We have all seen it now. The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony was an excellent visual of the mood of our age and the embodiment of the lie that humans’ highest virtue is following their hearts wherever that leads (article and image links here, here, and here). Following your heart
On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other terrorist organizations carried out a surprise raid on the nation of Israel. More Jews were killed on this day than at any time since the Holocaust during WWII. It is estimated that 1000 Hamas fighters systematically attacked 50 Israeli sites including military bases,
In these tumultuous times, we find two groups of people pointing the culture at large to the God of the Bible. Of course, we predictably find the church in all her many iterations pointing people to God. The second group is much more surprising and rather unexpected. Christian believers are
In the last post we saw that we are living in the context of a cultural wasteland. Next, we will examine the second symbol Nathan Stone presents. We must realize that the wasteland is in fact inhabited by the Evil One. Working from an atheistic framework and recognizing only half
Mosab Hassan Yousef writes in the preface of his book Son of Hamas that the current conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas “stretches all the way back to the animosity between Sarah and Hagar described in the first book of the Bible.” Yousef has a unique perspective,
Normally, when we consider the environment in which we live, we think of our physical surroundings. Some of us live in urban centers, some in suburbs, some in the countryside. Those who live in middle and upper-class situations may think their environment is quite pleasant. But our environment comprises not
In the last post of the series, we reflected on Aaron Renn’s article about the culture’s shift from positive to negative in its attitude toward the Judeo-Christian worldview. In this post, we will examine the insights of Nathan Stone on the need for new symbols in order to create a
As we have seen in the last blog, we become like the God or gods that we worship. To say it another way, culture follows “cult” or worship, and culture is upstream from social, economic, and political policies and institutions. In addition, we have seen that we live in a
Several months ago, I read an article by Nathan Stone that catalyzed my quest to understand the times. Stone begins by remarking that the pro-life movement’s celebration of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs Wade, was short lived. Since this decision, abortions have increased over 40% in 37
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
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