parts 1 and 2 we started examining the relative responses of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz to economic realities which are very relevant today. This final post picks up where we left off. ~ What did Ruth
Three years ago we started a series of blog posts on the subject of social justice. The term was (and still is) popular among many younger Christ followers, but not everyone has a good grasp on its biblical roots. Our posts on the subject attracted considerable attention, for which we are
The following post, first published in Feb 2012, is our all-time #2 most popular. The level of reader interest encouraged us to continue to write on the subject of social justice. The culmination of that process is the publication of Darrow’s latest book, Rethinking Social Justice: Restoring Biblical Compassion,
Injustice matters to God. We have written before on the importance of civil disobedience in the Christian’s arsenal for engaging in cultures of corruption and injustice. – Civil Disobedience: When Law-abiding Citizens Should Break the Law – The Rule of Law in America: Is it time for civil disobedience? –
On May 9 Pope Francis met with UN General Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and executives from the United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes meeting in Rome. He called upon the United Nations to contribute to a worldwide ethical mobilization. Here are three more excerpts from the Pope Francis speech, followed
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