“Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.” (Proverbs 26:4-5) The postmodern mindset is one worldviewRead more…
Truth is Uncomfortable
In this world of relativism, many people hate truth because it is threatening. Just us written by Carver Yu, as in Asia, so it is with Nigeria, being a culturally plurastic state and for long unaffected by pluralism. However, thisRead more…
Witnessing to Christ in a Secular Culture
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Michael Herbst as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Morning Plenary session on “Making the Case for the Truth of Christ in a Pluralistic,Read more…
Multiple partners is not unfaithfulness
Did that title get your attention? Forgive my casual language: In my day job, I’m an AIDS researcher. Clearly, in the realm of disease transmission having more than one partner is not only being unfaithful, it is dangerous. But evenRead more…
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity In Europe
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Robert Calvert as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Dogma and Diversity: Can Evangelical Truth Effectively Face Up to Secularity inRead more…
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity in Europe
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity in Europe Author: Robert Calvert Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Robert Calvert as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Dogma and Diversity:Read more…
Telling the Truth is Naturally Impossible
Definitions of truth are all over the map, literally. Truth is distorted accordingly. Truth evaluation depends on a biblically based definition that is applicable to every aspect of life. Those who speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing butRead more…
Certainty v Surrender: In the World Cup and Faith
I’ve been watching a lot of soccer this week. I’ve also been thinking a lot about “truth” and what is “right” and how we communicate with one another in light of the sometimes contentious comments on my last post, “ThereRead more…
The Market as God
Some thoughts on the prevalent idolatry of our age, sparked off by an article by Harvey Cox.
21st Century Christians
The healthy community can be the salt to the earth. Social analyzing as a tool and a hermeneutic of suspicion helps in the conversation.