• Two Sorts of Stone: Fashioned by Man or Fashioned by God

    When last we met we began to have a conversation about worldviews. In that discussion there were five questions that were asked. The first was “What is a worldview?” The second said, “If I have one, then how does it function?” Questions 3 & 4 queried “What [are worldviews] founded upon,” and “What [are worldviews]…

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  • Uhm…What’s a Worldview?

    The concept of worldviews was popularized by philosopher Immanuel Kant, and it didn’t take long for others to jump on board in secular/religious circles. While, some might laud Kant for this gem of a philosophical find, the fact is worldviews have always been in existence…even if people did not identify them in common parlance. Every…

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  • Sobriety of Life: A brief discussion on our Economic Future

    Today, I wanted to offer some further reflections I’ve had after reading about the life of a man who many people would assume was great; Alexander of Macedonia, the conquering king.  By the time he was 26 or 27 years old, depending whose historical accounting you read, this Greek man had conquered his own native…

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  • To the Victor goes the Narrative

    I recently finished reading a biography on Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbott.  This historical accounting of the famous (infamous?) Macedonian king that conquered the known world by the time he was about 26 years old, was an enlightening read.  Histories of the past do not have the scrutinizing citations that we find today in…

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  • Divine Decrees: Understanding the Distinction present in the Will of God

    How does God will for things to be done?  What is meant by the “will of God?” Theologians tend to define the will of God in two specific categories: decretive and preceptive. The decretive will of God is the eternal decree that He has purposefully set to do in history for His own good.  Here…

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