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Category Archives: Worldviews
Christian Vision for Cultural Engagement
In his 2010 book, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, James Davison Hunter called upon Christians to become “a faithful presence” in the world. “Faithful presence” involves being an example … Continue reading
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“Truth Be Told” – understanding how the Gospel resonates with and redeems our imagination, senses, intellect, and emotions
This is the final part of a six-week program, “Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life,” given at Life Community Church in Mahomet, Illinois A healthy Biblical Worldview embraces the diverse ways God has gifted us to understand and navigate the … Continue reading
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“How Do You Feel About That?”–understanding the world through feelings and emotions
This is the fifth part of a six-week program, “Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life,” given at Life Community Church in Mahomet, Illinois Feelings are perhaps the most direct, immediate, visceral of all the ways we interact with the world. … Continue reading
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“What’s on Your Mind?” – understanding the world through reason, logic & intellect
This is the fourth part of a six-week program, “Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life,” given at Life Community Church in Mahomet, Illinois Classical philosophers in the Greco-Roman world, Asia, and Medieval Europe would all agree that the ability to … Continue reading
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“Making Sense of Things” – understanding the world through senses and experience
This is the third part of a six-week program, “Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life,” given at Life Community Church in Mahomet, Illinois A major shift in worldview during the Classical Age in the West can be traced to a … Continue reading
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Three More Questions
This post originated as the Commencement Speech I delivered May 19 to the Graduating Class of 2018 at Judah Christian High School, where I teach. These graduating Seniors were in my Worldviews class. I am honored to have one last … Continue reading
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“Once Upon a Time”: understanding the world through the imagination
This is the second part of a six-week program, “Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life,” given at Life Community Church in Mahomet, Illinois Before we had science, philosophy, theology, or Oprah to help us understand ourselves and the world around … Continue reading
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What’s Your Story? Worldview as the L.E.N.S. of Life
“Whether we realize it or not, all of us possess a worldview. We make one of two basic assumptions. We view the universe as an accident or we assume an intelligence beyond the universe who gives the universe order, and … Continue reading
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Worldviews: Five Themes for the Journey
“This is a philosophical story we are in, and we will confront opposite philosophies at each fork of [the] road . . . . Time and history do not matter now. The same philosophies, the same alternatives, the same choices … Continue reading
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Rich Mullins: a Ragamuffin Remembered
“The angels worship God in heaven, but we cast up our prayers from the gravity and stone of earth. This is the land of our Sojourn. We are Americans, and our Legacy is the stone and weight of this place, … Continue reading
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