Category Archives: Christians and culture
Exposed But Not Infected – Intro
*** this begins a series of posts to come in the days ahead *** Have you ever been around someone who was sick ? I’m talking about sick with nasty symptoms – the deep coughing, green snot kind of symptoms … Continue reading
Halloween: What’s a Christian to do?
Talk about opening a can of worms! Well it may depend on which circle of Christian friends you’re in at the time – your fundamentalist watchdogs or your more hip, culturally “relevant” crowd. I’ve had people from the church come … Continue reading
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Living the Christian life in the real world (conclusion)
The Influence of Culture The question may be asked, “how does culture really influence our lives?” If we understand how we are influenced by our culture, then we can respond in such a way as to live wisely, alertly, and … Continue reading
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Living the Christian life in the real world (part 4)
For the Christian, there is the struggle between their Biblical beliefs and convictions, and the culture in which they live. Many people bring the idea into discussions like this, that America was historically a Christian nation. Whether you buy into … Continue reading
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Living the Christian life in the real world (part 3)
Responses to Culture There are 2 extremes among Christians in responding to culture and yet another more balanced response which is the more desirable response for the Christian to make to cultural influence. The first response is …….
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Living the Christian life in the real world (part 2)
What Is Culture ? Culture is made up of the things we observe and experience from day to day in our immediate environment. Everything from clothing styles to music, from art-forms to social customs, from everyday language to slang figures … Continue reading
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Living the Christian life in the real world (part 1)
One of the most important “survival skills” for Christians to develop is “cultural awareness”. This does not mean to totally immerse one’s self in the culture in an existentialist fashion.
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Homeless in America (pt. 2)
The phrase “homeless in America” has always caused me to scratch my head. After all most of us from middle-class America, having grown up with blessings and privileges too often taken for granted, have been conditioned to think of America … Continue reading
Homeless in America (pt. 1)
This week, my family and a few other good people from our local church are traveling to Louisville, Kentucky to do ministry alongside our church’s former worship leader and my good friend Michael. He left our church to go work … Continue reading