On May 22, the State Senate for Texas passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of a quasi-Marxist ideology in public and open-enrollment charter schools. The prohibition against teaching that one race is inherently superior or that individuals are inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue of their race or sex seems to be a stab at Critical Race Theory (CRT). Canadian … [Read more...] about Is Critical Race Theory of concern in Canada?
Culture
Culture defines the way we live; our beliefs, social interactions, institutions and political structures.
Jesus treasures children, so should we
Psalm 127 tells us that children are a heritage from the Lord, a reward from him. Because God treasures children as made in His image, so should we. As our four grandchildren love to sing, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight.” Sadly, our culture is … [Read more...] about Jesus treasures children, so should we
A clash of cultures
When Jesus stepped into his world it was inevitable that there would be a clash of cultures. The faith he established was a boulder tossed into the pond of traditional Judaistic faith and traditional Roman/Greek thought and culture. The ripples are still being felt. Through the centuries alternate philosophies and cultures have resisted and fought to re-establish themselves … [Read more...] about A clash of cultures
Culture and Faith – Part 3: Where do you Stand?
So how does your faith engage with culture; where do you stand? In that invisible battle in heavenly realms lived out in earthly expressions. In that unfolding of creative genius displaying the raw, untapped riches left behind by God to be massaged into new forms by those made in his image. Perhaps our instinctive response might alter if the issue involved the specifics of … [Read more...] about Culture and Faith – Part 3: Where do you Stand?
Culture & Faith: Part 2, Engaging culture with Tim Keller
When Tim Keller spins his vision of engaging culture and how the church will have to adjust to become a missionary culture in a post Christian world, he first acknowledges that some of us are still experiencing the last gasps of Christendom in comparison with a secularized Europe. He sees the handwriting on the wall as more and more of our younger generations label themselves … [Read more...] about Culture & Faith: Part 2, Engaging culture with Tim Keller