Christ in Post-Christian Culture
THE TERM "SCORCHED-EARTH" is used to describe a military policy in which all houses, crops, factories, utilities, etc., in an area are destroyed so that an enemy cannot use them. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a recent example of this tactic. The United States literally "scorched" the earth during the Vietnam War. The Napoleonic Wars …
Continue reading "No “Scorched-Earth” Approach"
APOLOGETICS HAS ITS ORIGIN in Greek rhetorical argument where the proponent presents an ordered defense, including the reasons he or she has for belief in a particular philosophy or religion. There are several ways in which an apologetic can be fashioned. Methods specific to an apologetic for Christianity are Classical, Evidential, Cumulative, and Presuppositional. Each …
Continue reading "Apologetics in Post-Christian Culture"
TIMES CHANGE, WE CHANGE. God never changes. There is a sustained reality in the universe (some refer to this as "metanarrative") that defines and upholds all that exists. All religions speak of this. It is the responsibility of every Christian to present for consideration the story of Christianity as more than "just another worldview" among …
Continue reading "Change in Direction"
Steven Barto, B.S. Psy., M.A. Theology This is the last in a six-part series on the history of the Christian church. THE LECTURE HALL WAS filled with a low murmur as the professor walked in and placed his soft leather briefcase on the lectern and opened it. He took out a small stack of blank …
Continue reading "History of the Church Part Six: Reaching a Post-Christian Culture"
Written by Steven Barto, B.S. Psy., M.T.S. John C. Lennox is a mathematician, bioethicist, Christian apologist, and author. He has written many books on religion and ethics and engaged in numerous public debates with atheists including Richard Dawkins. I have a copy of Can Science Explain Everything? wherein Lennox writes, "There is what we might …
Continue reading "“Counter-Intuitive Biblical Claims?”"
Our children are growing up in a post-Christian culture in which the public often views people of faith as irrelevant or even, in some cases, extremist. In his book Scientism and Secularism, J.P. Moreland articulates a way of friendly engagement with the prevailing worldview of Scientism. By Steven Barto, B.S. Psych. IN HIS BLOG POST …
Continue reading "Scientism: Is it a “Religion” or is it Science?"
a resource for moving poetry
Anxiety & Panic Disorders & Addiction RECOVERY
Exploring the Ordinary to Find the Extraordinary
love, christ, God, devotionals ,bible studies ,blog, blogging, salvation family,vacations places pictures marriage, , daily devotional, christian fellowship Holy Spirit Evangelists
Writing by Samuel Pye
"And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory!" John 1:14
Christ in Post-Christian Culture
'So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.' John 8:36
...find truth!
Living by Faith
revelations and reflections from my daily devotion
The Power of Story
The Literary Magazine of the Osterhout Free Library
Serving a little poetic nourishment every morning. Start your day with our new expanded menu. Poems, of course, are our specialty. But we will also be serving a fuller menu that includes poetry book reviews to feed poets' and poetry lovers' souls.
Commentary on Books, eBooks, and Editorial Matters
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Blog
Lucidly in shadows. Poetry from a hand that writes misty.
Living the hope that comes from Christ
The Accidental Apologist 