Even in largely false religious systems, there exists some redemptive quality. Notice I didn’t say, “redeeming,” which would imply that people can be redeemed through a defective dogma, apart from Jesus. Is Jesus the only way to God? A definite yes! But there’s a difference between different ways to God and different ways God …
Critical Thinking Christians Think Through Scripture
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. … The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. Psalm 19 Anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be …
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The Culture Clue
Through what he made directly in creation, God leaves clues about his power. But he doesn’t stop there. He continues to cultivate in us an awareness of his person through the things he creates indirectly, i.e. through people as demonstrated in human culture––art, community, science, traditions, mores, and more. “The human race as a whole …
A Pinprick in the Bleak
"Hope is a revolutionary patience… Hope begins in the dark, knowing that the dawn will come." Anne Lamott No clock or calendar can tell whether we’re at the beginning, the middle, or near the end of any bleak experience. Unlike the obsidian darkness, which arrived all at once, after six months or so the light …
Love’s Lure
Sharing the hope of a better future may be a more effective way to nudge people toward Jesus than threatening them with the prospect of judgment. Fear of hell may work for some, but the message of hope of heaven, to say nothing of a better future here on earth, is more likely to connect …
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