Tag Archives: Postmodernism
Our young people have uploaded their intellect into the Cloud. Believing that knowledge is a Google click away they put their brains in electronic mothballs. The problem is that once they pack up their intellect and place it in an internet storage facility they are left with nothing but an empty house haunted by emotional ghosts.
While…..
God created a perfect world by creating a space of order in the midst of the waters of chaos. Adam and Eve then placed a siphon in the waters and began to suck. Thinking they were drawing a divine bath they ended up drowning the planet in a devastating flood.
God told Adam and Eve that He would allow a certain…..
We all have a worldview home. A safe space where we go to be protected from the thorns and thistles. A domicile built with sweat and tears. Most of us, however, have been oblivious to the emotional, intellectual, and societal subcontractors who have snuck in and engaged in unsolicited renovations. Sadly, our lack of architectural awareness has resulted in an…..
It is said that we live in a post-truth world, but is truth really a thing of the past? I would argue that while the word has lost its traditional meaning it is still as powerful as ever. How can I say that when we throw “truth” around like an “um” in a poorly polished high school speech? Is…..
An authority is a person or group of people who have the power to teach, govern, or organize because of their expertise, trustworthiness, and skill. Authority teaches students things about the world. Authority governs nations. Authority runs companies. Authority has the perilous job of safeguarding truth whether it be in the realm of education, governance, or business. Authority, therefore,…..
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…..
I’m afraid that our current Christian apologetic is missing the mark. We are faced with an increasingly postmodern culture that values autonomy over authority and feelings over facts, yet we persist in lecturing with logic. I believe that disappointment in the ability of our young people to engage in rational argument is justified and should motivate us to return to teaching logic and philosophy in our schools, but in the meantime, we…..
Words are powerful. They cut, they cure; they lift up, they put down; they bring life, and they sentence to death.
The universe began with words; And God said…
Whenever we encounter a babbling brook we are eavesdropping on a stream of divine thought.
God gave us creational words, His scriptural Word, and His only begotten WORD.
Language connects the physical world to the mind of God.
We know when…..
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…..
