worldview

Tim Tebow and the Implications of a Secular Worldview

Tim Tebow has become a polarizing figure.  Of course, as far as I can tell, it is difficult to see how.  He is young, athletic, humble, hardworking, clean cut, and articulate.  He is the kind of player that most coaches dream of having on their teams, and yet it is becoming obvious to many that …

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Preaching to Postmoderns: Give Them Something To Believe In

David K. Naugle‘s, in his book Worldview: The History of a Concept, argues that the enlightenment introduced modernity to the West, and in so doing, destroyed the many myths that existed to explain life and living with a scientific explanation.  In other words, the enlightenment reduced the West to only one acceptable meta-narrative, the scientific …

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Knowledge of God vs. Pleasures of the Present

“Modern and postmodern culture revolves around a this-world orientation; the only long-term ‘future’ our culture hopes for is retirement.  This pervasive preoccupation with living as long as possible, as healthy as possible, and as wealthy as possible has dramatically influenced the church in the West.  Our knowledge of God is so weak, and our desire …

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Give Your People A Biblical Worldview

“People who don’t like Christians are all around us. Only a strange providence keeps our churches from being bombed. It is only a matter of time till the reality of the rest of the world comes home. And all the while we are called by Christ to go to them, love them, sacrifice for them, …

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