Posted in Culture on July 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Whenever a Christian or conservative is discovered to be involved in some activity his critics believe he shouldn’t be, you can be sure the charge of hypocrisy will be leveled instantly. We’ve seen it time and again, yet almost never are such accusations accurate. Instead, these claims rise from a misunderstanding about the nature of [...]
Posted in Culture, Education on July 7, 2008 | 17 Comments »
As students and their families spend the summer trying to figure out how to cope with college costs in the fall, most will accept the ridiculously high prices as normal. Few will ask the prior question such expenditures ought to raise: Why is the price of education so outrageous?
The truth is education costs continue to skyrocket for many [...]
Posted in Culture, Religion on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Wednesday, I argued door-to-door evangelism could still be effective in our culture in spite of the widespread belief to the contrary. Though many claim such methods are now passé because changes in our cultural climate make approaching people in their homes improper, the real reason such techniques are out of favor is that most [...]
Posted in Culture, Religion on June 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
After writing this post, I realized I have more to say on this topic. Next Wednesday, I will present some thoughts on what would make an effective door-to-door strategy in our culture. Today, I’m just presenting some initial thoughts to spark discussion.
The assumption that door-to-door evangelism is counterproductive is now widespread in evangelicalism. Years of [...]
Posted in Culture, Culture of Death, Religion on June 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Whenever a presidential election rolls around, we begin to hear tales of that most reviled of political creatures, the single issue voter. These people, we are told, elevate a “single issue” out of its reasonable place and cease to think about the larger political picture. They focus on their pet issue to the exclusion of [...]
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