culture

Election Day, Politics, and the Church

Today is election day here in the United States, so it is appropriate that we spend extra time praying for our nation and culture. Some days it seems as though our culture is speeding toward a moral precipice and there are other days when it almost seems that we are aiming toward that precipice in …

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Book Review: A Practical Guide to Culture

If you are looking for a good primer on culture and worldview, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle have written a real gem. A Practical Guide to Culture comes close to being a must-read for parents and anyone who works with young people. The book is very readable and engaging with wit and humor mixed in. Stonestreet …

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Book Review: Amusing Ourselves To Death

There are books that seem to always be in vogue and conversation. If you are around me for long, for instance, you will hear me talk about Christianity and Liberalism because it was a foundational book when Machen wrote it and continues to be impactful today. In business and leadership circles Jim Collins’ Good to Great is …

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A Biblical Worldview or a Worldly View of the Bible

I like this definition of biblical worldview: A Christian worldview or a biblical worldview refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs, derived from the Bible, through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it.  A biblical worldview necessarily involves application of the whole Bible and not merely the parts that …

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4 For the Road

Culture Creep.  Tim Challies linked to this and I had to as well. This is a sickening look at the way that paedophilia is creeping into the mainstream. Take Your Kids With You.  Travis Agnew shares an important parenting tip.  When you go somewhere, take your kids with you…even if it isn’t easy. Most Unmarried …

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Monday Musings

The Christ who will not worship Satan to gain the world’s kingdoms is followed by Christians who will worship only Christ in unity with the Lord whom he serves.  And this is intolerable to all defenders of society whoa re content that many gods should be worshipped if only Democracy or America, or German, or …

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(Not So) Fantastic 4

This list must be grouped as a collection of not-so fantastic links as they all do with shocking cases of abortion recently brought to light. In Australia, a couple has aborted twin boys because they wanted to have a girl. A married couple who aborted twin boys the wife was expecting after IVF treatment have …

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The Gospel and Culture

Recently, on a Wednesday night, I shared some thoughts about our responsibility as Christians to engage culture. Al Mohler has defined our (American) culture using seven characteristics, each of which begin with the word self. Self-fulfillment. We are a culture that seeks to satisfy ourselves, seen primarily in the triumph of the therapeutic culture. Self-help …

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Knowing Culture or Knowing People

“I do not think this means that every preacher has to become a great cultural expert. It can be daunting to hear a speaker imply that unless we all become equipped to give deep and perceptive analyses of everything from the fashion industry to climate change, we cannot preach. We cannot each become experts in …

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