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
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 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
What is the “Great Barrier to Church Growth” and Why has it Fallen?
What causes this barrier? Access. Here are first two of three principles to overcome it.
A mother church (a church that plants other churches) would often ask me to help reach these former attendees. And, I would interview them in focus groups. I found they didn’t often leave the church because of a tension or disagreement … but because of access. As they grew in their faith and became more involved... Continue Reading
The New Pinocchio Swaps Conscience for “Authenticity”
Disney continues its decline by offering a revisionist version of its 1940 classic, with Tom Hanks as a Geppetto swallowed up by postmodernity and a puppet who’s just fine never becoming a real boy.
As for lessons learned, Pinocchio in 2022 does not turn into the boy that Geppetto had wished for, as in 1940. He remains a puppet, no doubt as a sign of his authenticity and acceptance for himself as is. That suggests an underlying truth—children brought up with such beliefs can never really grow up. ... Continue Reading
Trans Treatments Are the New Lobotomy
The current transing fad is due to a social contagion and the treatments being used are barbaric.
Schools, activists, media figures, and even major corporations such as Disney are busy promoting an ideology that not only embraces transgenderism, but essentially promotes it. And the end result of that promotion is permanently damaging thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of children. It’s no secret that transitioning to something you are not is... Continue Reading
Social Media and Our Desire to Be like God
Social media is one of the latest culprits to come on the scene that tries to convince us we can take on godhood.
Social media tempts us to believe that we can be like God in His omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence (sort of). Social media—and the cultural pressures that often come with the way we use it—tell us we should know everything that is happening at all times, in all places. But knowledge is not enough. With the... Continue Reading
Between a Blackrock and a Hard Place: The Consequences of Corporate Social Activism
Blackrock has become the latest example of a company experiencing the consequences of corporate social activism.
Disney faced pressure from gender equity activists and employees for not doing enough to oppose the bill. Then, after coming out in opposition, Disney faced blowback from parents who believed the company should simply focus on providing family entertainment. On that issue, Disney management spun around more than a rider on the theme park’s iconic... Continue Reading
Proof Of Infant Baptism By Way Of Promise And Precept
If baptism is reserved for members of Christ’s church, then our doctrine of the church will inform us on the question of who is to be baptized.
God commanded 4,000 years ago that the sign of the covenant be placed upon males within the household of professing believers. Although the sign of entrance into the covenant people of God has changed from circumcision to baptism (and can now be received by females), God never rescinded his covenant principle concerning households that were... Continue Reading
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