"All great systems, ethical or political, attain their ascendancy over the minds of men by virtue of their appeal to the imagination; and when they cease to touch the chords of wonder and mystery and hope, their power is lost, and men look elsewhere for some set of principles by which they may be guided.”Russell Kirk wrote that in 1955. Seven decades later, Karen Swallow Prior shows how prophetic Kirk was in her book, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created … [Read more...] about Crafting a New Evangelical Imagination
Christianity
No Creed But the Bible?
“I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was … [Read more...] about No Creed But the Bible?
Schaeffer and the Modern Evangelical
“We live in a post-Christian world. What should be our perspective as individuals, as institutions, as orthodox Christians, as those who claim to be Bible-believing? How should we look at this post-Christian world and function as Christians in it?...The church in our generation needs reformation, revival, and constructive revolution.” (italics in original)That is the opening paragraph of a book. In what year was this book written? It seems like something that could have been written in … [Read more...] about Schaeffer and the Modern Evangelical
Identity: Christian
Wander onto a college campus these days, and you cannot miss the zeitgeist. The single most important thing to know about any person you meet, any speaker you hear, or any author you read is that person’s identity. “I identify as…” has become a ritualistic phrase, rattled off in the same bored tone that characterizes formal expressions of gratitude in mass-market fundraising letters. (“Thank you for all you do for our cause. Please send us a check.”) Imagine the question on a form: “How do … [Read more...] about Identity: Christian
Christmas All Year Round
“The angel called for joy, and I ask for it too, on this ground, that the birth of this child was to bring glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men. The birth of Christ has given such glory to God as I know not that he could have ever had by any other means.”Charles Spurgeon thought Christmas should bring you joy. Not just in December, but all the time.He wasn’t wrong. What was the most important day in human history? I think it is safe to say that there are three … [Read more...] about Christmas All Year Round
Be Like Aquinas
“St. Thomas was willing to allow the one truth to be approached by two paths, precisely because he was sure there was only one truth. Because the Faith was the one truth, nothing discovered in nature could ultimately contradict the Faith. Because the Faith was the one truth, nothing really deduced from the Faith could ultimately contradict the facts. It was in truth a curiously daring confidence in the reality of his religion.” That is G. K. Chesterton, in his book St. Thomas Aquinas. … [Read more...] about Be Like Aquinas