I have been somewhat hesitant to write anything about Black Lives Matter because American society has become so racially charged. Witness, for example, USC professor Greg Patton, who was suspended from teaching an intensive communications course last month because during a lecture, he used the word neige as an example of a common filler, orContinue reading “What Is Black Lives Matter All About?”
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A Christian Critique of Postmodernism
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post called about worldviews and how they answer four big questions; you can read it here: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/09/09/how-does-your-worldview-answer-four-big-questions/ The bulk of the post compared Christianity and naturalism, which fall under two of the five major worldview categories. Last week, I looked in-depth at evolution, the most obvious expression of naturalism. ThisContinue reading “A Christian Critique of Postmodernism”
Is Evolution a Viable Theory?
“Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.” So said Richard Dawkins back in 1986 in reference to Charles Darwin, the originator of the theory of evolution in 1859. I learned about evolution when I was a teen, and although I wasn’t an atheist, I wasn’t a Christian yet, either. One thing IContinue reading “Is Evolution a Viable Theory?”
How Does Your Worldview Answer Four Big Questions?
I first encountered the word “worldview” in 1989 in books by Charles Colson. He defined it as “the sum total of our beliefs about the world, the ‘big picture’ that directs our daily decisions and actions.” There are different ways to classify worldviews, but I recently discovered a helpful chart that classifies all views ofContinue reading “How Does Your Worldview Answer Four Big Questions?”
What Does Christian Manhood Look Like? (Part 2)
In last week’s post, I wrote about the first two principles of Christian manhood as developed by Robert Lewis; there are two more. Here are the four principles: It has always taken courage to be a leader, and that has probably never been truer than it is today. At the heart of leading is somethingContinue reading “What Does Christian Manhood Look Like? (Part 2)”