Climate change isn’t the sort of thing we normally cover here at Think-Biblically.com, but when the President declares it is a greater threat than terrorism its time to have a look at the issue.
What is the issue exactly? According the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado the temperature of the earth has risen 1.8 degrees over the last 100 years.
Christmas is coming, have you started your shopping yet? The day after Thanksgiving marks the largest shopping day of the year, known as Black Friday. Second is the Monday after, known across the land as Cyber Monday due to sales being largely on-line purchases. The focus on gift giving can put a large stress on one’s personal finances. As such, there may be no better time of the year to re-think our money matters; no better time than to think-Biblically about finances.
Last week the world witnessed a great evil: terrorists attacking Paris, France. The men conducting these truly evil acts were heard shouting “Allah is Great!” just before opening fire or blowing themselves up in a crowd of people. What drives men to such deeds? Wickedness. And there are few philosophies on this earth that are more wicked than Islam.
According to recent Pew research belief in God is dropping dramatically in America, and the people at MSN think millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) are to blame. According to the polling data a third of the millennial generation doesn’t pray and only a little over a quarter of them attend at least one religious service per week. The majority of those surveyed also claimed that religion isn’t very important to them, identifying with the statement that it is “not too” or “not at all” important in their lives.
Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday with a short history as holiday’s go (it started in 1863). As a national holiday it is intended to bring us back to the center of what our nation is all about: freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Most of us don’t limit our thankfulness to what we appreciate about our country alone, nor should we. Today we all should take a time out and think of all that we are truly thankful for. Perhaps even write them down so you can review the list when times get tough, because during the holidays times do have a tendency to become difficult, frustrating and stressful.
Ask anyone to compare the gospels and two facts will almost always be mentioned: (1) that John is the Gospel of Love, and (2) that Luke is the Historical Gospel. While it is true that John gives us a look into Jesus’ personal struggles and relates stories not contained in any other gospel account, it is not true that Luke is purely a historical account.
This week we’ve been examining three lies the world uses to destroy faith and minimize the effect of evangelism. These lies are powerful enough to delude many, and indeed their impact is being felt among the current generation called millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996). At the current rate of their effectiveness these lies have the ability to turn the tide of both religious and political direction in this nation. In point of fact, it has already done severe damage in one of America’s two political parties.
ABIDING THE LAW
What is our responsibility when laws and leaders run contrary to Biblical teaching?
Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide, for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.
– Acts 4.19
Space. The final frontier. Nothing has intrigued the imagination of man more than outer space. The ancients observed the stars and followed their movements, mapping them, trying to understand all that surrounds us and our blue planet. For some lay answers to one’s personal fate and even the future of world events. For others it was a way of finding one’s place in the world, a form of navigation. Other’s believed in a religious phenomenon, believing the stars were closely associated with spiritual beings, perhaps even angels themselves.
Today marks the end of two years online for Think-Biblically.com, and I for one couldn’t be more proud. Over the last two years we’ve provided perspective on current events, informed you of recent discoveries that give enlightenment on God’s Word, exegeted entire books of the Bible, produced exposés on historic figures and even a few movie reviews. That’s over 300 articles researched written and published online so that God’s people can build connections with their Creator and be better equipped to live in this foreign land. We’ve done all this for free and are looking forward to doing so for a third year.
The lies of the world have a tempting appeal to them, but they are even more alluring when spoken by someone we trust. Dr. Joseph Hough, president of a Christian seminary, espouses these lies as do others claiming to follow Jesus.
VOTING ISSUES
What is our responsibility in voting social policy?
Watch over your liberties and privileges - civil and religious - with a careful eye.
– Matthias Burnett Tallmadge