Just a brief response to Stuart’s article on truth and secularity. You suggest that the movement toward secularization that has been underway for about 150 years continues unabated and is taken up by postmodern descendants. I am not sure thatRead more…
‘Nothing rhymes with orange. False. Nothing and orange do not rhyme’
“You are Here” After reading it on Facebook, I had to read it again, ‘Nothing rhymes with orange. False. Nothing and orange do not rhyme.’ The more I read it, the more I realized how clever it was. One ofRead more…
Sanctity of Life and Disability
I recently attended a fundraiser in San Francisco for our Joni and Friends Family Retreats. Every year these camps are filled to capacity and scores of families with special needs are left on waiting lists. I had no trouble pressingRead more…
The Shock of the Old – The Bible: How the Ancient and the Other Speaks in today’s culture
First given at an Evangelical Alliance/BibleFresh initiative in March 2010, this is a talk which seeks to embrace the culturally alien nature of the Bible rather than avoid or marginalise it (a temptation very common when seeking to communicate withRead more…
Preaching to Impress … or to save
It seems to me that the cultural context of ancient Corinth significantly resembles many aspects of the west – and in particular London, where I work. This is a talk, originally given in 2004, which discusses how the apostle PaulRead more…
The Role of Wonder in Witness
Twenty years ago when I began my journey from Atheism to faith in Christ, nearly all conversations about God included debate or at least a discussion of evidences for the rational foundation for faith. American cultural postmodernism has altered theRead more…
Postmodernism & Parables: Communicating Parables to Postmoderns in a Western Context – Using Storytelling, Drama and Experiential Learning Methods
INTRODUCTION What is postmodernism and how does it influence Western society? How should evangelical Christians respond to it? Do stories and parables provide an effective approach for bringing the gospel to postmoderns? Can drama, storytelling and experiential learning methods playRead more…
Truth Matters, Stand Up for Truth
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Carver T.Yu 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…
Truth and Secularity
Just a brief response to Stuart’s article on truth and secularity. You suggest that the movement toward secularization that has been underway for about 150 years continues unabated and is taken up by postmodern descendants. I am not sure thatRead more…
Truth and Secularity
Just a brief response to Stuart’s article on truth and secularity. You suggest that the movement toward secularization that has been underway for about 150 years continues unabated and is taken up by postmodern descendants. I am not sure thatRead more…