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
Culture defines the way we live; our beliefs, social interactions, institutions and political structures.
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
Culture & Faith: Part 1 Who is influencing who?
In 2006, James Canton, in his book The Extreme Future, suggested that speed, complexity, risk, change and surprise would define the times up until now. In the past 15 years these trends intensified. We don’t need a 5G network to tell us that. Christian singles, seniors and families, attempting to hold onto traditional values, practices, rights and freedoms, are getting … [Read more...] about Culture & Faith: Part 1 Who is influencing who?
Illiberal legislation: Why Christians should be concerned about Bill C-6
For all sorts of reasons, Christians in Canada (like everyone else) can often take a while to catch up on what is happening in Ottawa, and what the ramifications are going to be for both church and society. As people rightly looking to our heavenly reward, we may even take the view (when we do catch up) that we should leave such earthly matters to someone else to … [Read more...] about Illiberal legislation: Why Christians should be concerned about Bill C-6