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In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. Judges 21:25 This is a fascinating verse in the book of Judges. It parallels our own social realities and dysfunctions in the modern age. In this
Anger has come to define all too many facets of our daily life. It is in our news. It is in our social media. It is in our politics. It is in our workplace. It is in our homes and marriages. It is the symptom
Before we consider the modern day Pharisees, let’s examine who the original Pharisees were. Who Were the Original Pharisees? Throughout the ministry of Jesus, he consistently confronted and voiced His displeasure with a certain political and religious class within first-century Palestine. They were called
In this week’s podcast episode I looked at the rise and dominance of the “love of self” in Western society over the last hundred years. I traced the history of this dominating spirit of our age. Today I look at the question “who told you
In 2 Timothy 3:2 there is a warning of terrible times in the future when (among other things) people will be lovers of themselves. This podcast episode looks at this reality of our current day and age. At no point in the history of the
As believers we have a responsibility to pursue truth – not politics. Unfortunately, we have been taught to neutralize that responsibility by equating different political issues, parties and candidates with the truth. (We say and honestly believe on a personal level that we don’t do
Oxford Dictionaries has named “Post-Truth” as the 2016 word of the year. In this podcast episode I look at the ways we left the truth behind in 2016. This has been a long time coming though. It was not an overnight event. This podcast episode
Since its birth, the Christian faith has been a confrontational force to the social and cultural environments wherever it grows. To the norms of a fallen world, the values of the Christian faith are an oppositional standard, and tension between the two is inevitable. The
