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I find it fascinating that most ancient creation stories begin with a preexistent primordial watery chaos which then spontaneously gives birth to a series of gods whose job it is to bring order to the cosmos. These gods hold up the skies, support the earth, control the weather, and regulate fertility, but when not properly appeased, abandon their posts and allow…..
One of the failings of modern Christianity has been its inability to recognize new cultural trends and proactively form appropriate apologetic responses.
Most recently, our obsession with debating modernists has left us deaf to the song of the postmodern pied piper luring our children away. Unfortunately, while we argued with our atheist friends, our youth began tapping their feet to another tune……
Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom but fearing for God is the zenith of foolishness. Our faith journey needs to begin with awe for who He is and not embarrassment for who He is not. We admire the Guy and want the world to love Him but instead of introducing Him as He is we feel compelled to give Him…..
Postmodernism arose as a reaction to the modernist claims that absolute truth was found only through science and that the spiritual realm didn’t exist. Postmodernism responded by establishing personal experience as the yardstick of reality and adopting the new spirituality as the way to reclaim the transcendent. Our youth have embraced this worldview because they know life is more than natural laws and religious legalisms, randomized controlled experiments and canon law. They have become what Pew refers to as the, “nones,” a group…..
Christians are engaged in a cultural worldview battle. Our two most prominent adversaries are the philosophical forces of modernism and postmodernism. Modernism, assembles its atheistic forces and engages the Bible and its adherents in conventional warfare. These skirmishes are often conducted in college auditoriums where the generals of each side spar in a war of words. Postmodernism, on the…..
Postmodernism arose as a response to the modernist claims that truth is determined scientifically and that life is nothing but chemicals. It didn’t like the idea of universal truth whether it was scientific, religious, or philosophical. It bristled at the thought of science as the new sheriff in town, especially since they thought they had already demoted the previous religious and government law…..
