I have been encouraged to include a “First Things” chapter in our latest writing project: A Christian Response to the Meaning Crisis. Here we offer our first attempt at a concise description of the Gospel, perhaps the first of all first things. Please comment with your opinion, suggestions, questions, etc. The Creators of the Universe […]
Help Me Out Here – What is the Gospel? Read More »
God has allowed “Christianity” to run itself into chaos. Instead of growing “to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13)” and all the benefits such unity affords, we have become progressively divided. Still, the Bride is making Herself ready and she will be perfectly joined and
Christianly Thinking – Transformation or Bust Read More »
I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. John 17:15-16 Most Christians have heard the phrase, “Be in the world, but not of the world.” I would
A Christian Response to the Meaning Crisis Read More »
This article is addressed to Christian leaders in the workplace and in the church. If you are not one, reading it will help you prepare to be one, and to be an encouragement to them. Please forward as the Holy Spirit directs. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of
Encouragement for the Leaders We Know Read More »
Please note: This article is longer than normal, so you may need to read it in parts. However you determine to make it through to the end, I strongly encourage you to do just that. It is one of the most important articles God has used me to write in quite some time. As promised,
Christianly Attention and the Meaning Crisis Read More »
Our intention in this short series of articles is to: (1) prove the proposition of attention as a moral act, (2) present the implications of that proposition, and (3) explore the importance of attention for Christian thinking and life in this chaotic season. If you have not already done so, please read the introductory article
The Moral “What” and “How” of Attention Read More »
My daily walk through the Bible recently brought me to the “Faith Hall of Fame,” found in Hebrews 11. But rather than focus on the characters we know so well, here we will instead turn our attention to faith itself – particularly the life of faith enabled and empowered in those who position themselves to
This title, also given to an interview series with Iain McGilchrist – a ground-breaking neuroscientist and philosopher – on the Perspectiva YouTube channel, seems overly bold in its simplicity. But, as we will discover, the assertion proves to be both incredibly sensible and amazingly profound – particularly for those who desire to think in a
Attention is a Moral Act Read More »
If we are not careful, truths we hold as obvious become truths we take for granted. Though we may regularly acknowledge them as true in our creeds and liturgies, they lose their influence and impact in our thinking and through our manner of living. This matter of sacramental cast – the recognition of the omnipresence
Christianly Thinking – Its Sacramental Cast (Part 2) Read More »
Blamires sixth and final mark of the Christian mind is its sacramental cast: The recognition of the omnipresence of God in all of life, and the desire of God to make all of life joyful and rewarding. The Christian Faith… teaches us that to create beauty or to experience beauty, to recognize truth or to
Christianly Thinking – Its Sacramental Cast Read More »