Examine Your Viewpoint in Understanding Life Our worldview is the overall perspective we use to see and interpret our world. In short, it’s how we view the world—hence worldview. What’s your worldview? Consider some common options. Unexamined Worldview Many people today have an unexamined worldview. They’re essentially living life on autopilot. Though they have an […]
Belief versus Practice James writes about faith and deeds. It’s a convicting passage that talks about the importance of belief and action. Both are important. They balance each other. We must pursue them with equal attention. One without the other leads to a distorted perspective. We need faith and deeds (James 2:14-26). Faith The Bible […]
To Get the Right Results, Choose the Best Source A worldview is a person’s beliefs about life and living that shapes how they see the world. We all have a worldview. It forms from the earliest moments of our lives and comes from various sources, such as parents, schools, and friends. As we grow older, […]
We Must Be Careful with the Words We Use We must exercise caution with using these confusing words. These terms are more likely to cause confusion than clarity. Consider the word cleave. It can mean to split apart or to come together. If a couple decides to cleave, what does that mean? Are they breaking […]
We Must Take Care What We Put in Our Minds for They Drive Our Attitudes and Actions We talked about why we need to be careful with what we say. Then we shared some biblical tips to guard our thoughts, since what we think about often flows out of our mouth. Let’s consider some thoughts […]
Exploring Christian Practices That Lack Biblical Support For years I’ve told people that I strive to write from a Christian worldview. That’s what I believed I was doing. I even regularly prayed that God would empower me to do so, that each word I wrote would embrace, support, and advance a Christian worldview. However, I […]
I used to do business with an India-based company whose employees ended every phone call by saying “Good Karma.” This perplexed me. How should I respond? Was their ritual sendoff a theological reflection or merely their culture’s accepted way to say goodbye? I considered replying with “God bless” or some such response, but I usually […]
Consider if Christianity Can Align with New Age Perspectives I recently listened to some people talk about spiritual matters. Their language perplexed me. While some of their expressions fit within my biblical worldview, other utterings did not. I resist labeling people, but labels can aid in understanding, even though they’re more likely to produce misunderstanding. […]