A couple of decades ago historian Mark Noll began his book, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, by saying “The scandal … is that there is not much of an evangelical mind. . . American evangelicals are not exemplary in their thinking.” It’s a shame, really, since God gave us a brain to steward for …
Gullibility Is Not A Spiritual Gift!
“Do not lose courage or be afraid because of the rumors you hear. Every year a different rumor spreads.” (Jeremiah 51:46 Good News Translation) I suppose you've noticed the bumper crop of conspiracies that have been attached to the Coronavirus crisis. I particularly love the one (in a satirical sense) that the vaccine being developed …
Needed: A Denser Dose of Discernment (John 7:45-53)
I ran across a passage in John 7 that reminded me of current day propagandizing schemes designed by powerful people to hold on to their power. We’ve looked at how propagandists lie with impunity, question our intelligence, and speak to us with condescension and cursing. They traffic in conspiracies and wives tales––not to mention the …
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