Our Bodies Give Witness
Composting denies that each individual is a special creation made in God’s own image and precious in God’s sight.
For four hundred years while the Israelites endured slavery in Egypt, every time they walked past Joseph’s grave, they remembered the promise that one day they’d take those bones to the Promised Land. Joseph’s bones were a visible reminder of God’s promise to the Israelites. Our grave is a reminder to all who pass by that... Continue Reading
The Psalms of Ascent
15 Psalms that make up this collection (Psalms 120-134).
The Psalms of Ascent are a reminder of what we possess in Christ. So, let us take up these Psalms. Let us read and remember that Christ built His house, laying Himself as the chief cornerstone. What is more, each of us are living stones situated one beside another creating a beautiful house temple to... Continue Reading
A Whole New World?
The split between Marvin Olasky and World magazine.
This is where World Opinions seeks to situate itself: precisely in that Protestant commentary market gap where incisive cultural analysis and neighborly love intersect, and the cultural falsehoods that lead our neighbors astray are clearly exposed for what they are. This is certainly my own goal as a contributor. It is precisely because not all Christians... Continue Reading
The Scriptures, Christotelic
The Scriptures, beginning in Genesis, are Christotelic—intentionally aimed at revealing Christ!
Jesus had no problem talking for some time, from passage to passage, starting in Genesis, about Himself. In these passages He illustrated that ALL of the Scripture was about Him. If Jesus believed that was true, and if He in fact expressed that it is so, then we are under compulsion to read the Bible... Continue Reading
The Enduring Relevance of Classical Education
The failure of America’s public schools to adequately provide young people with the knowledge they need about wider American culture and society is one of the main sources of the persistent achievement gap between rich and poor.
With the increase in attention to classical education comes a return to the ancient debate. Although we are now separated from their battle by a century, we are not far from the argument between Du Bois and Washington. The recent resurgence of interest in classical education has the potential to open to underserved communities and... Continue Reading
How Facts Cease to be Solid
Moral outrage replaces debates, and facts are sacrificed to avoid it.
Individuals, corporations, and governments all condense their positions into slogans, preferably the socially acceptable ones. Therefore, the narrative around the facts is formed of the puzzle-like pre-made constructs, further limited by the constant virtue signalling. And if the narrative does not offer enough flexibility, our perception of reality is forced to compensate. In the end, it... Continue Reading
The First Six Seals of Revelation
God’s judgment is cosmic. It encompasses all of creation.
As Augustine once said, “God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but he has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.” Christian, do not be alarmed at wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6). The first six seals are the birth pangs of the blessings to come. Do not fear, precious child of God. No matter what happens in this life, there will be... Continue Reading
Leading Change
Organic or incremental change is easier for people to handle because we’re used to lightly editing our stories as we go along.
Our churches should act more like tended gardens. We as people need curation. We need a gardener, or we risk turning into human weeds: becoming without arriving. But we need that like plants do, slowly, in the right season, enjoying the timeless delights of growing in the same direction. I’ve worked in a global... Continue Reading
Chapter 3: The Destruction of Faith and Freedom
How much moral diversity can a society withstand before it collapses beneath the weight of relativism and moral subjectivism?
We live in an age whose moral barbarisms eclipse what Schaeffer saw in his own day. Were he alive today, Schaeffer would not be shocked in the least. Instead, watching the wreckage of the world, he might say with tears, “You should have listened to me” (cf. Acts 27:21). Contemporary society is living proof of Schaeffer’s... Continue Reading
Why Do Christians Do Bad Things?
We must consider the Bible’s teaching about what has already happened to the Christian, what is happening to the Christian, and what has not yet happened to the Christian.
A Christian is someone who has been renewed (regeneration), is being renewed (sanctification), and will be renewed (glorification). His sin has been dealt with judicially (justification), it is being dealt with progressively (sanctification), and it will be dealt with permanently (glorification). These nuances help us make sense of the presence of sin in the life... Continue Reading
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