If I could have an honest conversation with Betty Friedan, trailblazer of the modern feminist movement, we would have words! Betty in her seminal book, The Feminine Mystique, dismally described the home and women’s role in it as a “comfortable concentration camp”. If we could talk, I would tell Betty
Cultural relativism asserts that all truth claims are relative to particular cultures or societies. This worldview poses one of the greatest challenges to human flourishing in our generation. As taught in the “soft sciences” of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, it holds that the values in one culture are no better
In part one we explored the Greek term paideia as a key to understanding how humans and nations develop. In this brief part two, we need to consider another dimension of this profound term. The Paideia Principle affirms that discipling both children and nations is an act of enculturation. It
What is God’s view of singleness? Where does the single person fit in God’s plan for marriage and family formation? I often hear that question from unmarried people—especially women—after they hear me lecture on the maternal heart of God, or read my book Nurturing the Nations. This question is worthy
Sometimes we achieve helpful clarity by recognizing important distinctions between similar but different concepts. In fact, some of our most popular blog posts have been about distinctions. Bob Moffitt’s post Reconciliation vs. Restoration has generated lots of traffic. And our most popular post, by far, is School vs. Education. To
Recently, Richard Smith in Argentina published a “sympathetic critique” of Darrow’s book Discipling Nations. He raised issues about Disciple Nations Alliance teaching that have been noted by others from time to time. We published, in six parts, Richard’s critique and Darrow’s response. In this follow-up post we bring you Richard’s response to Darrow, and
All culture is local. You hear that sentiment sometimes in a discussion about cultural norms, customs, or values, especially when an outsider implies any criticism. On its face, the expression may be true. The problem is the subtext. Often, it’s a way to forbid any critique of a culture from
Almost everyone knows Karl Marx. Very few have heard of Antonio Gramsci—including me until about two years ago. Even as a student of intellectual history in college, I was unaware of Gramsci or his theories. Yet, even more than Marx, Gramsci’s ideas have shaped the West by laying the ideological
The ministry of the Disciple Nations Alliance is based on the conviction that truth has the power to transform lives, communities and even nations. Broken, impoverished communities are transformed when the church confronts cultural lies, and embodies and proclaims the truth. Helping the church do this is the beating heart
Pagan influences are driving much of the persecution of Christian today just as they drove the persecution of Christ and Peter. In the video below, Andrew White, the Vicar of Bagdad, relates the story of four Christian children beheaded by ISIS for refusing to deny Jesus. The Apostle Peter wrote
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