On Personal Liberty
The most basic right that persons possess is the right to personal liberty. This simply means that people are able to accomplish that which they will, without undue hindrance or obstacle. Yet through the course of history, persons through government have attempted to usurp this right. As a result, the United States of America has sought to protect it since her inception. And although America’s protection of this right is important, it...
Reclaiming a Holistic Approach to Christian Calling and Vocation
The institution of work affects everyone. No matter the job, we must engage in it to make a living. Yet it is more than a job. It is a vocation. It is a calling from God wherein He has created and equipped us to minister to the lost and to effect cultural change. Many Christians who have secular jobs fail to view their work as from God; or else make a distinction between those vocations that are sacred and those that are secular,...
Christianity and Creation Care: Living Faithfully in the Age of Efficiency
The 21st Century: A Culture of Efficiency Many have described the 21st century as “busy”. There are emails to check, bills to pay, kids to feed, grass to cut, work to finish, ad nauseam. As a result, people view the standard of efficiency as a good thing. And indeed it is! It is no wonder that we appreciate people who arrive to a meeting on time or who are not unnecessarily wasteful. Whether in the context of time constraint,...
Greek Tragedies & Christian Churches: Musings and Observations
Modern-day generations tend to think in groups and categories. This tendency, while helpful for critical analysis, has its dangers, however. When notions that are otherwise connected in an organic way are split apart, harmful consequences may follow—the relationship between substance and form, for example. As evident in biblical and extra-biblical precedent, notions of substance and form are intricately related. Some critics object to...
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