This is post 2 of 2 in the series “moral precedes legal” To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral, part 2 A society does not end slavery, racism, or sexism merely by writing
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This is post 1 of 2 in the series “moral precedes legal” To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral, part 2 How does one end moral evils like slavery, racism, or sexism? First,
What is the secret to human flourishing? Is it money, good circumstances, schooling? Can a person or community in poverty, persecution or suffering flourish? Yes! The Bible, clearly and repeatedly reveals that a major factor or key to human flourishing, is character and it’s accompanying quality, virtue. Sadly, both character
This is post 1 of 10 in the series “Black Lives Matter” Racism and Black Lives Matter: Worldview Reflections The Human Race, Antidote to Racism! Two Forms of Racism Postmodern Racism: Ideological Social Justice What is “Whiteness”? Racism Is in the Human Heart Three Important Distinctions Regarding Racism Hope in
The horrors in La Pampa, Peru must stop. Recently it was my honor to facilitate an arts workshop, The Call of the Balladeers, in Medellin, Colombia, for 125 young Christian artists from 12 Latin countries. The purpose of the workshop was to equip and encourage aspiring Christian artists to use
Today’s postmoderns are the offspring of the pro-slavery crowd of 1860. Postmoderns have rejected the concept of truth and chosen lies. They have rejected reality in favor of delusion. They are not content that we hear their arguments; rather, we must accept their position as our own. There is no
Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. We fought a war to end the cruelty of this institution, but few of us know that more people are enslaved today than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. Modern day slavery is real. In fact, it’s more aggressive
The grainy screen grab captures a heroic moment in Dallas, Texas, last month. A woman on a motorcycle was hit by a vehicle and dragged underneath. She was saved when police officers, firefighters and witnesses lifted the car and pulled her to safety. Police officers and firefighters are supposed to
The fight for human dignity in the 21st century is similar to the fight for the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in the 19th century. As is true for the pro-abortion movement today, the pro-slavery advocates were largely atheists collaborating with mainline church leaders. By the same token, pro-life
In a dark dungeon I stood with a broken heart on centuries-old dry excrement. I was visiting the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, a transshipping point for African captives in the British Atlantic slave trade. In each dungeon, hundreds of slaves were so tightly packed that these desperate humans could