Resources by Topic: Culture and Worldview

This letter from a reader demonstrates how God can use Money, Possessions and Eternity to teach college students about money and giving.

Seventeen family members sat in breathless silence in the crowded living room, all of them looking at Obadiah. He sat silently for a long time, eyes down. Tears fell into his lap. Finally he looked up.

If there ever was an hour in which the church needed courageous men of prophetic vision, it is now. 

The Bible teaches human beings are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27; James 3:9). Not just Adam and Eve, but each individual since has been personally created by God (Malachi 2:10). Personhood is never measured by age, stage of development, or mental, physical, or social skills (Exodus 4:11).

Now, you may be thinking, what is so special about a candy cane – and how can it ever be tied in with the real meaning of Christmas?

Here are some possible meanings of “husband of one wife” followed by my comments.

I’m very pro-Israel, believing that God has a future purpose for the nation and that the U.S. should remain her steadfast ally. That doesn’t mean I believe the current nation of Israel, with its secular government, does everything right, and I think like every nation, including ours, it should be subject to evaluation and criticism.

I believe it comes down to a form of denial that is based upon protecting oneself from considering that as a Christian one may have been part of abortion promotion by means of a prescription.

Randy is, as far as I know, the most synthesized writer on the topic. By that I mean that he has done an extraordinary analysis of the available evidence and has put it into a format that is accessible and comprehensible to the average reader.

Is there a place where one crosses the line related to life issues? Life belongs to God, not to us.

These are some passages to study, meditate on and memorize. Some of these aren’t new to you, but they have a cumulative force as they touch different aspects of our struggles and God’s counsel to us.

Note from Randy Alcorn: This is a daughter’s fictional letter to her mother in the year 2043. The author is unknown to me, and I’ve taken the liberty to edit it slightly, and add a final sentence.

There are Christians who are Libertarians and Constitution Party members, as well as Republicans and Democrats.

This is a tough issue, and the toughest part is that we’ve grown up in a society forged by people like Margaret Sanger, and the church has largely bought into a selfish, anti-child, population-control mentality.