If you have a son and are a dad…this is must reading.
Think Good Thoughts, It’s Habit Forming
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”–Phil. 4:8
Apologetics Videos by Ravi Zacharias on You Tube
Ravi Zacharias is one of the best apologists of our day; enjoy these videos on you tube. (click here to watch).
(H/T to Apologetics 315)
How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament
Understanding the Old Testament can be very challenging at times. Here are some helpful guidelines from Scott Duvall and Daniel Hayes:
1. Grasp the text in their town. What did the text mean to the biblical audience?
2. Measure the width of the river to cross. What are the differences between the biblical audience and us?
3. Cross the principilizing bridge. What is the theological principle of this text?
4. Cross into the New Testament. Does the New Testament teaching modify or qualify this principle, and if so, how?
5. Grasp the text in our town. How should individual Christians apply the theological principle in their lives?
See their short book:
and also…
Living in a Postsecular Culture
C. John Summerville, in his book The Decline of the Secular University, makes an important observation about our society:
America is not “secular, but postsecular, by which I mean a situation in which cultural fashion has replaced intellectual argument.”
What this means is that people, politicians, and the media operate according to slogans and what is popular and witty, not what is rationally sound or well documented. Our culture feeds on desires and feelings which leaves precious little time for thinking and evaluating. And this is killing us–both personally and as a society.
What we need is a church and a new generation of Christians who are willing to think for the glory of God (Rom.12:1-2).