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 of Death, Religion on June 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Donny Pauling is a former porn producer who gave his life to Christ in recent years and ever since has been doing good work with the guys from XXXChurch. It’s been great to follow Donny’s journey on his blog where he details his struggles and the process of re-forming a life.
His post yesterday, unfortunately, [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Religion on June 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As burial and funeral costs have risen, so too has interest in cremation. According to a 2005 survey conducted on behalf of the Cremation Association of North America, 30 percent of respondents said financial considerations were the main reason for choosing cremation.
For this and other reasons, the trend is expected to continue. The Association predicts [...]
Posted in Family Life, Religion on May 28, 2008 | 14 Comments »
So much depends upon the father. The health of the whole family is often determined by the father’s attitude and by his willingness to take action on behalf of his wife and children.
Because the religious life of a family forms the foundation for all other aspects of its existence, a father’s leadership in this area [...]
Posted in Culture, Religion on May 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted in Religion on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When people find out I have theological training, one question they often ask is whether their pets will go to heaven. That’s because few of us haven’t loved an animal. We’re made for it. Concern for the natural world, including its animal inhabitants, was part of the mandate given humanity by God at our creation. [...]
Posted in Living, Religion on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Attend church very long, and it’ll be easy to find you dislike people there. The reason is obvious. The people we attend church with are people–flawed, broken, sinful people. Every church, even the most homogeneous, is full of people with different understandings, convictions, and personalities. It’s natural for conflicts to arise. What matters is how [...]
Posted in Family Life, Men and Women and Sex, Religion on November 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The connection between the church’s stance on divorce and her social mission is not often made plain. The reality is that when one spouse abandons another in the absence of just cause, the departing spouse is exploiting the weak. He is taking advantage of the other spouse’s powerlessness to force him to stay. The abandoned [...]
