Tag Archives: New age
The story of Job is fascinating. Job suffers the loss of family, possessions, and health and is reduced to sackcloth and ash. His friends see his great pain and initially just sit with him quietly. However, in true human fashion they get uncomfortable with the silence and can’t help but open their big mouths and offer explanations for…..
In a previous blog, I suggested that the source of our societal dysfunction is the original sin of trying to be God. I pointed out that the divine spark that New Ager’s tell us is found within has become an arsonist that has set our lives on fire. Sadly, we look on as it burns because we are just grateful to…..
When we talk about the “moral high ground,” we are talking about a ground on which none of us is completely competent to walk since we are all prone to Fall. In fact, clinging to the illusion that we can walk a perfect moral tightrope gets us into a lot of trouble when onlookers see us tumble into the crowd. It is the politician who repeatedly denies the illicit affair, or the sports star who goes to great legal lengths to preserve…..
The founding fathers of science viewed their craft as another way of seeking the mind of God. Over time, however, their followers replaced His thoughts with their own and began to treat God as an unwanted intruder in their enlightenment kingdom. Unwilling to give Him a fair hearing, they formed a scientific swat team and stormed the gates of heaven, pillaged the pantheon, and returned with…..
I have spent the last several weeks discussing how a materialist view of the universe fails to explain the world we experience everyday of our lives. While materialism may be important to the atheist scientist, it is white noise to the majority of people who are obsessed with spiritual fulfillment. The daily angst of our fellow man is not generated…..
Our religious culture is all about personal journeys. It loves to spend time cruising the mystical seas, feeling the spiritual sea breeze blowing through its hair. It loves the tolerance of the cruise but gets bent out of shape when it reaches a port of call. It would much rather gorge itself on vanilla flavored soft-serve new age spirituality…..
We Christians are frequently attacked for our beliefs, but instead of shrinking away from the criticism we need to embrace the challenge. The fact we have been singled out in this debate is the ultimate compliment. It implies that our beliefs have serious implications, not just for us personally, but also for the world in general. Ask yourself why it is that Christianity is being assaulted and yet New Age religion is given a free pass. Why are there efforts…..
