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What is a Worldview?

Ronald Nash helpfully defines a worldview as “a conceptual scheme by which we consciously or unconsciously place or fit everything we believe and by which we interpret and judge reality.” Everyone has one–whether we have thought about very much or not is a different question.

So What is your worldview? How would you begin to answer these questions? What are you basing these answers on?

Why are you here?
What is real?
How do you know things and what can be known?
What is good? Who is really well off?
Is there anything beyond the grave or is this life all there is?

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Class is in Session

“Popular culture systematically teaches and preaches, informing its audience what matters most, fulfilling an educational role once occupied by schools and a spiritual role once filled by religion.”–Dick Staub

Who are you letting teach you about reality these days?

“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”–Romans 12:2

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Mark D Roberts on Facebook and Addiction

Are you on facebook? If so, do you think it is potentially addictive behavior? Is there a limit to how much you should be on there? (easy…not accusing anyone…just asking the question :).

Pastor Mark D Roberts recently blogged on this very question, addicted to facebook?

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Saddleback Church Apologetics Conference 2009 Audio

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Saddleback Church recently hosted an Apologetics Conference with a number of great apologists. Now their audio and video are available for listening and viewing online. But if you prefer MP3s or a podcast feed, you can download there right here:

• How Can I Know God Exists? – Dinesh D’Souza – MP3
• How Did the Universe Begin – William Lane Craig – MP3
• If God Exists, Why is there Evil? – Norman Geisler – MP3
• Has Science Made Belief in God Obsolete? – J.P. Moreland – MP3
• What Do the Gospels Really Say About Jesus? – Darrell Bock – MP3
• How Can I Defend My Faith Without Sounding Defensive? – Greg Koukl – MP3

These are some great talks! Accessible and solid. (Many thanks to the Apologetics 315 blog of recompiling this list with links)

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The self-esteem myth

Will high self-esteem fix our kids? Marcia Segelstein comments on the evidence in the following opinion piece for World Magazine:

The theory that promoting self-esteem in children provides wide-ranging benefits has been debunked. Again.

A new book, NurtureShock, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, takes a look at a variety of recent findings about child development. Among them is evidence that teaching self-esteem doesn’t do children any good whatsoever.

Americans seem eager to embrace fads…(more)

I resonated with the simple, yet profound observation she made: “I know that Christianity is more complicated than the simple but profound fact that God loves each of us perfectly. But I’ve often thought that if we could know that—deep down, every moment—it would be the cure for our insecurities and the negative thoughts and actions they breed.”

A book that powerfully brings this theme home is Love Beyond Reason by John Ortberg.