If we are to evangelize and disciple the nations by reaching the children, we must give more serious consideration to educating the whole child with a Biblical worldview. Together, we can.
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…
Church Free or Fearful?
My main point was and is why church is so weak in third world countries? And now I can add are these 3rd world so poor and undeveloped because church is weak here? When I was working with a ChristianRead more…
Craig and Moreland on The Church Condition and It’s Relevance on Indonesian Churches
In their (latest?) book, “Philosophical Foundation of a Christian Worldview” Craig and Moreland is proposing a view about the church’s condition as this: “…Despite their Christian commitment, they remain largely empty selves. What is an empty self? An empty selfRead more…
Are we all victims of our worldview?
A friend and I were talking about the story of David and Goliath. (Yes, I know it’s weird, but we really were talking about David and Goliath). I was complaining that people almost always mistake the story’s lesser point forRead more…
Biblical response to the Postmodern’s view on Truth
“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…
What to do when two people who love Jesus have two different points of view?
Our Bible study group is reading through 1 Samuel. Now beginning in 1 Samuel 15, God does some things that make some of us furrow our eyebrows in confusion. First, He orders Saul to slaughter all the Amalekite men, women,Read more…
You Say Up, I Say Yesterday
This link is to an interesting article on research about the connection between language and thought/worldview. The findings certainly have implications for translation, interpretation and cross-cultural communication.
Contending the new atheism
In Western countries at least, scientific atheism is a little-recognised threat to the biblical worldview that lies at the foundation of the Christian faith. Because atheists are a minority and science is a closed book to so many ordinary people,Read more…
Media Messages Matter: Christ, Truth and the Media
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Lars Dahle as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Media Messages Matter: On Global Technologies, Glocal* Trends and Gospel Truth”. Responses toRead more…