You can also listen to this article on the podcast. The topic of eschatology - the study of last things - is an area of theology that is often considered highly controversial, debatable and divisive. It is true that many people can be adamantly and even aggressively committed to their particular...
In the last article, we made a case for a Family Integrated approach to church. Let’s move next to consider the Christian Education of children. Now, I admit that this section deserves a more in-depth and nuanced treatment than I can do here, and we may come back to it at another time to consider...
https://youtu.be/u9bAvZ02zxc Listen to the audio or subscribe to the podcast here: https://theotivity.com/podcast-player/2687/061-understanding-the-times-thinking-biblically-about-our-culture.m4a I think most people who have been paying even a little attention for the past 5 years to what’s going...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here. The topic of Social Justice has become a huge issue of much debate and confusion in our times. It is an issue that is not simply “out there” in the world, but also in the church. As Christians, we still inhabit the same world and live in the...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here. Abortion is one of the evilest stains in our modern world. According to the World Health Organization, roughly 73 million induced abortions occur worldwide each year, with 61% of all unintended pregnancies and 29% of all pregnancies in...
Listen to the podcast version of this article here. So many Christians today have a pessimistic view of our present cultural moment and also the future’s prospects. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of concerning things going on in our world today - some of which are downright scary. You don’t...
You can listen to this article here. In our last article, we defined wokeness and showed the danger of it infiltrating the Church today. What we are seeing is the outworking of a new religion displacing the old Christendom upon which our societies were built. As our societies have secularized, a...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here. Wokeness is perhaps the most cultural hot-topic phrase when speaking about cultural issues today. Professor Owen Strachan, in Christianity and Wokeness, defines it like this: “Wokeness is first and foremost a mindset and a posture. The term...
You can listen to an audio version of this article here. This article is intended for Christian singles and in particular Christian men who are seeking to date or court a young lady without first seeking her father’s consent and blessing. Now note - what I am NOT arguing is that you go ask her...
You can listen to this article here There is a cultural phenomenon at play today in our societies that has taken captive the minds and hearts of many. It is a dangerous and deceptive ideology that pretends to be a vision of justice and compassion but only brings destruction and violence. It has...